Wealth management stories
More than 800 staff will spend less time juggling systems as the bank shifts consumer and business account opening onto one platform.
It aims to widen access to personalised money guidance as consumers increasingly turn to AI for budgeting, investing and tax help.
The tie-up could make private investments easier to handle for wealth advisers and asset managers as demand for alternatives grows.
Bravura is tightening links between regions as it seeks to help clients across Asia Pacific and EMEA navigate wealth software changes.
Users can now access stocks, gold and foreign exchange alongside crypto as the exchange pushes into payments, wealth and AI tools.
Record registrations underscore the Cook Islands' growing reliance on US-backed trust business, even as local staffing gaps widen.
Fresh capital will back fintech startups as banks and insurers speed up digital modernisation, with Portage now overseeing USD $7.0 billion in assets.
The hire signals growing pressure on wealth managers to adopt AI with tighter controls as firms look for clearer governance and oversight.
Rising trust registrations are forcing Cook Islands firms to invest in compliance, payments and cybersecurity systems to serve overseas clients.
Advisers can now draft reviews and tax summaries with client context drawn from Zocks' conversation data, while keeping access read-only.
Advisers could save hours on prep and compliance as the new Claude plugin links into portfolio, CRM and planning systems, Anthropic said.
Australian investors' appetite for private US tech stakes has lifted NonPublic above USD $500 million in assets under administration.
Despite strong interest in AI shopping tools, most Singapore consumers want to approve each purchase themselves, a Global Payments survey found.
The bank's AI push aims to improve staff productivity and client service as it tests secure tools with Cohere and its Layer 6 unit.
Round-up saving has pushed more than 7,000 users towards retirement balances, with self-employed New Zealanders making up about a third of Feijoa's base.
Backing for Indonesia's digital payments push gives 01F Group a foothold in a market that could reach USD $1 trillion by 2030.
Borrowers can now use Bitcoin as deposit security for Australian homes, potentially avoiding forced sales and tax hits in a volatile market.
Eligible Australian investors could soon gain access to tokenised products as Openmarkets and Ondo test new offerings within local regulations.
The bank aims to speed up customer payments and back-office tasks as it deepens use of Stripe's systems across its group.
Advisers could reclaim hours each week as the new software auto-fills forms, drafts emails and updates records after client meetings.