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Understanding the Learning Adoption in Private Banks

Through 60-minute semi-structured interviews with the representatives of three leading Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks, we identified the learning and development (L&D) challenges and trends that were developed during the COVID-19 pandemic within the private banking sector.

A New Generation of Outwards Reinsurance Systems is Conquering the Insurance Market!

Cedents are curious to find out how a state of the art new system could transform their outwards reinsurance operations.

Blockchain and Digital Assets Training: Understanding the Underlying Technology and Its Implications

Despite the challenges in the crypto market, crypto remains relevant for banks. Banks need to understand digital assets and the underlying blockchain technology to advise their clients, comply with KYC/AML obligations, and evaluate their own strategic options.

How to Turn the Bordereaux Management Headache into a Smooth Bordeaux Experience in Delegated Authority

Eliminate the biggest bottleneck in the Delegated Authority value chain – Bordereaux Management!

Avaloq and Synpulse Sign License Reseller Agreement

Avaloq and Synpulse have finalised a license reseller agreement to provide end-to-end digital solutions for private banks and wealth managers in Asia

Bancassurance 2.0: How the Ugly Duckling Became a Swan

In Hans Christian Anderson's famous fairy tale, the future proud swan gets off to a mediocre start at best. He seems awkward and clumsy and is ridiculed by the other animals. Nevertheless, he manages to transform himself into a white swan. Could this […]

Bancassurance is dead? Long live bancassurance!

In the last twelve months alone, numerous bancassurance collaborations have been announced. What do these partnerships mean for the industry?

How To Improve Embedded Insurance Readiness Sustainably

Embedded insurance is quickly becoming a main trend in new business models, allowing insurers to integrate innovative insurance products into the customers’ journey.

Synpulse supports launch of first-of-its-kind digital Delegated Authority Exchange (DA-X)

Synpulse has invested in and helped build the web-based platform, which will be a gamechanger for insurers facing a hardening delegated market

Transform to Survive – Are Underwriting Workbenches the Path to Portfolio-Driven Underwriters of the Future?

Underwriters are under a lot of pressure. They are now expected to produce more detailed and concise work in expanding markets. But their existing technology still does the job, so the question is, why? Has the […]

How Can Wealth Managers Optimize Their Payment Solutions?

Wealth managers across the world are experiencing an increasing pressure to improve their payment processes. Yet, they are often reluctant to look for a viable solution, as a complete overhaul is usually required to make their payment processes more efficient. They can only […]

Core Belief 1: Customers Demand Convenient and Integrated Services

In this article, we would like to elaborate on how insurers can scale up to meet rising customer expectations about convenient and integrated services which we strongly believe will be one of the key success factors in the NEOINSURANCE® world as stated […]

Bancassurance: The Implications of Interest Rate Developments for Insurances and Banks

Are you under age 50? Then you’ve never experienced a sustained period of rising interest rates. Over the last 35 years, interest rates have been permanently falling. For insurance companies this megatrend was a two-edged sword.

As an Insurer, Are You Ready to Harness the Success of the Ecosystem Revolution?

NEOINSURANCE® is Synpulse's new business model for the insurance industry, combining the ecosystem paradigm with a relentless focus on customer needs and convenience.

Your Architecture Setup for Automation

Best practices to follow for an on-premises robotics deployment. One of the main reasons RPA initiations are delayed or fail is poor architectural setup. Read about the pitfalls and how to avoid them.

The Move to Engagement Banking & How to Make it Successful – Part 5/5

Part 5: Takeaway No. 3 for your Digital Transformation Program: It’s never too early to build up your own skills. We look at the third of three valuable lessons learned from our real-life experience with helping a client set […]

Forward-thinking Insurers demand Dynamic Pricing

Consumers have made it clear that they expect faster, more personalized insurance policies from their carriers. This is not a one-off demand but rather an ongoing trend that insurers will have to face continuously, both now and in the coming future. The reality facing insurers is […]

Going Live with Instant Messaging Client Engagement Solutions

In our earlier article, Bottling the Instant Messaging Genie, we highlighted eight key questions to consider when shaping your bank’s instant messaging strategy. Now we explore how you can do that by leveraging on the following three of our most popular instant messaging […]

Pushing your Performance by Providing Access to the New Asset Class of Cryptoassets

Within only 12 years of its first release, a new technology has attracted a market capitalisation of around 10% of all the physical gold available on earth. Synpulse reveals why it will be inevitable that banks include cryptocurrencies […]

Bottling the Instant Messaging Genie

The 2010s saw the meteoric rise of instant messaging on social media platforms. The active user base on channels globally such as WhatsApp and WeChat are massive – data company Statista reported that WhatsApp has more than 2 billion monthly active users as of June 2021. […]

Are Your Robots out to Get You?

How to identify and avoid the most common pitfalls in intelligent automation.

Reinvigorating the Talent Pool Can Be Tricky. But It Doesn’t Have to Be Costly.

You don’t attract and retain the right talent by chance. A state-of-the-art learning and development approach is a sure route to success – but you need a savvy guide.

Expert Talk «API Standardization for Wealth Management»

Synpulse Expert Talk on OpenWealth

How Automation Technologies Can Give Your Underwriters Superpowers

Insurance underwriters with superpowers make quicker, better-informed decisions. There’s nothing supernatural about it: automation technologies already exist to make the magic happen.

Lean: Discover it's True Potential!

In its original Japanese form, this philosophy is unrivaled in its conclusiveness and effectiveness. While the western version received great fanfare at first, its individual components were shoehorned into methods to the point of becoming ineffective, with the result that people’s perception of the Lean approach […]

Remote Inspections Series Part 1: Insurtech to the Rescue

Property underwriters are under pressure to generate renewals and new business with limited resources – and the coronavirus isn’t making life any easier. How can technology help?

Advanced CRM for the Digital Reinsurer

How reinsurers can transform CRM solution into a decision support system that will boost their business.

OpenWealth and SFTI Common API Develop Swiss API Standard for Wealth Management

The OpenWealth Community will be responsible for for the wealth management component of the SFTI Common API.

Best Practices for Scrum in Remote Projects

Remote Agile Work Webinar Series Part 1. Struggling with working remotely on your agile projects? At Synpulse we have years of experience in delivering remote agile projects! Find out more in our webinar!

Delayering AML – Ideal Test Field for Innovative Technologies

AML/CFT is an ideal test field for new technologies given the risk factors and complex challenges Asian banks face.

The Charm and Challenge of Sustainable Investing for the ILS Market

Sustainable investing has gained a lot of traction in the financial world recently. What does this mean specifically for the ILS market, and how can an ILS investment be made in line with ESG considerations?

2023 Singapore Goods and Services Tax (GST) Changes and the Impact on Financial Services

The Singapore Ministry of Finance (MOF) continues to revise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a necessary and strategic decision to fund Singapore’s revenue needs. Announced during the Singapore Budget 2022, the changes that will take […]