Art Evolves Into Strategic Asset for Asia’s Elite
🌏Art shifts from passion project to strategic asset for #Asia's wealthiest: As #art becomes more embedded in investment portfolios, advisers are drawing clearer lines between short-term pricing momentum and long-term structural value. @AIWealth_net: https://t.co/ZOdKzYaAvF #SoutheastAsia #WealthManagement
BRICS to Launch PIX‑style Cross‑border Digital Currency System
BRICS is preparing a payment system inspired by Brazilian PIX... ...that will allow direct transactions between countries using national #digitalcurrencies for without relying on the dollar or Western #banks as intermediaries. @clickpetroleoeg. #payments https://t.co/1oj8tj7cvu
Asia’s Top Private Banks Add $0.6T, Grow 20%
🌏Asia's private banks by AuM/NNA: #Asia's 30 largest private banks' aggregated assets under management expanded 20.6% in the 12 months to mid-2025, adding $0.6 trillion in new client assets and outpacing the region’s robust GDP growth. US banks surge, integrated models...
Digital Banks Lead Rankings, but Trust Stays with Traditional Banks
🇵🇭Digital banks top Forbes ranking, but giants still most trusted: #Philippines' digital-native #MariBank and @GoTymeBank have seized the top spots in the 2026 World’s Best Banks ranking compiled by Forbes and Statista, yet the study revealed that traditional #banks still hold...
OCBC Launches GenAI Training for 900 Wealth Advisors
🇸🇬OCBC rolls out #GenAI skills training programme for wealth advisors: The bank has rolled out a six-month a generative #AI-powered skills training programme for its 900 wealth advisors in Singapore. Malaysia and Hong Kong to follow at a later date. @SBRMagazine: https://t.co/9KoSTqY5Dy...
Next‑Gen Investors Transform Southeast Asia Family Offices
How next-gen investors are reshaping #familyoffices in #SoutheastAsia: Increased use of external managers, technology, and formal investment committees is reshaping how family capital is allocated and managed. @CFAinstitute: https://t.co/CoGlTf7MNQ #WealthManagement https://t.co/7zz8gKxijd
Iran Seeks Crypto Payments for Hormuz Shipping
The rising demand for a global neutral settlement layer: Why #Iran demands crypto for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. @LexSokolin via Substack: https://t.co/mpcYqrZEYa #stablecoins #digitalcurrencies https://t.co/Wqv0NnFjQs
Asian Banks Intensify “One Bank” Push for Ultra‑rich
🌏'One Bank' strategy pursues ultra-rich: Banks in #Asia are ramping up their 'One Bank' strategy as competition for ultra-rich clients intensifies, with lenders racing to monetise relationships beyond traditional #PrivateBanking. @IFR: https://t.co/orCdh0vTBU #UHNWI #WealthManagement #SoutheastAsia
Open Finance Boosts Competition and Inclusion, Yet Challenges Persist
Opening doors to open finance: International experiences with #OpenFinance, its impact on competition, market entry and financial access, incl. the challenges that remain. 🆕Paper by @Hakan_Eroglu_tw, et al., @BIS_org: https://t.co/L6SV8MkeGL #financialinclusion https://t.co/jplwbELwpm
China's AI Token Use Soars 1,000x, Beats US
🇨🇳#China's #AI 'Token Boom': Daily token consumption has surged 1,000x to 140 trillion in two years. Since early 2026, Chinese models have overtaken US models in global token usage. @CGTNOfficial: https://t.co/PkS6sGLJ75 #AIeconomy #DigitalEconomy https://t.co/VOW5wMUAYQ
Banks Adopt Fractional Investing, Threatening WealthTech Edge
🇸🇬Are banks crashing WealthTech's investing party? Fractional investing helped #WealthTech players like Endowus, Syfe, and StashAway stand out and scale fast in a crowded market. Now banks such as OCBC and DBS are launching similar features, turning a former differentiator into...
Asian Banks' Personal Touch Losing to Tech Scale
🌏Are Asian banks’ human-led model losing the #wealth war to tech rivals? Traditional #banks can no longer rely on personal ties alone as tech rivals use massive digital scale to rewrite the rules of #WealthManagement. Ed Lin, @BainandCompany via @AIWealth_net: https://t.co/Oxb9J9WGa4 #WealthTech...
Coaching Advisors with AI Drives Client‑Centric Wealth Growth
Driving Wealth Management Growth via Advisor Effectiveness Coaching: A new white paper outlines how AEC, built on the GROW model, can operationalise the shift from product-led sales to client-centric advice. Key elements of an AEC programme: • Structured rollout: preparation, kick-off, ongoing 1:1...
