Financial Technology
Manulife Selected for Regulators' First Cohort of GenA.I. Sandbox++ to Advance Customer Experience, Anti-Fraud and Risk Management
HONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced
that it has been selected to participate in the First Cohort of theGenA.I.
Sandbox++
AsiaPay Partners with Generika Drugstore to Launch a Convenient and Secure Digital Payment Solution, Enhancing Customer Payment Experience in The Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AsiaPay, a leading digital payment service provider and technology company in Asia, has partnered with Generika Drugstore, the country's premier generic pharma retail chain and part of AC Health, the healthcare arm of the Ayala Group, to signific...
Ph fintech Mynt scales GStocks into country's largest online retail platform for local stock market
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond powering frictionless digital payments in areas like public transportation, online and offline cashless purchases, and peer-to-peer transfers, Mynt, the parent company of the Philippines' number one finance super app GCash, is also expand...
Mitrade Backs World Snooker Tour as Official Trading Partner as New Generation Rises Across Asia
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitrade
SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 Back fileAI as Enterprise AI Adoption Accelerates Across Asia
Investment supports fileAI's expansion in Japan and the launch of fileScout, fileAI's proprietary unstructured data mapping & harnessing solution. SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation into the core workflows of major enterprises, Asia is ...
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS AND AVANTIS INVESTORS NAME NIGEL STEWART MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
SYDNEY, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- US$350 billion* global asset manager American Century Investments® today announces Nigel Stewart has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Stewart will report to Eduardo Repetto, CIO of Avantis Investors®, an investme...
Video gaming is the world's fastest-growing e-commerce vertical, EBANX/WDL reports
New EBANX analysis of WDL data shows that emerging markets are driving the next chapter of the gaming vertical CURITIBA, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Video gaming is the fastest-growing e-commerce vertical in the world, with a compound annual growth rate of 13.3% projected through 2035,...
SBVA Appoints Two Global Investment Veterans as Venture Partners to Strengthen Portfolio Growth Support
- Two former SoftBank Vision Fund investment professionals join SBVA, expanding its global network across the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia - SBVA to deepen support for portfolio companies, from identifying promising companies globally to supporting their expansion into overseas markets SEOUL, ...
Mitrade Sponsors World Snooker Tour With Shared Values of Composure, Confidence & Calculation for Australian Traders
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitrade
Capital Group Announces Appointment of New Chief Information Officer
Guillermo Veiga joins in November from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Group, the world's largest global active investment manager, announced the appointment of Guillermo Veiga as Chief Information Officer. He will join the company in Novemb...
Noah Holdings Reports Q2 2026 Results: Operating Margin Rises to 34.8%; Institutional Productivity Model Validated, AI-Powered Platform + Licensed Professionals + Ecosystem Partners Architecture Now Replicable
1H2026 operating margin reaches 36.3%, up 8.4 percentage points year-over-year; Q2 performance-based fees up 500.9% year-over-year SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH; HKEX: 6686), a leading wealth management institution serving gl...
CFOs Turn to AI to Better Synchronize Finance and Enterprise Priorities, Report AI ROI Challenges: Protiviti Global Finance Trends Survey
While AI adoption for financial forecasting rose from 58% to 76% year over year, only 35% of finance organizations say they are effective at measuring AI ROI MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CFOs and finance organizations are using artificial intelligence to strengthen financial...
Webull HK Unveils Vega AI, Advancing from Professional Trading to an AI-Powered Smart Investment Platform
Integrating professional investment research, personalized strategies and global market capabilities to empower retail investors in making informed decisions HONG KONG, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Webull Securities Limited ("Webull HK"), a subsidiary of Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL), the o...
Toku Secures New Banking Sector Win in Malaysia
Second project with an established Malaysian banking group reinforces the Group's momentum in regulated industries SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toku Ltd. ("Toku", "投酷有限公司" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a Singapore-incorporated AI-powered customer...
UOB Poll Finds SMEs Keen on AI but Struggle to Move Beyond Pilot Stage
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 120 F&B and retail business owners, industry leaders and ecosystem partners gathered at a joint SkillsFuture Queen Bee Masterclass organised by UOB and Raffles Hotel Singapore, as part of the UOB SME Elevate Programme to explore how businesses c...
New Deloitte report: Asia Pacific financial services to reach US$4.8 trillion by 2035, outpacing the US
HONG KONG, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Pacific's financial services industry is on track to generate as much as US$4.8 trillion in economic value added by 2035, overtaking the United States[1] and cementing the region as the new centre of gravity for global finance. According to a new Del...
Finmo wins FinTech of the Year at the Asia FinTech Awards 2026
Recognition for powering smarter payments and treasury through a single
intelligentAI-native operating system
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Finmo
Growhill Wealth Launches AI Workforce to Power Independent Advisors Across Asia
The rebranded Hong Kong platform, formerly GROW Digital Wealth, rolls out an AI-powered workforce across its network of 200 advisors as it accelerates expansion in the world's leading wealth hub HONG KONG, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Growhill Wealth, an AI-native and licensed wealth platform,...
Advasa Holdings, Inc. completed a direct listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ADBT"
TOKYO and NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Advasa Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBT) ("ADVASA" or the "Company"), a fintech payment holding company providing Earned Wage Access (EWA) and next-generation financial infrastructure solutions through its Japanese operating subsidiary ADVASA Co., Ltd...
NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNOUNCES UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2026
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH and HKEX: 6686), a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for global Chinese h...
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