Financial Technology
All Indian banks must have ATMs by 2014
Will allow rural customers easy withdrawals.
3 reasons why Singapore banks will likely be hurt by bearish trading income
Could the bond market sell-off be among them?
South Korean banks bolstering cyber security
Government orders new steps to combat cyber attacks.
DBS partners with ACI Worldwide for first-of-its-kind corporate online banking platform
DBS IDEAL 3.0 now gets empowered by ACI.
Malaysia launches mobile payment channel
MyMobile will eventually be interoperable between all banks.
Eight Chinese banks accept payments made using NFC
Smartphones need an app called “Wallet” to use NFC.
How technology can help Asian banks remain competitive
It is no secret that Asia is getting wealthier. According to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, domestic credit in China could overtake the US by...
Metrobank to issue the Philippines’ first ETFs
Will also list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
What you can do to improve access to finance
Did you know that there are over 2.5 billion people without any bank accounts in the world, and most of them are in Asia? And less than one quarter...
Indian banking sector to spend 13% more on IT in 2013
Gartner, Inc. estimates spend at US$7.6 billion.
What you must know about financial reforms in Taiwan
Financial reform is part of political reform and looks like to be a continuous effort of Taiwanese government. However, the idea disclosed by its...
Hiring hotspots in Asian banking and finance in 2Q13
Internal Auditors, Cost Accountants and Relationship Managers are among the candidates in hottest demand this quarter across Asia, according to the...
CIMB launches its investment banking business in India
Devesh Kumar will lead the 60-strong team in India.
Six elements of a successful mobile wallet strategy for financial institutions
Mobile wallets will be the next battleground among businesses from various sectors – including financial institutions (FIs) in the fight for...
Citibank aims to become Asia’s top digital bank
More clients discover the convenience of online and mobile banking.
India to impose new accounting standards on banks
International Financial Reporting Standards to be implemented in 2016.