Research Note Feb 25, 2020 The visible heart and the invisible hand: Outlook for impact investing The center of debate has shifted from whether impact investing can match the returns of traditional investing, to whethe... 7695
Feb 24, 2020 People’s Bank’s Gunawardana: “Digitalisation is imperative to survive in the next century” Rasitha Gunawardana, CEO and general manager of People’s Bank, summarises the decade-long process of technologically u... 8970
Feb 19, 2020 Bank of Qingdao’s Guo: Corporate governance plays a vital role in banks’ development Guo Shaoquan, chairman of Bank of Qingdao, speaks about the importance of corporate governance in banks, the local econo... 13588
Feb 18, 2020 Aurigin’s Jayawickrama: “We want to create transparency and visibility in investment banking” Romesh Jayawickrama, the founder of Aurigin, formerly known as BankerBay, shares how the platform manages to connect dea... 12161
News Analysis Feb 13, 2020 Can APAC economies withstand the impact of the coronavirus outbreak? Countries in the Asia Pacific region are more vulnerable to the economic impact the coronavirus outbreak poses, reveals ... 12859
Opinion Feb 12, 2020 US-China trade deal: Understanding the Phase 1 Agreement Phase One of the United States-China trade agreement seems to be a win for the US at first glance, but is there more tha... 9560
Opinion Feb 07, 2020 Traders have the blueprint to be great entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship offers amazing opportunities for growth, especially for those who are bold enough to break the mould an... 9847
Opinion Feb 06, 2020 New forms of growth in Asia keep trade finance robust Although geopolitical tensions have escalated in recent years, trade finance business has remained robust – fuelled, i... 8145
Research Report Feb 05, 2020 Partnerships and innovative solutions enable entrepreneurial growth As entrepreneurs become investors, insights gained from running startups have proven valuable in identifying success fac... 7792
Research Note Feb 04, 2020 Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya dominate the e-commerce industry in Sub-Saharan Africa Africa’s e-commerce landscape is growing, with more players entering the industry. With increased e-payment innovation... 181925
Research Note Jan 31, 2020 Banks adopt diverse strategic approaches towards fintech From commercial collaborations, partnerships and innovation labs to direct investment in fintech, banks are adopting var... 13663
Research Note Jan 30, 2020 Compressed margins and bad debts will curtail profits in the coming year Outlook for the banking industry in Asia Pacific turns negative as the region confronts weaker economic and trade condit... 11135
Jan 30, 2020 MioTech’s Tu: Our technology enables real-time ESG data for China Hong Kong-based fintech MioTech is using algorithm-driven AI and machine learning to find and provide structure to ESG d... 10915
TABLive Jan 29, 2020 How to serve 60 million underbanked with AI: A China story Jay Wenjie Xiao, LexinFintech CEO, shares how he started the company, and how it leverages AI and big data to enable su... 13205
Research Note Jan 28, 2020 Real-time retail payment systems in Thailand and India experience rapid growth Peer-to-peer payment themes in India, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong and the Philippines have taken off with varying deg... 14970
Jan 28, 2020 John Milligan-Whyte: “We’re creating profitable green entities that solve problems” An academic at heart, John Milligan-Whyte’s passion is finding problems and solving them in market-led sustainable way... 5024