Hong Kong will still be Asia’s financial hub despite the unrest
Hong Kong is China’s window to the wider world and its goose that lays golden eggs – China won’t risk losing it...
Category : Banking and Finance
Digital banking in the Philippines: How long until super apps join in?
Southeast Asia’s digital banking wave has reached the Philippines and the Super Apps of the region are expected to enter the fray at some stage – the market is huge...
Solid finances drives Bayt El Khebra’s growth in Egypt
With a commanding leadership in Egypt’s financial services market, Bayt El Khebra eyes overseas opportunities...
European banks must seize the immense opportunities presented by open banking
The technology has gained prominence because of its ability to supersede archaic interfaces and slow networks in a short time span...
Banks with a digital core using APIs better placed to take full advantage of new open banking regulations
Technology, valuable customer data, and the public trust to use and share that data gives banks a distinct competitive advantage...
Open banking is a gold mine for financial firms
A Forrester study says 99% of financial firms expect to benefit from adopting the technology—mainly because of its impact on customer relationships...
What’s next after Bahamas decides to create a digital fiat currency?
Project Sand Dollar is a landmark initiative by the Bahamas to modernise its cash economy and to fight organised financial crime...
Apple Card: Does the company really want to compete with banks?
While some experts see Apple’s new product as a ‘conscious decision’ to compete with banks, others think it is an effort to add users on Apple Pay...
East Africa’s money-laundering scandals
There appears to be an elaborate plan to launder money in countries like Kenya and Uganda, but US officials have gotten a whiff of these scams and have issued ultimatums to these nations’ leading financial bodies to either clean up their act or face dire consequences...