Bitcoin: The new gold in a declining global economy?
Bitcoin investors only seek low price volatility and greater access to investment and that’s what Asia’s first bitcoin mutual fund promises to offer...
Category : Technology
Epidemics in China: Reducing global supply chain risks
How do you build resiliency into global electronics and hitech supply chains given China’s vulnerability to epidemics?...
African tech companies invited to partner Britain-led growth scheme
With its startups generating 50% more venture capital in 2017 than in 2016, Africa is witnessing an exponential growth in the technology industry...
Apple acquires edge-based firm Xnor.ai for $200 million
Xnor.ai's software is likely to be adopted into forthcoming iPhones models...
Should Google and Facebook be venturing into banking?
A never-ending quest for more data and control over customers is forcing Google and Facebook to make a banking play – what could go wrong?...
Credit scoring: Keeping customer privacy at the forefront
A unique opportunity comes in the form of smartphone metadata as a means of developing credit scores for individuals and small business owners...
XAI is the future of AI in banking
If not handled well, AI-led customer disintermediation could plague banking; but that’s where XAI can help...
Emerging markets: Intelligently automating financial services
AI helps financial firms in Latin America and Africa compete on the basis of customer experience as opposed to labour arbitrage...
Technology talent: United Kingdom needs immigration reform
Brexit puts UK’s position as one of the world’s leading centres for fintech, finance, digital innovation, and AI under threat...
UAE leads AI-led digital transformation in the Middle East
AI is expected to contribute 14 percent of UAE’s 2030 GDP...