Financial Services News

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has announced that it will establish a bank-use only supervisory sandbox for proof of concept trials.

The Bank of China (Hong Kong) has unveiled its new 24-hours video banking service, iService, with the aim of boosting financial inclusion.

Multi-asset trading and investment firm, Saxo Capital Markets, will offer clients access to trading opportunities in more than 5,000 corporate and government bonds, through the launch of its digital trading solution.

A new digital banking offering has been unveiled by Macquarie, which will provide customers with personalised features.

The Bank of Thailand will issue new rules for fintech legislation, following a call for tighter regulation of the growing sector.

Size is nothing to go by when it comes to Singapore’s fintech prowess, with the nation set to reform its payment laws to further expand its innovation frontier.

South-East Asian crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platform, CoAssets, has become to first company of its type to list in Australia.

Global fintech network Next Money has held an inauguration event in Seoul to connect potential fintech entrepreneurs with industry experts and insiders. 

The fintech boom in China could help re boot the finance economy in Hong Kong and make the market dynamic, says expert.

The Korean Fintech Association has announced its intention to establish partnerships in Brunei’s public and private sectors, to help develop local start-ups.

Audit giant Deloitte has called for more support for Australia’s brightest tech heads with the opening of nominations for the Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards.

Australia’s national fintech association has received over a quarter of a million dollars in funding from LaunchVic.

Two leading Australian fintech groups have joined the Global Fintech Hubs Federation, launched this week to focus on uniting innovators across the globe.

Mastercard customers with ANZ will now be able to make faster tap and go payments using Apple and Android pay.

It’s not all fast cars and dining out for millennials, with new findings from Westpac showing that the youngest adult generation are spending a whole lot of money on ATM fees overseas.