Real EstateTong Eng: Singapore’s builders going globalBharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 Now managed by its third generation Tong Eng group has uniquely come on top of all boom and bust real estate cycles... Read more
OpinionEmerging markets: Intelligently automating financial servicesBharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 AI helps financial firms in Latin America and Africa compete on the basis of customer experience as opposed to labour arbitrage... Read more
FinanceSamsung, UAE’s Finablr launch cross-border payments app in USInternational Finance DeskOctober 4, 2019 by International Finance DeskOctober 4, 2019 The money transfer service within Samsung App allows users to transfer funds to 47 countries... Read more
TechnologyDubai aims to be one of world’s first data-powered economiesPritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2019 Smart Dubai Data is adapting a four-step approach to build an all-encompassing data economy in Dubai... Read more
InsuranceAmGeneral-Allianz merger deal may have collapsedPritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2019 Reportedly, the Malaysian central bank sees the merged entity as too big for the market... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueOCB: Pioneering Vietnam bank in digital technologyBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Vietnam’s Orient Commercial Bank is successfully executing a digital transformation journey with the customer at the centre... Read more
MagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueWealth managementWhat’s behind Thailand’s wealth management boom?Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Thailand had 39,814 HNWIs in 2018, more than double when compared to 2011 and that has boosted the nation’s wealth management industry... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueVietnam retail banking: Technology is key to successBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 The ‘animal spirits’ of Vietnam’s retail banking sector have been unleashed with tech integration the only major challenge... Read more
FintechMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueDigitally transforming debt collection in AsiaBharath KumarSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 A Singapore fintech startup is introducing radical transformation to the heavily manual debt collection process in Asia using data and AI... Read more
Islamic FinanceMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueOvertaking SE ASia: How can GCC lead the Sukuk market?Bharath KumarSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 With concerted efforts from the governments and private sector the GCC can challenge Southeast Asia in Sukuk issuances... Read more