Current Account Apr 26, 2021 Central bank proposes domestic card scheme for South Africans The South African Reserve Bank, the country’s central bank, published a consultation paper that looks into the possibi... 8654
Current Account Apr 26, 2021 Credit Suisse suffers $4.8 billion loss after Archegos collapse The multi-billion dollar losses announced by Credit Suisse and potentially more from other global banks in the Archegos ... 17928
Current Account Apr 26, 2021 Archegos collapse: Perils that lurk beneath an unsupervised family office The multi-billion dollar losses announced by Credit Suisse and potentially more from other global banks in the Archegos ... 21625
interviews Apr 19, 2021 East Capital’s Hirn: “Being state-owned is not the issue” Karine Hirn, co-founder at East Capital Holdings and CEO of East Capital Asia, talked about the time and attention requi... 1815
interviews Apr 16, 2021 East Capital’s Hirn: “Being state-owned is not the issue” Karine Hirn, co-founder at East Capital Holdings and CEO of East Capital Asia, talked about the time and attention requi... 10834
Current Account Apr 16, 2021 Grab to go public in US via $40 billion SPAC Grab is set to debut on the US market following its announcement to go public through its partnership with Altimeter.... 8735
Current Account Apr 16, 2021 Pinduoduo becomes China’s largest e-commerce company Chinese e-commerce player Pinduoduo revealed in its latest report it recorded over 788 million annual active users, surp... 15564
Current Account Apr 15, 2021 73 fund managers join the net zero initiative which represents $32 trillion of global assets The amount of assets has tripled under the net zero asset managers initiative which now has 73 global signatories. It ac... 10697
Current Account Apr 15, 2021 73 fund managers join Net Zero Initiative The amount of assets has tripled under the net zero asset managers initiative which now has 73 global signatories. It ac... 1841
interviews Apr 14, 2021 FinAccel's Garg: "Credit data is a challenge for BNPL in Indonesia" Akshay Garg, CEO and founder of FinAccel that operates the credit finance platform Kredivo, shared challenges and strate... 12536
Opinion Apr 10, 2021 Besides India's $2.6 billion impact investments are more opportunities for private sector to participate The private sector’s investment in impact projects will build resiliency and focus on what matters to the people. This... 7146
Opinion Apr 09, 2021 Mobile money will reach 39% of Africa's population by 2025 and expedite financial inclusion Digital financial tools are becoming a powerful force to expand access to financial services in developing economies in ... 8060
Research Note Apr 09, 2021 Indonesia e-wallet transaction to reach $18.5 billion in 2021 amid fierce competition As the number of e-wallet players in Indonesia surges amid the vast market opportunities, bigger players have begun exte... 54877
Research Note Apr 09, 2021 China to create state-backed entity to supervise tech data The Chinese government has proposed establishing a joint venture with local technology companies to oversee the collecti... 7257
Current Account Apr 08, 2021 Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up The Asia Pacific will likely remain an active place for mergers and acquisitions (M and A) in the financial sector in 20... 8597
Apr 07, 2021 China’s 14th 5-Year Plans reveal unease over income inequality and social divide China has released its 14th 5-year plan with the over-arching theme of improving its own domestic conditions, boosting q... 8706
