Weekly Brief Oct 29 Airtel Money reports 34% revenue growth in first post-IPO results as margins narrow TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Transaction value outpaces customer growth but a falling take rate squeezes revenue, while AFC and Munich Re share trade-fina... 1554
Weekly Brief Oct 15 Ecobank strengthens China-Africa payments as banks pursue new digital channels TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Standard Bank backs OPay, Airtel Money lists in London, Ecobank expands renminbi links and Zambia nears IMF programme.... 3755
Weekly Brief Oct 07 IMF expects GCC economic contraction in 2026 while UAE lending grows TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: IMF sees GCC economic contraction in 2026 as Qatar links its government debt to Euroclear.... 1678
Weekly Brief Sep 11 Morgan Stanley and Evercore shape OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Financial Services Financial Technology Weekly: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services with Morgan Stanley and Evercore, Ant International expands AMP, Meta's Mu... 3214
Interviews Apr 02 TenPay Global on China’s cross-border payment gateway and the coordination challenge behind agentic payments Yang Wenhui, chief executive officer of TenPay Global (Singapore) discusses the potential of China's CPG, why partnerships are essential and why commo... 4592
Excerpts May 30 KorFin focuses on digital innovation and job creation South Korea’s private fintech alliance envisions a competitive fintech industry that creates quality jobs and provides innovative services... 4722
Excerpts May 30 GLN adds Saipan to cross-border QR payment ecosystem GLN’s portfolio of mobile payment services spans developed and emerging-market economies in the US Pacific territory of Saipan, and Asia... 5231
Research Note Dec 22 OPay secured 22% share of Nigerian e-wallet market in last 3 years Mobile-based payment platform OPay has grown exponentially since its launch in 2018, penetrating the unbanked and underbanked population in Nigeria. I... 41370
Research Note Apr 09 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 extending the competition beyond p... 57094
Current Account Jul 27 International alliance introduces new universal payments ID An international alliance of over 40 blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, payment and charitable organisations has launched an open-source unique paym... 18538
Aug 02 “PeopleFund’s Kim: “We disrupted Korea’s lending market from within” Joey Kim, founder and CEO of PeopleFund, reveals South Korea’s current lending market and how they disrupted the status quo with their unique busine... 10569
Research Note Jun 24 Mobile payment players in the Philippines still losing to cash While cash is still king in the Philippines, players from the telco industry, fintech start-ups, ride-hailing services and cryptocurrency platforms ar... 5881
