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Smart Financial Innovation Promotion Strategies

SinoPac Holdings implemented the Digital Transformation Plan in 2020 and upholds two major strategies "Context Management" and "AI and related digital technologies," and is actively developing financial innovations.
The former responds Financial Supervisory Commission's open banking policy and working with third party service providers, and have dedicated SinoPac Holdings’ efforts to the integration of cash flow collection and payment API, incorporating it in financial service ubiquitous of each industry to complete the integration of domestic, overseas, online, and offline payment and collection products. The latter engages in the development of AI and emerging technologies, and implemented automated operation tools, cloud service framework, and big data applications, helping subsidiaries reduce labor cost and generate synergies from resources.

Smart Financial Innovation Services

  • Integrated Digital Account "DAWHO"

Bank SinoPac's integrated digital account "DAWHO" has been highly popular among the younger generation since it was launched. Bank SinoPac not only developed the App "DAWHO" in 2020, but also continues to strengthen the integration with products of SinoPac Securities' "DAWHO TOU," offering account opening and integration, transaction linking, and learning integration functions.

  • Digital investment account DAWHO TOU

Following the trend of Banking 3.0, SinoPac Securities and Bank SinoPac jointly launched the digital trading account "DAWHO x DAWHO TOU." Investing has become growingly popular due to epidemic prevention and monetary easing by countries around the world to save their economies in 2020. The number of young investors from the Internet era has significantly increased, and overseas sub-brokerage transaction volume has significantly increased. To meet the demand on investing in Taiwan and overseas stock markets, the Bank further upgraded DAWHO TOU digital trading accounts and allow accounts to be opened for Taiwan's stock market and overseas sub-brokerages. The completely paperless, convenient, and rapid process not only drove significant growth in digital accounts and attracted young investors.

  • Open Banking Partner APIs

In response to the Financial Supervisory Commission's open banking policy, Bank SinoPac released the Partner APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), and shared financial innovations with startups and third-party service providers (TSP), providing extension applications in "consumption payments," "daily life payments," "identity verification," and "open banking," which extend financial service scenarios to increase financial inclusion.

SinoPac Securities introduced the innovative smart service "Python API," and provides quotations, orders, report, and historical price data services for domestic and overseas securities, futures, and options markets. It is the first domestic securities firm to deploy API on GitHub.

  • The SinoPac Charity Donation Platform

The SinoPac Charity Donation Platform utilized the collection API to integrate Bank SinoPac's FUN Biz and SinoPac Paybill cashflow services. Donation URL can be converted into QR code, and online donations will be completed by scanning with mobile phones.

The platform features include diverse payment methods, account management system, and low implementation cost. It significantly lowers the processing cost of collection agencies through cash flow integration mechanisms. Bank SinoPac hopes to systematically and effectively improve the organizational abilities of charities through products and services, and resolve the difficulties that medium and small charities facing in fundraising due to the low brand exposure.

  • DACARD

Bank SinoPac released the payment and credit card management App DACARD at the end of 2021. The App integrates online payment and credit card management functions, and sup­ports a variety of payment methods and payment tools, including real-time payment inquiry, QR code scan to pay, online payment application, and accepting over 50 payment items, including water, electricity and gas bills, telephone bills, credit card payment, health insurance premiums, and national annuity. The App allows its customers to make payments without leaving their home during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing the safest and most convenient payment services and realizing zero contact online financial services.

Highlight Products and Services of SinoPac Holdings' Smart financial Innovation Services

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Robot advisor Bank SinoPac SinoPac Robot Advisor-ibrAin combines algorithms with big data to provide online digital wealth management services based on personal information and investment goals, designing customized investment recommendations for each customer. 
Digital platform Bank SinoPac ShareShares selects investment targets in the US stock market from constituent stocks of the S&P 500 based on market value, profitability, and liquidity risk. It references the investment portfolios of well-known ETF investment institutions overseas, and provides individual stocks and ETFs of the US stock market on the platform, allowing customers to develop their own stock savings investment strategy.
SinoPac Securities The "SinoPac Stocks Saving Plans" integrates account opening, AI services, orders, and performance manage­ment, and also provides a trading platform for stock savings in Taiwan and US stock markets, so that inves­tors can invest in stocks in different markets.
“SinoTrade website – FengYun Academy” provides investment and wealth management knowledge, which is shared via audio-visual interactions.
“AI Bunny Good” online comprehensive investment transaction services combines stock selection + wealth management articles and provides integrated applica­tion services across platforms.
“SinoPac Securities' ESG investing website” integrates research and evaluation results of SinoPac Securities and SinoPac Securities Investment Service Corp., and includes five highlights, namely the SinoPac+ ESG Evaluation System, SinoPac ESG investment portfolio, SinoPac ESG sustainability fund series, ESG funds, and insights into trends.
Mobile payment Bank SinoPac
  • FUN Biz provides SMEs with digital cash flow services, including credit card acquiring, virtual account transfer, and cross-border mobile payment functions, which can improve the electronic payment and collection ability of SMEs to meet customer needs.
  • The Fun Wallet App provides Taiwan Pay scan to pay fees (taxes), EMVCo international scan to pay, and credit card statement inquiry functions.
iPiggy Bank Bank SinoPac A “Change Jar” can be configured on the mobile banking App of Bank SinoPac and allow users to easily accumulate wealth. For different dreams and pur¬poses, customers can also choose "Dream Jar" and set their own goals and regularly save fixed amounts.
Technology operations counter Bank SinoPac eNote paperless counter services accelerate the use of electronic forms, electronic signatures, online review, and automatic account closing; reduces paper use and improves account closing efficiency of branches at the same time.
iBranch service webpage provide 7 commonly used forms at the counter can now be filled out online, and customers can take a number online or make an appointment for branch services.

The TOGO App eliminates the constraints on place where accounts are opened and transactions are accepted, while strengthening personal information protection and internal control.

Palm vein authentication for bank transactions eliminates the customer signature and case officer seal verification procedures, in order to improve service quality and reduce fraudulent transactions.