06/19/2019
FinTech in Asia: Tale of Two Cities, a Hawksford insight
In the FT’s 2018 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific index, (Reference – FT article, April 2018), FinTech companies from the APAC region topped rankings.
Innovation & Startups
06/19/2019
Berkshire Bank to offer real-time payments with Finastra
Berkshire Bank is upgrading its payments solution to be among the first community banks in the Northeast to provide real-time payments
06/19/2019
Sources:J.P.Morgan working on a secretive digital banking project based out of London
One source tells me that interested candidates are being asked to sign an NDA, and that the project is still in its formative stages.
06/19/2019
Morning Coffee: JPMorgan's top secret team, and the new nightmare scenario at Deutsche Bank
TechCrunch understands that they are hiring “high level developers” with “full stack and cloud based dev skills.”
06/19/2019
Oranj Named Finalist in Multiple Categories of WealthManagement.com 2019 Industry Awards
The wealth management platform recognized for its new investor portal and model marketplace
06/18/2019
The greenfield approach: accelerating a new era of growth and innovation in insurance
This is predicated on the use of cloud centric and API-enabled architectures and underpinned by a robust eco-system of fintech and insurtech partners.
06/18/2019
Tech-First Startup Bank Aims to Wipe Out Customer Pain Points
Many banks and credit unions remain bound up in traditional approaches and legacy systems, captives to their own histories and investments in old tech.
06/18/2019
Augmentum Fintech seeks £30m for Europe expansion
The initial placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer may be enlarged to 44.6 million shares or £50 million if there is sufficient investor demand, the company said.
06/17/2019
Polymath, Blockpass Announce Strategic Collaboration and Partnership
Blockpass continues to work on expanding its uses and features, with multiple partnerships announced this year
06/17/2019
Volante Technologies launches SEPA instant payments as a service on Microsoft Azure for RT1 and TIPS
Managed service approaches are an ideal fit for instant payments,” noted David Bannister, Senior Analyst, Aite Group.
06/17/2019
6 Israeli startups nab spotlight in global awards for profitable, impactful tech
Firms chosen out of 270 worldwide in the Transformational Business Awards, run by World Bank Group and Financial Times
06/14/2019
American Bank Systems, IMM collaborate to streamline digital lending
It will also offer customers remote signing capabilities.
06/14/2019
How Monzo and Revolut plan to take on Goldman Sachs and the US banking giants
For optimists, the launch of Monzo in the world’s most competitive start-up market will be seen as a sign of Britain’s edge in consumer financial technology
06/14/2019
Challenger banks in Canada: who’s who and what’s their tech
In terms of technology, ATB itself is a broad user of SAP for Banking solutions
06/13/2019
Vermeg expands Asia Pacific reach
Vermeg’s established technology is highly beneficial to banks and financial institutions across APAC.”
06/13/2019
BNY Mellon's Pershing Unveils a Series of Initiatives to Accelerate Digital Transformation
A top priority for Pershing is streamlining the service experience to help firms become more customer-centric and drive profitable growth.
06/13/2019
Standard Chartered innovation fund eyes FinTech investments in the region
The lender is building a venture portfolio focused on digital transformation in finance
06/13/2019
China officially launches technology innovation board, with trading expected to begin within two months
New ‘Star’ board aims to be like the tech-heavy Nasdaq in the US
06/13/2019
Chong Hing Bank integrates J.P. Morgan’s Interbank Information Network
Edward Chiu, executive vice president and COO at Chong Hing Bank, said: “As a fast-growing bank in Hong Kong and other cities in the Greater Bay Area, we have undergone significant digital transformation in recent years and will continue to add new
06/12/2019
BlueRed a bridge linking Israeli startups to Asia's wealthy
Working closely with Asia's well-heeled, he noticed their appetite for venture investing in Israel's burgeoning startup scene, but that they lacked the connections for access to good deals.