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 ... 11949
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... 9632
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... 2193
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.... 9629
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... 17534
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... 13667
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 ... 8826
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... 57087
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... 8013
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... 9575
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... 8852
Current Account Apr 01, 2021 Revolut moves into US and UK online banking race Fintech startup Revolut has applied for a banking licence in the US and UK in a bid to make inroads into the online bank... 8971
Research Note Mar 31, 2021 BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surged in 2020 The rapid transformation of domestic and cross-border payments brings new opportunities and challenges for financial ins... 20220
Datafiles Mar 31, 2021 Can impact investing play a part in war zones? We are living in the most peaceful time in human history, with the lowest number of deaths from war in the last decade. ... 8789
