Digital Transformation
Broadridge: Financial Firms to Increase Next-Gen Tech Investment in the Next 2 Years
Digital transformation has become the most important strategic initiative for many financial services firms, with innovative technologies underpinning core business strategies. The third-annual Broadridge Digital Transformation and Next-Gen Tech study surveyed 500 C-level executives and direct reports across the buy- and sell-sides
Read MoreKey Highlights: How Hong Kong’s New Budget Pushes for Digital Innovation
Hong Kong’s economy faced significant challenges in 2022 due to adverse external conditions. The global economy was affected by rising energy and commodity prices and high inflation levels, adversely affecting advanced economies. The Special Administrative Region, which is one of
Read MoreAWS Rolls Out Gamified Tool to Help Financial Institutions Plug the Digital Talent Gap
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of a new interactive, game-based learning experience to help individuals and organisations develop their digital skills. Professionals and teams can play AWS Industry Quest: Financial Services to learn and build solutions for fraud
Read MoreFive Takeaways Banks Need to Consider for Their Trade Finance Platforms
Asia Pacific accounts for 55% of the global trade finance’s volume. As the region’s trade grows, so does the financing gap. The high cost-to-serve, perceived risks, legacy systems and processes has left US$700 billion worth of unmet demand in emerging
Read MoreSalary is the Top Issue Exacerbating Hong Kong’s Fintech Talent Gap
The HKU-SCF Fintech Academy, Cyberport and Hong Kong Productivity Council have published a Fintech Talent Study Report which found an urgent need to nurture more talents to address the fintech talent gap. The report, which was unveiled at the Hong
Read More10 Key Highlights from Day 2 of Hong Kong Fintech Week 2022
Hong Kong Fintech Week 2022 ‘s second day was every bit as exciting as the first, with a packed schedule of events, announcements, and sessions with some of the biggest names in the industry. With so much to see and
Read MoreHSBC Ties up With Oracle to Bolster Its Digital Transformation Journey
HSBC has signed a multi-year agreement with Oracle for a strategic collaboration to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation. The bank will upgrade and migrate select database systems to Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, a cloud platform delivered as a managed infrastructure service
Read MoreHow Indonesia’s BNPL Giant Leverages Data Science to Drive Innovation
Data science and machine learning are some of the most complex yet important business concepts today. And many companies, irrespective of their niche, rely on them to deliver a better user experience to their customers. But what role do data
Read MoreBaaS Needs to Double Down on Cross-Industry Partnerships to Fuel Growth
Banking as a Service (BaaS) is seen as one of the biggest opportunities in financial services and is experiencing rapid growth in APAC. Indeed, almost 9 out of 10 APAC executives surveyed by Finastra said they had already implemented BaaS
Read MoreHKMA Takes Stock of Banks’ Fintech Adoption Rate to Push Digitisation Efforts
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the results of the Tech Baseline Assessment and its plans for further supporting the industry’s adoption of fintech. As part of its “Fintech 2025” strategy, the HKMA is promoting the all-round adoption of
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