January Issue
Alinma Investment: Building sophisticated products for the Saudi investor
Alinma Investment Company is dynamically creating investment products for one of the youngest and most...
Feature
Should Google and Facebook be venturing into banking?
A never-ending quest for more data and control over customers...
UK: Open banking unleashes business lending race
The UK’s open banking directive is starting to propel SME...
Why Kenya needs fewer banks
Around 80 percent of the profits made by the Kenyan...
Analysis
Cashless society: epayments catch fire in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia achieved 36% epayments out of all payments in 2019 against a target...
Are Russian stocks the best value picks for 2020?
Higher dividend payouts and the trade war distracting Russia’s faceoff with the US has...
Is there value in south European real estate?
The Golden Visas introduced by south European nations have heated up the property markets;...
African fintechs are riding global investor sentiments
Sub Saharan Africa is now among the fastest growing fintech investment zones with trade...
Insight
Saudi Arabia’s budget 2020 boosts Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia attracted FDI to the tune of $2.3 billion in 2019, an increase of 10.3%…
In Conversation
IFC is powering green bonds in emerging markets
IFC is leading the mobilisation of private capital in the...
Lifetime financial planning: What is the better trade off?
Singapore fintech startup BetterTradeOff’s solution solve the loss of human...
Business Dossier
Department of Finance Ajman: Building an open, competitive economy
The award-winning department is at the forefront of deploying intelligent...
Al Wateen: A unique digital factory in the Kuwait Islamic banking sector
Kuwait’s Warba Bank is pioneering digital banking innovation in the...
Long-term strategy helps Cocolife funds beat the market
Cocolife Asset Management Company’s funds have delivered superior returns since...
Thought Leadership
Credit scoring: Keeping customer privacy at the forefront
A unique opportunity comes in the form of smartphone...
Brazilian investors should invest offshore
Wealthy Brazilians should pursue offshore investment opportunities as they...
The effect of PropTech is transformational
Technology provides investors with a fresh approach to property...
XAI is the future of AI in banking
If not handled well, AI-led customer disintermediation could plague...