MagazineTechnologyShould Google and Facebook be venturing into banking?Bharath KumarJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 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?... Read more
TechnologyHuawei pursues Latam expansion with Cloud debut in BrazilPritam BordoloiNovember 29, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 29, 2019 Huawei’s new service will help Latin American companies to digitally transform... Read more
BankingSoutheast Asian banks to lose $5 bn due to digitalisationPritam BordoloiNovember 7, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 7, 2019 Banks will face pressure on income from card transactions and fees, with 14.3% of their payments revenue at stake... Read more
TechnologyHuawei ban shows China’s dependence on foreign chip technologyInternational Finance DeskMay 20, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 20, 2019 Major chipmakers like Intel and Qualcomm join Google to cut off business with Huawei, until further notice... Read more
MagazineMarch-April 2019TechnologyBanks can navel-gaze at Silicon Valley—but won’t find answers to their tech problemsBharath KumarApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019 by Bharath KumarApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019 Investment bankers are seeking technology to troubleshoot real-time trading errors, like their counterparts. What do tech behemoths have to say?... Read more
CompanyTechnologyGoogle data privacy: US law enforcement now uses Sensorvault databaseInternational Finance DeskApril 15, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 15, 2019 The database makes it easier for officials to trace crime suspects as part of their investigations... Read more
MagazineNovember - December 2018Wealth managementThe cloud advantage in investment bankingBharath KumarNovember 15, 2018December 12, 2019 by Bharath KumarNovember 15, 2018December 12, 2019 Cloud has become an exemplar of “democratisation of IT” in the banking industry because of the opportunity it presents to access “very high-end technology,” says Andrew Rossiter, Head of Technology Services at GFT... Read more
In the NewsGoogle eyes a new $1 trillion payments market in IndiaInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 The banks grant quick, pre-approved loans to customers “right within Google Pay in a matter of seconds"... Read more
In the NewsWhite house investigating Google after Trump accuses it of biasInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 US President Donald Trump has accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and unfair coverage of him... Read more
Business LeadersJP Morgan hired Google’s senior executive to boost its artificial intelligenceInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 In addition to Silicon startups and tech giants, banks are seeking AI experts to build an automated future in finance... Read more