Switzerland's DLT Act Spurs Rapid Bank Crypto Adoption
🇨🇭#Switzerland – global leader in banking adoption of #crypto assets and services: The 2021 DLT Act, in force since August 1, 2021, created legal certainty leading to quick adoption of #cryptoassets by banks. @TheBigWhale_ & @TheCryptoValley Zug: https://t.co/53BVfxYRKt #DigitalAssets #Blockchain
Tencent to Double AI Spending, Targeting WeChat Agents
🇨🇳China’s #Tencent pledges new wave of AI investment as it bets on #WeChat agents: The tech giant plans to double AI investment in 2026, spending ¥18bn ($2.6bn) on #AI products in 2025, incl. ¥7bn in Q4. @SCMPTech. #AgenticAI https://t.co/ZHFqsN9fdV
Google Finance Adds Prediction Markets for Economic Insights
Prediction markets come to @Google Finance: @Kalshi and @Polymarket probabilities now appear alongside stocks and bonds, giving advisors new intelligence on Fed decisions, inflation and economic events. @Wealth_Mgmt: https://t.co/hgCa8n7V1g #WealthManagement #investing https://t.co/7I1LGj0GUx
Middle East Conflict Risks Disrupting Crucial Remittance Streams
Middle East conflict threatens to disrupt vital remittance flows: As Iranian strikes on Gulf energy and finance targets enter their fourth week, attention is shifting to how a protracted conflict may impace remittance flows from the region. @TheBanker: https://t.co/4x3Ae5yVhD https://t.co/vPgl44Nolf
Southeast Asia's Mass Affluent Opens New Wealth Advisory Market
🌏Capturing Asia’s rising wealth: A massive opportunity has opened to advise #SoutheastAsia’s growing mass affluent segment, which domestic banks have struggled to penetrate. Thanks to @FT_PWM for publishing Liam Reeve’s and my insights: https://t.co/r16mLZ2lEB #WealthManagement #PrivateBanking #WealthTech
AI Redefines Asian Wealth Management for Clients and Advisors
The Private Banker in the #AI era – impact for clients, and advisors: How AI is reshaping #WealthManagement in #Asia, key themes emerging so far and the questions clients and bankers should be asking. @WealthBriefing, @WBAsia: https://t.co/qwZEmz6tnc #WealthTech #SoutheastAsia https://t.co/uoVx1NCzNB
Average SWIFT Transfer Time Revealed From 5,000 Payments
🌐💸 How long do SWIFT payments take? Insights from 5,000+ #payments. @Statrys: https://t.co/rKogdaVxWp #DigitalBanking #remittances https://t.co/S3og7b23fo
AI Empowers Anyone to Launch Niche Tools Solo
Ant Group's LingGuang is enabling a "Hand-Crafted AI Economy" – and it feels like a pivotal moment for how we build software: Users are already building and selling DIY tools (think productivity trackers, travel planners) on social marketplaces – no coding...
Investment Analysis Thrives on AI + Human Intelligence
The human advantage in an #AI world: The future of investment analysis will not be defined by humans versus machines. It will be AI+HI, i.e. combining AI and human intelligence. Mary Leung, @CFA Institute, via Asia Asset Management: https://t.co/aNOLGpYHYm https://t.co/ptCqSimoZp
Wealthtech AI Fails as Advisors Chase Data Reconciliation
Why most #Wealthtech AI strategies fail before they start: Three systems. Three versions of the truth. The result? The advisor spends more time reconciling #data than they saved using the tool. @AmplifyPlatform via Wealth Advisor: https://t.co/m7OktXFnSR https://t.co/zYKo52Z7ch
Interoperability Ensures Uniform Rights for Digital Assets
Same asset, same rights, same outcome: The complex undertaking of interoperability in transacting and settling with #DigitalAssets across distributed ledgers. 🆕White Paper by @The_DTCC, @Clearstream, @EuroclearGroup, @BCG: https://t.co/WMoLfjd8GT #DLT #blockchain #securities https://t.co/94oTorfiKP
Asset Managers Prioritize Customer Experience for 2026 Growth
🌏External asset managers target 2026 growth through new markets and partnerships: Improving customer experience and engagement ranked the top priority by 63% of the respondents. Survey by @BankofSG v/@finews_asia: https://t.co/hM7kRNOqAV #WealthManagement #WealthTech
European Wealth Management Must Master Five Execution Priorities
European #WealthManagement has a execution problem: The wealth industry has moved past the era of pilots and proof-of-concepts. Five execution priorities now define who wins and who falls behind: 1) Cloud resilience; 2) Asset #tokenization; 3) Direct indexing; 4) Advisor-ready wealth aggregation; 5) #AI at scale. 🆕#WealthTech...
Pix Set to Dominate Brazil E‑commerce, Eclipsing Credit Cards
🇧🇷Brazil’s Pix payment system now processes >224 million transactions daily: Long a stronghold of credit cards, #Brazil's e-commerce market saw #Pix account for 42% of online purchases in 2025, edging past #creditcards cards at 41%. Pix is poised to capture half...
