Datafiles Dec 07, 2022 mBridge pilot enables more opportunities in a faster cross-border transaction infrastructure The mBridge pilot has tested the issuance of over $12 million in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and payments of... 1907
Datafiles Dec 06, 2022 Ethereum's Merge ushers in more energy efficient blockchain Ethereum’s recent software upgrade the ‘Merge’ is a key step in its future roadmap of development, but there remai... 1464
Datafiles Dec 06, 2022 Big tech and fintech credit disbursement in Thailand to reach $1.6 billion by 2025 Alternative credit is flourishing in Thailand as big technology platforms fill in the lending gaps left by traditional f... 938
Current Account Dec 05, 2022 NAB hatched Hive for efficient MSME payment service National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the leading business banks in Australia, launched Hive, a merchant portal. It will... 6934
Datafiles Dec 01, 2022 ASEAN's digital economy expected to grow to $330 billion by 2025 Banks have not experienced a significant deterioration in asset quality of their MSME exposure, supported by various pol... 1164
Datafiles Dec 01, 2022 MSME NPLs remain key concern despite being broadly stable Banks have not experienced a significant deterioration in asset quality of their MSME exposure, supported by various pol... 1344
Sibos Round Up Nov 29, 2022 Modernising payment infrastructure as digital volumes surge Against a backdrop of legacy technology challenges and surging real-time payment volumes, the pressure for the industry ... 6042
Datafiles Nov 28, 2022 Alibaba posts lacklustre Double 11 sales growth as it shifts focus to customer loyalty The weak sales growth for this year’s Double 11 shopping festival was largely driven by the depressed consumer sentime... 1647
TABLive Nov 24, 2022 SC Venture’s Alex Manson: “Banks and fintechs are collaborating more” Alex Manson, head of SC Ventures, the fintech investment and venture capital arm of Standard Chartered, talked about how... 5527
Sibos Round Up Nov 22, 2022 Digital innovation underpins industry’s resilience amid current turbulence and success in the future In the first in-person SIBOS since the outbreak of COVID, SWIFT members gathered in Amsterdam to discuss digital innovat... 5221
Podcasts Nov 21, 2022 Impact-investing pioneer Amy Domini: Wall Street should tap ‘controversial’ SPACs for ESG investing Finance is a powerful connective tissue for countries, businesses and persons, and is the appropriate sector to push for... 8947
interviews Nov 18, 2022 “Leaders no longer have the luxury to react to crisis” Gordian Gaeta, chairman of The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement programme questioned the responsibility of leadership... 4963
Interviews Nov 17, 2022 SC Venture’s Alex Manson: “We set out to rewire the DNA of banking” Alex Manson, head of the fintech investment and venture arm of Standard Chartered Bank, talked about how SC Ventures is ... 8002
Profile Nov 16, 2022 Colin Huang, China’s farm-to-plate e-commerce billionaire, ponders van Gogh, AI in food-tech charity push The billionaire founder of Pinduoduo Inc. and one of China’s richest men seeks scientific breakthrough in the country... 14383
Speech Nov 04, 2022 MAS' Ravi Menon: "Fintech in its Element: Water, Metal, Fire, Wood, Earth" Ravi Menon, managing director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, in his speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2022 on ... 8082
Speech Nov 03, 2022 Singapore's finance minister Lawrence Wong: "5 Es set the backdrop for Singapore’s fintech journey" Opening address by Lawrence Wong, deputy prime minister and minister for finance, and deputy chairman of the Monetary Au... 3900