Virtual banks in Singapore and Hong Kong: Who has the edge?
Hong Kong and Singapore are licencing virtual banks to serve the underserved and unhappily served – with different approaches...
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Fintech startups play a key role in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
With regulatory, infrastructural, and talent challenges getting resolved, Saudi Arabia might be on the cusp of a fintech revolution...
Ahli United Bank: Using technology for leadership
The bank is taking major steps toward fintech innovation...
Why Islamic banking is growing faster than conventional banking in Oman?
While the Sultanate’s late adoption Islamic banking helped it to learn from others, it also had three key advantages...
What Japan Might Take From Trump’s Trade War
After major economic shifts marked by the pre-and-post-war years—again, the country’s trade alliance is affected by two great powers’ hostile impact on supply chain. Will it still make a great leap forward?...
Beyond Australia’s Royal Commission– on the eve of reform
With the Royal Commission into banking expected to file its report by February 2019, the national elections are due mid-2019 too. How will this convergence in timing pan out for the country’s finance industry?...
China’s ambitious roadmap to global dominance
The Belt & Road Initiative is arguably China’s most ambitious cross-national infrastructure and trade development plan, but it has some obvious roadblocks...
Bancor provides Kenyans a viable currency alternative
A blockchain solution to the big catastrophe the people in Kenya are facing as a result of rising poverty and no possibility of sustainable living...
Italy, a test for the European Union and its financial stability
Following the appointment of Conte as the new prime minister, what lies ahead for Italy?...
GDPR is here – how will this change the way businesses run?
With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), businesses have strong policies in place to avoid scrutiny and fines. Lawyer Karen Holden, founder of A City Law Firm explains how businesses can comply to the new rule...