BankingFeaturedCiti Singapore adjusts pay for women to bridge gender gapInternational FinanceJanuary 17, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 17, 2020March 18, 2020 The bank’s global pay equity review found that women staff did not receive equal compensation for the same task performed... Read more
FintechMagazineLifetime financial planning: What is the better trade off?International FinanceJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 Singapore fintech startup BetterTradeOff’s solution solve the loss of human touch and contextualisation in financial planning for individuals... Read more
BrokerageFeaturedGoldman’s workforce expansion in China is part of five-year strategy planInternational FinanceJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 The headcount will increase by 600 employees in Goldman Sach’s mainland operations... Read more
BankingEgypt’s overdue banking act forwarded to legislatureInternational FinanceJanuary 8, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 8, 2020 The much-awaited banking law monitors digital payments and financial technologies... Read more
BankingTokio Marine pumps in US$370 million into joint venture in BrazilInternational FinanceJanuary 8, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 8, 2020 Tokio Marine will control 50.01 percent of the Brazilian joint venture... Read more
Business LeadersOliver Alawuba named as the new CEO of UBA AfricaInternational FinanceJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020 UBA Africa now serves over 19 million customers across the continent... Read more
BankingNCBA Bank demands acceleration of Kenyan banking consolidationInternational FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 The bank’s push to increase minimum capital is targeted at driving takeovers in the country... Read more
BankingUnited Gulf buys Burgan Bank’s 51.8% stake in Bank of BaghdadInternational FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 The deal is anticipated to reduce non-performing loans by nearly KWD 34 million... Read more
TelecomVodafone to turn M-Pesa into a bank to target Africa’s unbankedPritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2019 Currently, M-Pesa accounts for 3.5% of Vodacom’s revenue... Read more
BankingBank Audi to increase SME loan portfolio to EGP 5 bn by 2019 endInternational Finance DeskDecember 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 16, 2019 Central Bank of Egypt expects banks to increase SME loans on their portfolios by 20 percent by 2020... Read more