Morgan Stanley to Build In‑House Bitcoin Services
Morgan Stanley 'absolutely' plans to offer Bitcoin custody, trading, yield and lending: The investment bank decided that it needs to build its own in-house capabilities before rolling out #Bitcoin offerings to its clients. @DecryptMedia. #CryptoAssets https://t.co/RWAGf7he23
Syfe Launches JPMorgan Active ETF Strategy as First WealthTech Partner
🇸🇬 Syfe becomes first #WealthTech partner to launch JPM AM's active ETF strategy: While #JPMorgan provides research insights and market perspectives, @SyfeSG remains responsible for all portfolio decisions. @financialit_net. #WealthManagement https://t.co/aJqdfpeMKr
European Wealth Firms Rally Against AI-Driven Client Loss
European wealth managers hit back after fears #AI will make them obsolete: Europe’s top wealth firms are rushing to defend themselves against advances in AI after the launch of a tax-planning tool in the US intensified concerns that tech disruption would...
Meta Signals Stablecoin Revival with New Payments RFP
Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year: Meta sent out a request for product (RFP) to third-party firms to help administer stablecoin-based #payments. Sources via @CoinDesk. #Facebook #stablecoins #Libra #Diem https://t.co/T5nqMM3ze2
APAC Fintechs Turn to Expansion and Banks Amid Funding Slowdown
🌏How can Asia-Pacific fintechs survive this year’s funding slowdown? APAC #fintech firms are heading into 2026 facing a cautious funding environment, with overseas expansion and bank partnerships emerging as key survival strategies. @AsianBanking. https://t.co/N1S2RZYpaH
Fintech Digitizes 2,000‑year Red Packet Tradition
🌏🧧How #Fintech is transforming the 2,000-year Red Packet tradition: Technology is not only transforming how business is done within the industry but even culture itself. Today, an increasing number of red packets are being shared via online solutions at banks during...
Payments: Platform Convenience vs Crypto Sovereignty Showdown
Will #payments be controlled by platforms or executed by open protocols? #BigTech prioritises convenience and consumer protection, while #crypto emphasises user sovereignty and broader agent-level execution.
Cambodia's Payment System Outsourced Abroad Threatens Sovereignty
🇰🇭#Cambodia's payment infrastructure: Outsourced to overseas vendors, platforms and foreign-owned banks. How to maintain the country's sovereignity?
Open Architecture Drives Southeast Asian Wealth Management Transformation
Strategic Transformation in Southeast Asian #WealthManagement: The Case for Open Architecture – The most successful transformations share common elements: clear strategic positioning, authentic partnerships with #FinTech and #WealthTech platforms, and the courage to fundamentally rethink operating models. Read my latest article on...
AI, Demographics, Trust Will Redefine Wealth Management by 2035
🇺🇸US #WealthManagement in 2035: Over the next decade, the convergence of #AI, demographic change, and evolving client trust will challenge wealth managers to reinvent how they compete and serve clients. @McKinsey. #WealthTech https://t.co/LYecpUeK0S
Grab to Buy Majority of Stash for $425M
🇸🇬🌏Singapore's Grab agrees to acquire Stash Financial for initial $425m: Grab will acquire a 50.1% equity stake in @Stash by Q3 2026, with plans to acquire remaining shares from existing shareholders over a three-year period. @TylerPathe, @FinTech_Futures: https://t.co/KqNQdcjgR4 #WealthTech #WealthManagement #ecosystems #SoutheastAsia
Philippine Digital Banks Target Profit Amid Regulatory Pressure
🇵🇭#Philippines’ digital banks chase profits as regulator ups the stakes: Both @GoTymeBank and Tonik have said they aim to become net profitable in the next year. @BusinessTimes: https://t.co/XS3dzotYJI #digitalbanking #neobanks https://t.co/DOf9RcD3GG
UBS's My‑Way Platform Surpasses $30 Bn in Assets
UBS's My-Way platform with USD 30 billion assets: UBS customers have now invested >$30 Bn on the managed portfolio investment platform. #WealthTech #WealthManagement
Singapore Family Offices Must Professionalise to Stay Competitive
🇸🇬Singapore’s family offices: Time to professionalise or risk falling behind – Whilst regulatory movements have opened the door for #familyoffices, many SFOs remain under-equipped. @SBRMagazine. #SoutheastAsia #WealthManagement #WealthTech https://t.co/AhGe5VwWFZ
Hong Kong and Singapore Emerge Top Picks for Diversifying Investors
🇭🇰🇸🇬Hong Kong & Singapore to be biggest winners as global capital flows shift to #Asia: HK & SG are best choices for global investors seeking to diversify their portfolios amid geopolitical risks. DBS CEO Tan Su Shan via @SCMPNews. #WealthManagement https://t.co/j34B1J9Kz1
Why WealthTech Matters in Southeast Asia
Urs Bolt and PhD candidate Liam Reeve discuss why WealthTech is crucial for Southeast Asia, highlighting that despite a slowdown in startup funding in 2025, technology is outpacing legacy financial institutions. They explain how digital wealth management platforms can bridge...