Managers of Wealth Fintech

In race to digitise, skills gap a drag on South Africa's big banks

Digital-only challengers enter market.

Loss-making tech companies are floating like it’s 1999

Investors urged to avoid loss-makers and seek those groups that make the unicorns’ businesses possible

Why the wealthy are investing directly in private companies

For individual investors, the routes into private equity have become more sophisticated and varied

How fintech is setting Southeast Asia’s SMEs free

In Southeast Asia, only 27% of adults have formal bank accounts and only 33% of businesses have access to proper financing

Why the wealth world may soon be run by social media

Wealth managers cannot afford the luxury of avoiding Twitter and Instagram, when this is the language their clients increasingly speak.

How Banks Balance New SMB Tech (Without Nixing The Old)

Small businesses pay higher fees, and there is less competition in small business banking

Resolving the Corporate Actions Paradox -The Case for Automation

The industry response to this risk and complexity has been to establish best practice, but this has introduced the paradox that risk can be reduced, efficiency increased, and services improved, but rarely all together.

Millennial money tips: How to actually reach those saving goals

Head of financial services Cat Munro has some money tips for millennials to help you actually reach those house-buying, flight-boarding goals

1.2 billion reasons Singapore tech firms think Africa is next big thing

From ride-hailing to e-commerce to trade finance, companies from the Lion City are being drawn to the sheer size of the African market of 1.2 billion people, and the opportunities it presents as it seeks to keep pace with Asia

Beyond basics – three enhanced practices to protect customer records

In response to the above observations, the OCIE cited examples of effective practices.

Leveraging Disruptive Technologies to Drive Financial Inclusion Within the Banking Sector

Despite rapid progress in the banking industry, financial inclusion remains a challenge, with approximately 11 million South Africans stated as being unbanked or underbanked.

Race is on as tech shakes up capital markets

The next decade or so could herald more changes in the capital markets than in the past 40 years and only the most innovative players will survive

Demand for tech talent on the rise in Malaysia banks

The Senior Manager at the Malaysia branch of the firm stated that the digital push has impacted all aspects of the local banking and financial services sector, ranging from product development to contact centres and compliance departments.

World FinTech Report 2019

It explores how the future is moving to a shared marketplace

Recruitment firm reveals what jobs in high demand as Malaysia’s banks go digital

Noting that fintech firms are pressuring banks to invest in new technologies and with 66 per cent of banks aiming to achieve digital maturity for next year, Hays Malaysia outlined the rapid expansion of financial services going online in the country

Banks Turn to Fintech Partnerships to Improve Customer Experience

Strengthening online security revealed to be a priority for almost two-thirds of banks

Bank of America's virtual assistant snags 7M users in year 1

Those technologies have doubled Erica's conversational knowledge to more than 400,000 ways to ask financial questions from 200,000 at launch.

On sale for $1 million – The most dangerous laptop in the world

Called “The Persistence of Chaos,” the half a dozen extremely dangerous pieces of malware cumulatively have caused nearly $95 billion in damages, according to Dong.

How the rise of technology can impact your business

This supports the McKinsey and Company report from 2017, which indicated that by 2030, as many as 800 million workers worldwide could be replaced by robots.

Digital Sipps boost Embark profits

Embark Solutions has said profit and client number growth had continued into the first quarter of 2019

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