Financial Technology
Hang Seng rolls out brokerage-free stock investment service programme
Hang Seng rolls out brokerage-free stock investment service programme
Customers may trade the first $300,000 or equivalent of Hong Kong Stocks.
Fintech firm trains sales teams uniquely from competitors
Acrisure provides an educated path for its salespeople, making sure they get engaged.
Tempered adoption of AI tools may spell greater leap for fintech firms
Expert underscores generative AI’s strength in streamlining front-of-office work, but banks on human expertise for in-depth development.
Asian fintechs to outpace global competitors; China posts tepid growth
S&P Global’s latest report shows Asia’s fintech growth may be gradual for 2023, but small and emerging economies will keep the region steady.
Did digital banks fail to disrupt?
Most became niche players, yet served their regulatory purpose, said McKinsey associate partner Hernán Gerson.
UnionBank wins big at the 2021 Asian Technology Excellence Awards
The bank secured the Philippines Technology Excellence Awards for E-Commerce - Financial Technology and AI - Financial Technology categories.
AirAsia's BigPay secures $100m from South Korean conglomerate
The funding is just one step closer to BigPay’s ambition to be the largest challenger bank in SEA.
Commentary
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Why efficiency and innovation conflict and what organisations can learn from Asia
Why delayed intervention is becoming Asia's biggest reliability risk
How Asia’s insurers are using AI — and where it could take them
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
The trust gap that will decide agentic commerce in Asian retail
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Coal's return does not signal the end of Southeast Asia's energy transition
To grow customer engagement across APAC with AI, brands must earn trust first