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
BankingFeaturedEnigma-led consortium applies for Singapore’s digital bank licenceInternational FinanceJanuary 15, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 15, 2020March 18, 2020 Enigma Group is the fifth to bid for a digital bank licence in Singapore... Read more
BankingOpen banking unleashes business lending raceInternational FinanceJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 The UK’s open banking directive is starting to propel SME growth and is having a cascading effect on European banking... Read more
BankingMagazineUK: Open banking unleashes business lending raceInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 14, 2020January 22, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 14, 2020January 22, 2020 The UK’s open banking directive is starting to propel SME growth and is having a cascading effect on European banking... Read more
Islamic BankingMagazineAl Wateen: A unique digital factory in the Kuwait Islamic banking sectorInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 Kuwait’s Warba Bank is pioneering digital banking innovation in the Gulf countries with an in-house centre to develop exclusive digital products and services... Read more
FintechMagazineCashless society: epayments catch fire in Saudi ArabiaInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 Saudi Arabia achieved 36% epayments out of all payments in 2019 against a target of 28% for 2020. Is this growth sustainable?... Read more
BankingUOB taps into $10 bn Asean millennials market with neobank TMRWInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 The bank says that 70% of ASEAN consumers demonstrate high ecommerce engagement... Read more
MagazineTechnologyXAI is the future of AI in bankingInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 If not handled well, AI-led customer disintermediation could plague banking; but that’s where XAI can help... Read more
FintechUOB’s private equity unit co-leads S$42.2 mn funding of Thai fintechInternational FinanceJanuary 10, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 10, 2020 UOB was among the top three investors in the funding round for Lightnet... 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