Current Account Mar 15, 2021 LINE BK tops two million users in Thailand LINE BK, the first social banking platform in Thailand, has exceeded two million users within four months from its launc... 7157
Trendwatch Mar 15, 2021 What will ASEAN payment integration achieve? ASEAN member countries have taken steps to advance cross-border interoperability of standardised quick response (QR) c... 8920
Current Account Mar 10, 2021 Funding Societies’ Teo: “We brought our cash burn down by about 50%” Kelvin Teo, group CEO of Funding Societies, shares key challenges faced during the pandemic and the initiatives needed t... 14066
Current Account Mar 10, 2021 Global Payments Report: Digital wallets and BNPL drive ecommerce payments The use of digital wallets has accelerated amid the pandemic and exceeded cash-based transactions for in-store payments ... 10132
Opinion Mar 05, 2021 Lombard Odier's Monier: "SPACs raised more than $137 billion in 2020, 40% from retail investors" ‘Blank cheque’ companies are attracting billions of dollars from retail investors and hedge funds in search of capit... 4478
Current Account Mar 04, 2021 Bank of Ayudhya partners Security Bank to tap Philippine consumer finance market Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) is set to join Security Bank to infuse $62 million in fresh capital for the expa... 6731
interviews Mar 04, 2021 OCBC's Samuel Tsien: "I don't play golf" In this up close and personal conversation with TAB chairman Emmanuel Daniel, Samuel Tsien, Group CEO of OCBC Bank, refl... 27217
Research Note Mar 02, 2021 Raast set to revolutionise digital payments in Pakistan Market development, operational challenges, and payment preferences are going to shape consumer engagement with the new ... 19464
Current Account Mar 02, 2021 HSBC Holdings chooses Asia to accelerate business growth after plans to sell its US retail business HSBC Holdings is looking to focus capital from its underperforming businesses in Europe and the United States and invest... 7384
Mar 01, 2021 StanChart’s Hanna: “The biggest opportunity of a low carbon future is in Asia” Daniel Hanna, global head of sustainable finance at Standard Chartered, shared his view on the future of sustainable fin... 4475
Current Account Feb 23, 2021 Mastercard and Island Pay launch CBDC linked prepaid card in the Bahamas Mastercard and Island Pay launched a prepaid card which allows users to transact using the Central Bank of The Bahamas i... 6619
Current Account Feb 23, 2021 Top Indian banks increase investments in technology India’s financial payments and banking industry is expected to invest more on new technologies and improve existing in... 7643
Current Account Feb 22, 2021 WFE 2020 Market Highlights: “Global exchanges hit new highs amid disruptive events and pessimistic forecasts” WFE has just published its latest market highlights report that studied the impact of the events of 2020 on markets acro... 3978
News Analysis Feb 22, 2021 DBS 2020 net profit falls 26% as fourth quarter performance reveals weakness DBS full-year 2020 net profit fell 26% to SGD 4.72 billion ($3.5 billion) despite record operating profit of SGD 8.43 bi... 5454
interviews Feb 19, 2021 "Building digital asset infrastructure for financial markets" In this interview Rehan Ahmed and Pradyumna Agrawal discusses the issues surrounding the future of digital assets in Asi... 30838
Feb 18, 2021 Bank and fintech collaborations speed up payment efficiencies APIs, faster payment schemes and industry-wide collaborations of financial institutions and technology players are helpi... 5179
