Financial Technology

UOB unveils digital business solutions for SMEs

Businesses can soon gain real-time overview of their operations.

UOB unveils digital business solutions for SMEs

Businesses can soon gain real-time overview of their operations.

Nearly half of Singapore fintech funding are $10m and above in H1

This bucks the trend that startups are only receiving seed funding.

Singapore nabbed Asia's fintech crown from Hong Kong in 2017

Total fintech funding hit $983.6m in 2017 versus Hong Kong's $596.8m.

UOB unveils plans to launch ASEAN digital bank

It will tap on mobile-first and mobile-only customers.

Citibank Hong Kong boosts API ecosystem with three new partnerships

Watsons, EGL Tours and Fortress will integrate Citi Pay with Points API into their platforms.

Over 60 applicants scramble for a Hong Kong virtual banking license

This includes Standard Chartered Bank and online loan platform WeLab.

Open banking loses steam in Australia with 3 in 5 consumers hesitant to share data

Consumers remain wary of banks in light of the damaging inquiry. Open banking is facing considerable headway in Australia as three in five banking...

China and India to intensify fintech oversight as risks mount

Fitch believes that the possibility of disruption is higher in these markets.

Singaporeans ditch bank visits to go mobile

Mobile banking usage has now overtaken branch visits by 15%.

OCBC to slash bank teller jobs by half as it digitises branch operations

The bank has set aside $14m for the deployment of the new ATMs.

Hong Kong launches Open API framework for banks

The central bank hopes that lenders start deploying open APIs within six months.

Steep capital requirements may hit Asian banks holding crypto assets

Regulators are eyeing the same set of capital guidelines used for conventional assets.

Hong Kong to launch blockchain-powered trade finance platform in September

This involves the participation of the central bank and seven other lenders.

7 in 10 Indonesian banks threatened by ride-hailing firm Go-Jek

The app’s wide payment capabilities poses a risk to conventional banks.

Philippine banks explore blockchain for payment and remittance services

The central bank approved a pilot project creating a real-time remittance corridor.

How can Hong Kong banks reconcile third party data sharing with cybersecurity?

Banks need robust cyber resilience strategies to plug risks.