Research Note Feb 22 Fintech funding plunges as investors tighten purse strings https://tabinsights.com/article/fintech-funding-plunges-as-investors-tighten-purse-strings... 1346
Excerpts Feb 22 Mox’s product expansion and technology initiatives increase customer base Mox by Standard Chartered is a Hong Kong-based virtual bank that began operations three years ago in September 2020. In 2022, its reported operati... 4078
Research Note Feb 22 Banks must rethink data and technology foundation to optimise AI https://tabinsights.com/article/banks-must-rethink-data-and-technology-foundation-to-optimise-ai... 392
Research Note Feb 22 Banks must embrace emerging developments in conversational AI to elevate customer experience https://tabinsights.com/article/banks-must-embrace-emerging-developments-in-conversational-ai-to-elevate-customer-experience... 4230
Research Note Feb 22 AI adoption continues at pace with evolution of infrastructure https://tabinsights.com/article/ai-adoption-continues-at-pace-with-evolution-of-infrastructure... 3255
Perspectives Feb 22 The metaverse race accelerates The metaverse refers to an immersive virtual world experience that is based on convergence of technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented rea... 4610
Research Note Feb 22 Cloud adoption accelerates among banks with unique strategies Competition posed by challenger banks accelerate drive for cloud adoption Multi-cloud and hybrid approach to address IT risk ... 21646
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 Industry experts agree rethinking technology is key to transformative disruption in 2022 The events of the last 18 months proved to be an inflection point that accelerated the digitisation and pushed ban... 16007
Research Note Feb 22 Digital banks target white spaces in the financial industry with niche strategies Early digital banks achieved notable growth in mainland China, Japan and South Korea compared with the rest of APAC Regulators con... 13217
Interview Feb 22 Volt Bank's Steve Weston: “BaaS allows us to do banking differently in Australia" Volt Bank differentiates its approach through a banking-as-a-service model in a difficult market where neobanks face strong competition from... 10854
Interview Feb 22 FinAccel's Garg: "Credit data is a challenge for BNPL in Indonesia" In Indonesia, more than half of the adult population remains unbanked and lack access to financing. The consumers’ short-term credit needs have i... 9637
Research Note Feb 22 TEST FEED == BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surge in 2020 ... 229
Research Note Feb 22 BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surged in 2020 From technology and commercial perspective, payment is no longer a revenue game for banks With the reduced margins there is a need... 16630
Current Account Feb 22 StashAway’s Ferrario: “We grew 300% amid pandemic, 20% AUM from high net worth clients” StashAway has $1 billion assets under management and witnessed 300% growth in 2020 It raised $36 million funding, inc... 8460
Current Account Feb 22 Funding Societies’ Teo: “We brought our cash burn down by about 50%” Funding Societies reduced its operational costs and cash burn by 50% during the pandemic It managed to keep its default rate below... 14018
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 Technology requirements evolve rapidly with changing customer expectations during COVID-19 The pandemic forced institutions to strive for greater cost efficiency and agility The industry witnessed a proliferation of payme... 3902
Interview Feb 22 Pine Labs’ Rau: “We are expanding the buy now, pay later service in Southeast Asia” Pine Labs, a leading merchant commerce platform in India, eyes to expand its business in Southeast Asia. It will launch pay later instalment servic... 785
Research Note Feb 22 The pandemic has altered the growth trajectory of fintechs Financial technology (fintech) companies target market inefficiencies and have disrupted operating and business models of incumbents by elevating c... 4162
Research Note Feb 22 Pandemic creates new attack opportunities for cyber criminals Pandemic induced global economic downturn and unprecedented disruption in operations impacted most businesses adversely in 2020 but not the cybercr... 5858
Current Account Feb 22 Standard Chartered's Kumar: “We are eliminating unjust bias for more resilient AI models” Complex machine learning based algorithms could act like a ‘black box’ resulting in biased outcomes. Several banks are explori... 6382
