interviews May 10, 2021 Zilliqa's Conn and Kumar: "DeFi has not fulfilled its promise to help the underbanked" Amrit Kumar, president and chief scientific officer of Zilliqa, and Michael Conn, CEO of Zilliqa Capital, share their pe... 28026
Current Account May 07, 2021 Digital currencies gain momentum in US and China The largest US cryptocurrency platform goes public and China's digital renminbi testing speeds up... 17327
Speech May 06, 2021 BIS' Carstens : “Macroeconomic and financial stability essential for equitable society” Agustin Carstens, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements in his speech at Princeton University said amid d... 6444
Research Note May 05, 2021 SCF to take bigger share of sustainability-linked loans that hit $119 B in 2020 As demand for sustainable products rises, stakeholders including consumers, investors, and regulators are pushing manufa... 15706
Current Account May 05, 2021 Alibaba latest big tech to face antitrust actions China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed administrative penalties on Alibaba for its antitrus... 6721
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... 33029
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... 8836
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... 7500
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... 7303
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 ... 11511
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... 9368
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... 2098
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.... 9354
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... 17129
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
