How is Bahrain’s Islamic finance shaping up?
It has the highest ‘concentration of Islamic financial institutions in the region’—and the most ‘comprehensive regulatory regimes for shariah-compliant activities in the world’...
Category : Banking and Finance
Monopoly in investment banking
Retail investors do not have fair access to primary capital market transactions that underpin corporate strategy and growth...
What UK fintechs can expect post-Brexit
London is anticipated to remain the financial capital of Europe with increasing fintech investments despite looming uncertainties...
Is Berlin turning into Europe’s fintech capital?
The UK’s draining talent pool as a result of Brexit is giving Berlin a competitive edge in Europe’s fintech community...
Brazil’s new loan facility for SMEs
SMEs are vital to strengthen the Brazilian economy which continues to be one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus in Latam...
Why is Africa of such importance to Japan
Japanese banks are establishing strategic presence on the continent to scale up corporate sector and reinforce long-time trade relations...
Latam’s green bond market is flourishing
The region's green bond market offers a massive pipeline for investments in a potential trillion dollar infrastructure...
Democratising Singapore’s financial services
MatchMove has evolved to become one of the highly disruptive fintechs in the city-state and now seeks to step up efforts in neobanking...
Neobank diary: Data is everything
Neobanks in Southeast Asia rival traditional banks with unique digital propositions built on vast amounts of customer data...
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...