Research Note Feb 22 Remittances to Asia Pacific slowing down In the Asia Pacific region, total inward remittances amounted to more than $240 billion in 2014, a 6% increase from 2013. This represented a compou... 2721
Interviews Feb 22 Interview Transcript: "We need to keep investing in technology and people driving technology" Emmanuel Daniel (ED): I am very pleased to speak today with Osama Al Rahma, chairman of the Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group, a centra... 3229
Round Up Feb 22 Highlights from Money 20/20 Asia – Building the new financial services DBS Bank's Piyush Gupta shares his insights on how to gain competitive advantage through an "invisible ban... 14914
Research Note Feb 22 Remittances and FX services – how banks are trying to crawl back these businesses from MTOs Global consumer remittances total more than $600 billion and generate $30 billion in fees, yet processes can be slow and expensive. 28012
Current Account Feb 22 Global remittances fell smaller than expected 2.4% in 2020 as economies recover says World Bank Various government programmes in host countries supported affected businesses and migrant workers The use of formal channels and d... 13710
Interviews Feb 22 Buna poised to transform cross-border payments in the Arab region and beyond Buna was officially launched in February 2020 by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and operates under the framework of the Arab Regional Payments Clear... 1855
News Analysis Feb 22 Cross-border payments in the Middle East become more inclusive Rapid advancements in cross-border payments are emerging in the Middle East, led by regional payment platforms such as BUNA, developed by the Arab ... 1874
Analysis Feb 22 How instant payment systems are redefining correspondent banking in Asia Pacific The nature and scope of cross-border payments are changing. Factors such as shifting customer expectations, increasing rem... 1497
TABLive Feb 22 MoneyOnMobile’s Dawson: “We’re a last-mile facilitator to the banks” MoneyOnMobile has done more cash out transactions in India due to the demonetisation that happened in 2016 The compan... 2357
Interview Feb 22 SmartStream’s Tripathy: “Solving use cases with AI is the way forward” Artificial intelligence (AI) needs to work with a solution for it to provide great results 14233
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 Ripple’s Gupta: “Emerging markets tend to be our focus” Countries that receive sizeable amounts of payments make for excellent last-mile corridors 5786
Interviews Feb 22 BCS leverages AWS cloud solution for cross-border real-time payments Simplified cross-border payments Focus on speed, security, cost-effectiveness 9476
Interviews Feb 22 Techcombank’s Jens Lottner: “Our two new buildings merge traditions with a digital future” Techcombank’s two new headquarters serve a dual purpose, emphasising collaboration and innovation. The bank is creating an environment where empl... 5885
