Opinion May 04, 2021 UOB's Chan: "Companies need to step up cyber risk safeguards amid shift to hybrid working" As hybrid working becomes more commonplace, organisations are grappling with the challenges of putting in place practica... 32665
Current Account May 04, 2021 Credit Suisse and Nomura make same-day equity trade settlement on Paxos DLT platform There has been plenty of proof-of-concepts and tests of blockchain technology in financial markets. The latest involving... 8419
Opinion May 03, 2021 Standard Bank's Khan: "Commitment to sustainable reporting key to Bangladesh banks' transparency and efficiency" Sustainability reporting is mandatory for banking institutions in Bangladesh considering the environmental and socio-eco... 7261
Opinion Apr 27, 2021 Demand for cash hit all-time high as $90.2 billion flowed in eurozone in May 2020 Some have predicted that cash is on the way out. However, trend on demand for dollar, euro and yen has steadily increase... 7022
Current Account Apr 26, 2021 Citi exits consumer banking to grow Asia wealth management business to $450 billion by 2025 US multinational investment bank and financial services company Citi plans to shut down its consumer banking operations ... 10618
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... 8842
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
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... 1888
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.... 8887
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... 15931
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... 12730
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 ... 8163
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... 55675
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... 7386
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... 8775
