Current Account Mar 22, 2021 Coupang raises $4.6 billion in biggest US IPO this year Coupang has raised $4.6 billion making it one of the biggest share offering by an Asian company on a US exchange... 6714
Datafiles Mar 16, 2021 Indonesian banks’ profitability hardest hit amid COVID-19 but remained highest in Asia Pacific The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted substantial impact on the profitability of banks in Asia Pacific, although most are be... 8824
interviews Mar 16, 2021 Shangri-La Brewery's Gyalzur: "The orphanage changed me" Songtsen “Sonny” Gyalzur, founder of the Shangri-La Highland Craft Brewery, spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about his jou... 2344
Mar 16, 2021 Shangri-La Brewery's Gyalzur: Songtsen “Sonny” Gyalzur, founder of the Shangri-La Highland Craft Brewery, spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about his jou... 15570
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... 10307
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... 10547
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... 15436
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 ... 12485
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... 6006
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... 7072
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... 27750
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 ... 22230
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... 10712
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... 4962
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... 8378
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... 9111
