Banking Technology

Standard Chartered brings the SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator to Malaysia
18 Aug 17
Applications are accepted until today, 18 August 2017.
Why a cyber attack could trigger the next financial crisis
16 Aug 17
The cost of cybercrime is estimated to hit US$575b per year.
Can Asian banks futureproof their cyberdefences?
15 Aug 17
Hear it from the tech and security experts.
RHB Bank unveils SME Banking Portal
9 Aug 17
It is the first of its kind in the market.
CIMB launches one-stop solutions platform for businesses
9 Aug 17
Find out what the three value propositions of Biz123 are.
Standard Chartered Bank revamps online trade platform for $6.2m
21 Jul 17
The new platform features a real-time asset monitor.
Why humans remain key in banking cybersecurity
3 Jul 17
Find out why industry experts put a premium on the human factor in today’s digital times.
The 9th BankTech Asia to showcase solutions from five fintech firms
29 Jun 17
The event will be held in Kuala Lumpur from July 5 to 6.
Asian banks brace for next wave of cyberattacks
28 Jun 17
Global cost of data breaches will reach an estimated $2.1t by 2019.
Fintech startup Scale360 deploys teller-less branches in Vietnam
20 Jun 17
TPBank launched 12 digital branches in 1Q17.
How AI will dominate banking in Asia
20 Jun 17
Hillstone Networks, Latize, and Software AG Asia share why AI is the future of banking.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks launch mobile payments network; Qatari banks to boost deposit rates
14 Jun 17
And find out how Bitcoin is helping the pot business.
OCBC launches standalone mobile payments app
31 May 17
QR code cashless payments are now available at close to 2,500 NETS terminals.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Bank customers reject robo-advisors; British town starts its own lender
31 May 17
Deutsche Bank is fined $41m and Wells Fargo makes personnel changes.
Meet Emma: What you need to know about OCBC's chatbot
17 May 17
OCBC's Emma may have proven that chatbots are indeed the future of banking.
Fintech Enov8 allows banks to track and reduce their IT resources
10 May 17
Enov8 saved one Australian bank over $40 mn identifying duplicate and underused resources and licenses.
3 in 4 APAC bankers to stop working with a partner who flunks cybersecurity audits
10 May 17
Bankers tagged large retailers as the greatest data breach risk in 2017.
Banks could save over $8b per annum by 2022 with chatbots
10 May 17
The success rate of bot interactions in banking could reach over 90%.
Banks caught in a social pickle
10 Apr 17
If incumbent Asian banks should be wary of fintech firms, it is not because of the disruption they can cause.
Standard Chartered Private Bank launches digital wealth advisory tool
6 Apr 17
RMs can now advise clients more effectively based on an aggregation of the bank’s expertise.
The 5 tech trends that are transforming Asian banking
3 Apr 17
See which handful of technologies are powering the latest wave of innovative banking products and service enhancements in Asia.
Check out how banks are pampering SMEs in these precarious times
3 Apr 17
ASEAN has become a hotbed for SME-focussed banking innovations.
Aussie banks disallowed by regulator to boycott Apple Pay
31 Mar 17
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is concerned it would "reduce and distort competition".
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: AI to dominate banking within 3 years; Banks cutting compliance jobs; German bank mistakenly transfers $5.4b to four banks
29 Mar 17
UK banks are asked to prepare plans on how to deal Brexit, and RBS to shut 180 branches.
What are Asian banks doing with blockchain?
28 Mar 17
HSBC, BofAML, and Axis Bank are jumping on the blockchain bandwagon.
CIMB launches Alipay mobile wallet in Malaysia
27 Mar 17
The service will go live by May 2017.
3 in 5 banks plan to invest in new customer-facing technologies
24 Mar 17
Recruiting and retaining talent is another key growth agenda.
Citi's voice biometrics authentication hits 1m users in less than a year
20 Mar 17
The initiative is already implemented in 9 Asia Pacific markets.
Bangkok Bank launches 12-week international fintech accelerator programme
17 Mar 17
The programme will commence in June 2017.
More Asians saying goodbye to cash
6 Mar 17
Around 470 billion cashless payments were made worldwide in 2015.
Japanese banks to use blockchain for domestic and international payments
3 Mar 17
This is after a successful pilot programme for a cloud-based payments platform.
Expect more banking chatbots in 2017
24 Feb 17
Chatbots went from novelty to mainstream in 2016.
Citi now allows cardholders in Asia to use rewards points when shopping at Amazon
22 Feb 17
The offer is available for cardholders in Thailand, and soon in Singapore, Philippines, and Australia.
The top 10 IT priorities for banks in 2017
22 Feb 17
Find out where APAC banks will spend their $67.1b budget for IT this year.
Chart of the Week: More than 38% of global adult population to adopt mobile banking by 2018
14 Feb 17
That is equivalent to more than 2 billion people.
Death of the tokens as banks use apps for authentication
14 Feb 17
Find out how Citi and UOB are simplifying authentication processes.
Global mobile wallet transactions to increase 32% to $1.35t in 2017
13 Feb 17
Nearly half of these transactions will be online payments for physical goods.
Australian banks to focus on bargaining for access to Apple's contactless payment function
13 Feb 17
The banks' application to the regulators was previously focused on fees.
Cybersecurity stalls customer adoption of fintech services in Singapore
9 Feb 17
Only 4% of customers use new payment methods in Singapore.
Citi launches global competition for tech innovators to create solutions for the public sector
9 Feb 17
Interested companies can submit applications until March 6.

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