Banking Technology
UnionBank launches forex mobile platform
UnionBank launches forex mobile platform
Customers will be able to access forex rates throughout the day.
UnionBank launches forex mobile platform
Customers will be able to access forex rates throughout the day.
Singapore central bank warns of fake calls impersonating staff
It stressed that it would never ask the public for personal or bank information.
CIMB Singapore launches virtual account for businesses
It digitises companies’ cash flow.
Data and automation will help Hong Kong banks survive until the next decade
Emerging technology and customer data will help banks weather low interest rates and new competition.
ZA Bank cools off price war talks: report
It offers an introductory deposit rate of 6.8%.
Accelerating Indonesian microfinance with high tech and high touch
Economic inclusion can seem like a faraway goal for many, if not most, countries around the world. Achieving it would mean being able to lift people...
Singapore, US to support financial data cross-border transfer
It will be allowed as long as financial regulators have access to data.
Japan's SBI Holdings injects $20m into API software firm OpenLegacy
SBI will use the technology to establish the blockchain-based payment app MoneyTap.
Malaysian small lenders endangered by digital banks' entrance
More competition could jumpstart a build-up of debt within lower-income borrowers.
Grab, AirAsia, Razer in talks for Malaysian digital banking licence bid
Up to five licences will be granted to either conventional or Islamic banks.
TONIK ties up with Finastra to support Philippine virtual bank launch
It will launch in the country sometime in 2020.
DBS unveils QR-based B2B payments solutions
Suppliers will have the option of instantly enhancing credit terms for each invoice.
Future Ready: How can banks build a checkmate-proof IT strategy in 2020?
Heavy investments in technology will mean nothing without investing in manpower, according to experts.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Goldman Sachs launches online bank app; Visa buys Silicon Valley startup Plaid for $5.3b
And Wells Fargo’s new CEO sets $1.5b for legal costs of sales scandal.
Hong Kong's ZA Bank offers 6% introductory rate for deposits: report
The virtual bank’s rate is said to have outpaced the big traditional players’ offers.
Data to determine success of Singapore digital bank aspirants
Eight publicly known applicants want to focus on the country’s underbanked segment.
Commentary
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