OpinionEmerging markets: Intelligently automating financial servicesInternational FinanceOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 by International FinanceOctober 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
FintechSaudi Arabia grants fintech permits for crowdfunding startupsPritam BordoloiOctober 3, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 3, 2019 The permits have been granted to Afaq, Buthoor Solidarity and Emkan Alarabiya Company... Read more
FintechSingapore faces human capital shortage in fintech sectorPritam BordoloiSeptember 26, 2019November 1, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 26, 2019November 1, 2019 94% of employers in the fintech industry claim Singapore faces a talent shortage... Read more
CurrencyMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueRain, the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency brokerageInternational FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Rain is the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency exchange to enable users to buy, sell and store bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and ripple... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueOCB: Pioneering Vietnam bank in digital technologyInternational FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 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?International FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 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
FintechMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueDigitally transforming debt collection in AsiaInternational FinanceSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 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
MagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueTechnologyTechnology talent: United Kingdom needs immigration reformInternational FinanceSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 Brexit puts UK’s position as one of the world’s leading centres for fintech, finance, digital innovation, and AI under threat... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueBrazil’s rigid banking system starts dallying with fintech startupsInternational FinanceSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 24, 2019December 19, 2019 Brazil’s famously closed financial system is ready for change with an open attitude to innovation... Read more