Current Account Feb 22 Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route The deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion or 7.6 times of the expected revenue of $432 million in 2021. FTAC Olympus is noted for i... 3567
Research Note Feb 22 Retail trends in China: Striking a balance between new technologies and traditional processes Financial institutions in China are working with financial technology companies to improve their operations and provide better services... 5195
Research Note Feb 22 Digitisation efforts by large Australian banks boost customer satisfaction Australian retail banks are online data and analytics tools to gain better insights about their customers Local banks are looking... 4583
Research Note Feb 22 Vietnamese banks are playing a risky game Differentiation, profitability, and customer-oriented digital adoption remain major challenges in Vietnam’s growing retail banking industr... 8110
Research Note Feb 22 Fintech gives Hong Kong banks a head start in race to innovate retail banking A vibrant fintech ecosystem is building in Hong Kong as retail banks innovate in a sector that has seen lacklustre performance in... 6377
Research Note Feb 22 South Korean banks rely on fintech as they contest for dominance in digital retail banking The country’s first internet-only bank paves the way for the industry to increase competitiveness in the retail banking sector I... 4791
Research Note Feb 22 Retail banks in Japan still struggling with decreasing profitability Japanese banks see growth potential in the high mobile and internet penetration rates among local citizens Sumitomo Mitsui Group a... 3983
Research Note Feb 22 Financial authority drives digitisation and innovation in Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission's “Bank 3.0” vision is a key driver towards digital adoption Banks have an urgent need to dif... 4187
Research Note Feb 22 Credit card payment loses ground in more markets Credit cards continue to be an important mode of payment for some countries in Asia The rise of digital payments is shaking up the c... 9403
Research Note Feb 22 Brexit and weaker economic growth hit HSBC's performance Heightened uncertainty after Brexit, higher regulatory costs, and lower consumer spending and investments ... 3786
Research Note Feb 22 Vietnam banks: Putting their money in retail banking and technology Vietnam’s banking sector suffers from problems of inefficiency, undercapitalisation, and increasing cross-ownership among banks, all of which hav... 9940
Research Note Feb 22 Retail banking in the United Arab Emirates: Evolving and already competitive The banking industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is moving towards recovery from the economic slowdown of p... 3898
Research Note Feb 22 Hong Kong banks: increasing retail operations under a tighter regulatory regime Industry picture Retail banking in Hong Kong has displayed strength in a relative... 5728
Research Note Feb 22 Indonesia: Bank Central Asia and Bank Mandiri—Spurring retail loans and exploring digital lending Macroeconomic situation in Indonesia Indonesia encountered its weakest year in 2014 amid an unstable world economy. Compar... 7172
