Financial Technology

Indian court affirms ruling banning bank dealings in virtual currencies

The regulator gave banks three months to cease all crypto operations.

Indian court affirms ruling banning bank dealings in virtual currencies

The regulator gave banks three months to cease all crypto operations.

Hang Seng Bank to use fintech in credit risk assessment by Q4

Fintech and big data will be used in assessing loan applications.

Indian banks embrace AI to drive costs down

SBI has deployed a virtual assistant to resolve customer queries.

CIMB Singapore debuts online application for SGD fixed deposits

It will offer promotional rates for the deposits until 31 July.

Citi hops aboard Hong Kong's chatbot race with planned Facebook Messenger chatbot

Customers will soon be able to check account balance via the messaging app.

Australia's purely digital bank Volt inks deal with fintech platform for payments

Customers will be able to connect with multiple service providers without changing existing payments and tech infrastructure.

Alibaba-backed online lender MYBank opens up tech solutions to other banks

The company is similarly boosting the digital transformation of other banks.

Korean banks to launch blockchain ID verification programme

‘BankSign’ will be officially rolled out in July.

RCBC to roll out blockchain remittance service in Japan

The move aims to cater to the overseas Filipino workers in the country.

Australia intensifies oversight over fintech lending

Moody’s lauds the move as a welcome development to improve transparency.

DBS rolls out virtual bank recruiter

‘Jim’ can save up to 40 hours monthly otherwise spent on manual processing.

Hong Leong Bank's mobile game scores eager following

It is amongst the top trending arcade games on Google Play Store.

Two in five Malaysians open to sharing bank data

However, privacy and security concerns still mar open banking adoption.

Chinese fintech companies are tapping on Asia's unbanked

Indonesia and other Southeast Asian markets are the target markets.