02/27/2017
Santander Boosts Client Experience with Enterprise iOS Apps Powered by IBM
A suite of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps will be designed to help Santander employees more proactively engage with its clients
Innovation & Startups
02/23/2017
Innovation or invasion?: Bosses using wearable technology to track and record workforce metrics
The increased use of this technology in the workplace brings both opportunities and challenges for employers.
02/23/2017
Bristol Firm To Open New Technology Hub In Poland
Opening a new technology hub in Warsaw will provide us with the expansion capabilities we need.
02/23/2017
Dar Al Sharia wins ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Innovation Award’
The inaugural cycle of the Award has resulted in the adoption of new technological advancements as part of the core strategic agenda among businesses in the UAE and the wider GCC region.
02/22/2017
Thomson Reuters unveils Singapore innovation lab
The Singapore lab is Thomson Reuters’ first branch in Asia.
02/21/2017
Bellevue Investment Partners Selects Assetmax as Portfolio Management Software Platform
Offering our clients best-in-class reporting is empowering us to offer an experience being a world apart from what clients are used to - it makes sure we are in a position to add value each time we interact with our clients.
02/21/2017
NatWest bank introduces ‘Esme’ lending platform to cope with fintech firms
Fintech startups hover over in order to increase their share in the lending sector.
02/20/2017
True Balance raises $15 mn from SoftBank Ventures Korea, others
The additional funding will help spur business growth even further
02/16/2017
Indonesia authority to allow on-balance-sheet lending for fintech startups
The proposal came about two months after the authority banned fintech startups from lending money directly to their customers
02/16/2017
Rules and conformity frustrate South Korean tech start-ups
Concern is growing that the country could lose its cutting edge
02/16/2017
A VC fund set up by Skype's cofounder has raised $765 million to invest in European startups
Atomico raised the new capital from wealthy family offices and pension funds across Europe
02/16/2017
Swift’s global payments innovation initiative now live
The project went into live production in January this year.
02/16/2017
UBA wins Most Innovative Bank of the Year
Our innovations in the digital banking space have been possible because of our huge investments in building efficient, trustworthy platforms.
02/14/2017
UK’s tech start-ups feeling stress of Brexit challenges
Fundraising, hiring and European access main causes of anxiety among entrepreneurs
02/13/2017
ICICI Bank, HDFC Life, & three others launches Fintech startup challenges
Fintech Valley has launched India’s first Fintech startup challenge
02/13/2017
Alior Bank to fuel continued rapid growth with Misys FusionCapital
Bank to boost operational efficiencies across treasury and foreign exchange trading
02/10/2017
Six Asian Firms Make Global Top 50 Most Innovative Companies List
A newcomer to the Top 5 is Amazon, which moved up four spots this year while Netflix and Facebook made the top 10 for the first time, ascending from the 15 and 19 spots respectively.
02/09/2017
Former DBS bankers back fintech remittance start-up
SingX's foreign exchange platform can help consumers as well as small and medium sized enterprises
02/09/2017
Neptune continues liquidity expansion in first few weeks of 2017
The data is provided to the network using an open standard which means it is cheap for Banks to connect to the network, as well as being uncomplicated for the buy-side to integrate with OMS/EMS systems.
02/09/2017
CIMB Niaga allocates Rp 2 trillion to boost digital banking
Last year, digital transactions accounted for 90 percent of the bank’s overall transactions