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Former CEO of Morgan Stanley Singapore Joins Advisory Committee of Singaporean Robo-Advisor
Ms Sim Hwee Hoon, former CEO of Morgan Stanley Singapore, is the fourth and final member of StashAway’s Advisory Committee. She joins Pranay Gupta, former Head of Multi-Asset Strategies at Temasek’s Fullerton Fund Management; Prof. Annie Koh, Professor of Finance
Read More6 undiscovered Fintech Startups in Southeast Asia VCs Should Keep an Eye on
Southeast Asia is the world’s fastest-growing region in terms of Internet users. The region’s Internet economy is expected to be worth US$200 billion by 2025 with the biggest portion going toward e-commerce. Investors are also excited about fintech, which promises
Read MoreDBS Bank’s Chief Innovation Officer Backs Wealthtech Company as Co-Founder
DBS Bank’s managing director and chief innovation officer (CIO) Neal Cross has joined Australian fintech startup PictureWealth as co-founder, a startup in which he also is an investor. Cross is known as one of the top innovation thought leaders across
Read MoreOCBC Bank Is The First Singapore Bank To Tap Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Combat Financial Crime
On any one typical work day, an OCBC Bank anti-money laundering (AML) compliance analyst would log into the bank’s transaction monitoring system and find up to hundreds of potentially suspicious transactions he or she had to review. These transactions are
Read MoreSingaporean Fintech Firm, InstaReM Expands Remittance Services to Malaysia
InstaReM secured approval under theMoney Services Licensed Business from Bank Negara Malaysia, it is eyeing aggressive expansion following its recent Series B Funding. Headquartered in Singapore, InstaReM is a digital cross border payments company has announced its expansion
Read MoreSkyline Becomes the First Ever Club in Singapore to Accept Cryptocurrency as Payment for Drinks and Food
Blockshow Asia, the largest gathering of the crypto community in Singapore will be attended by industry pioneers, enthusiasts and keen investors alike. During the 2-day event, Skyline will be accepting cryptocurrency as payment for drinks and food. The cryptocurrency that will
Read MoreAsiaMalls Management and UnionPay International Partner to Launch QR Code Payments across 6 Malls
AsiaMalls Management signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UnionPay International (UPI) to roll out acceptance of UnionPay QR Code payments across all six malls – Hougang Mall, Liang Court, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Tampines 1, White Sands, and Century Square
Read MoreTop 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 47)
Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week: Here we go: WeChat Pay launches in Philippines with Asia United Bank MANILA – Asia United Bank said Wednesday it launched WeChat Pay in
Read MoreMax Money’s Revolutionary new Service will Change Remittance as we know it
Max Money has launched its MaxTerminal service which allows customers to remit money abroad using only their debit cards at selected retail outlets.This makes MaxMoney the first money service business provider in Malaysia to introduce a hybrid Online to Offline
Read MoreRobo Advisors in Singapore
Robo-advisors are all the rage in the wealth management industry as banks and financial institutions around the world are looking to respond to the industry’s rapid adoption of technology, changing consumer expectations and the disruptive potential of new entrants. Even
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