Virtual banks in Singapore and Hong Kong: Who has the edge?International FinanceDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 Hong Kong and Singapore are licencing virtual banks to serve the underserved and unhappily served – with different approaches... Read more
Mexican fintechs are daring to take risks which the banks didn’tInternational FinanceDecember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 Experts predict fintech volume in Mexico to reach $68 billion by 2022... Read more
Ireland: Is the Silicon Valley of fintech facing a Brexit windfall?International FinanceDecember 13, 2019April 2, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 13, 2019April 2, 2020 As the Brexit uncertainty drags on, Ireland’s time to snatch the European fintech innovation hotspot tag might have come... Read more
European healthcare: AI faces data and black box challengesInternational FinanceDecember 8, 2019March 23, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 8, 2019March 23, 2020 European hospitals are using AI software-based recommendations for diagnosis. Can it be susceptible to bias?... Read more
Mobile Money in Nigeria: Will MTN succeed where others failed?International FinanceDecember 4, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 4, 2019January 15, 2020 While mobile money is already a success in Kenya, Nigeria is finally adopting the right policies to make it a success... Read more
Tong Eng Group: Singaporean developers going globalInternational FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 With the third generation now running the day-to-day operations, Tong Eng Group has uniquely come on top of all boom and bust real estate cycles... Read more
Afore Profuturo: Ensuring Mexicans save for their futureInternational FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 Afore Profuturo is one step ahead of the game with new tie ups that open up global investment opportunities for customers... Read more
Operations: Southeast Asian airlines leverage the precision of AIInternational FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 1, 2019January 15, 2020 Full service and budget carriers in Southeast Asia are aggressively using AI for better forecasting, planning, maintenance, and event response... Read more
GCC and trade war: Time for foreign investment in UAE, Saudi banks?International FinanceNovember 20, 2019January 9, 2020 by International FinanceNovember 20, 2019January 9, 2020 The top banks in the UAE have increased their foreign investment cap while the Saudi markets regulator has also done the same... Read more
China embraced wealthtech; why hasn’t the UK done so?International FinanceNovember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 by International FinanceNovember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 UK wealth clients want human engagement while making investments—especially in the given political climate... Read more