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The need for a new generation of robo-advisors

A strong rise of robo-advisors is often predicted within the next few years. But, looking at the current situation, the offerings typically use limited possibilities to managing assets and can potentially only satisfy specific needs.

     
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Fidor Bank's Kröner: "Interacting socially is at the heart of our DNA"

Matthias Kröner, founder and chief executive officer of Fidor Bank, shares its plans for growth in Asia as the bank enters Singapore, after building a successful business in Europe

     
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Singapore goes more digital through NETS QR code

Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) (NETS) looks to “take out as much cash as possible” as the company partners with seven banks in the country in launching a unified digital payment platform for NETS Quick Response (QR) code payments.

     
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Is Europe ready for open banking?

As open banking becomes a reality for European consumers in early 2018, Chris Skinner, author and financial technology commentator, theFinanser.com, highlights the results of a number of reports and researches on open banking, especially…

     
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CMB experiments with emerging technologies and social media channels to boost…

China Merchants Bank utilised emerging new technologies - artificial intelligence, biometrics and big data, integrated with social media channels, with the aim to improve customer experience and boost its credit card business growth.

     
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End-to-end and innovative supply chain finance dominates priority

A renewed push to provide end-to-end supply chain financing solutions is driving trade finance across Asia Pacific.

     
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AI will replace robos to create new forms of customer value around advisory

Catherine Flax, chief executive officer of Pefin (US), a financial advisory firm that has built an enterprise wide artificial intelligence (AI) platform in the last six years, discusses the future of wealth advisory and why AI will beat…

     
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How financial brands can leverage the rise of the platform economy

The emergence of the so-called “platform economy” has brought a new trend to the financial services industry. Vipin Kalra, chief executive officer of BankBazaar International, discusses how financial brands can leverage the move to platforms…