Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Asia Pacific
OCBC Bank in Singapore’s first instant account opening
You can now open an account with OCBC in Singapore in less than five minutes online.
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch co-developed chatbot for traders
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch chatbot for trading on the HKEX.
Finovate in 2018: a search for fintech’s frontier
Where is the future of fintech?
Instarem buddies up with BeeTech for payments on blockchain
Will use Ripple’s network RippleNet for action in Asia-Pacific and South America.
Ant Financial powers Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s digital overhaul
Helps with risk management, AI, supply chain finance and biometrics.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
Julius Baer live with Temenos wealthtech
Private banking group has completed its migration.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
Maybank makes a Grab for cashless payments in Malaysia
Bank and ride-hailing service team up.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
IBM’s quantum computing crusade calls on Japan
Working with MUFG, Mizuho and more.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Indonesian B2B fintech start-up readies for launch
Serial entrepreneur plans yet another company.
OCBC Bank unleashes $20m workforce digital programme
$20 million, three years, and 29,000 employees.
Mitsubishi, MUFG and Standard Chartered in payments pilot over RippleNet
First time for a Japanese company to conduct cross-border payments over RippleNet.
VPBank vavooms with new digital credit card
Vietnamese bank’s consumer finance division offers MPlus+.
Jeneration game for fintech with new $800m fund
All right, my loves? Bonus news from Hong Kong-based investor.
Six and the Citi unveil API partnerships in Hong Kong
Covering cards, customers, money movement, onboarding, and pay with points.
Maybank to invest $7.6m in digital upskill of employees
Maybank launches “FutureReady” digital upskilling programme for all employees.
Global Findex 2017: financial inclusion on the rise but gaps remain
Globally, 69% of adults – 3.8 billion people – now have an account at a bank or mobile money provider.
Myawaddy Bank signs for Infosys Finacle core banking tech
This is the second core banking tech deal for Finacle in Myanmar.
Banking Technology May 2018 issue out now
All encompassing. Right place, bright time.
US sanctions impact on Hong Kong fintech
The stakes could not be higher.
Singapore to fast track applications for fintech inventions
Approval can now be granted in as quickly as six months.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
UAE and China to create new “Belt and Road” exchange
It will serve as a key international capital-raising platform for Chinese firms.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
China Construction Bank opens robot-run branch
No human staff to be seen in this robotic dream.
Ant Financial teams with IFAD for rural economy development
Partnership aims to reduce rural poverty in China and other developing countries.
OK Google, says OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank has delivered another “Singapore’s first” in collaboration with Google.
JCB pilots Japan’s first fingerprint authentication chip card
Teams with Idemia for biometrics and contactless innovation.
BBVA to invest $50m into Chinese venture capital fund
The fund has a special focus on artificial intelligence.
OCBC Bank Singapore’s first in instant digital card issuing
Within minutes of applying for an OCBC Bank card, you could be using it via Apple Pay.
Standard Chartered brings eXellerator innovation lab to Hong Kong
Shiny, speedy and 10,000 square feet.
Fintech funding round-up: 6 April 2018
Stars PeerStreet, UK Finance and CardUp.
DBS dangling digital payments bait to corporate clients
Targets 30% reduction in corporate cheque payments by 2020.
Moxtra teams with OCBC Bank to pilot new mobile app
To deploy and test the new “Secure Chat Banking” mobile app.
