Islamic Finance Archives - Page 10 of 64

‘With AIIB around, ADB will no longer be complacent’

International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

ADB was not doing much lending before as Japan was too busy trying to put its own house in order Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 31, 2015: Since the day China announced its intention to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), US has been skeptical about its intention. Same with Japan. Though initially, supporters were...

Banking

Battling for billions

International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2015

New mobile payments provider Equitel heats up competition in Kenya Amoxers Wachira July 30, 2015: In Kenya, it is unbelievably easy to complete transactions using a simple mobile phone handset. Such is the success of M-Pesa, Kenya’s pioneering mobile payments platform, that the country has been thrust in the unlikely position of a global leader...

Fintech

‘Turkish people love trading and they want to take risks’

International Finance DeskJuly 29, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 29, 2015

Okan Boke, the General Coordinator of ATIG, tells IFM why the company sees big potential in the forex business IFM Correspondent July 29, 2015: ATIG Investment and Securities provides professional services, such as Forex and CFD Trading, Equity Trading, Futures and Options Trading, Portfolio Management and Corporate Finance. The forex business has been growing in...

Business Leaders

Oz retailers find retaining customers the leading challenge

International Finance DeskJuly 27, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 27, 2015

A joint study reveals the proliferation of retail channels is making customer experience management difficult to achieve July 27, 2015: Sydney: A research by NetSuite Inc, the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has revealed that attracting and retaining customers is the leading challenge that Australian retailers...

Fintech

M-commerce set to leave e-commerce behind

International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

However, companies need to invest more in mobile commerce to make the experience seamless for consumers Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 22, 2015: In the last decade, the one revolution that has taken everybody by storm is probably the evolution of mobile phones. From a device meant for making and accepting calls to a multipurpose gadget,...

Finance Wealth Management

The investment outlook – can the good returns continue?

International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

Investment returns are likely to slow from the double-digit average of the last few years July 22, 2015 The past financial year saw a third year in a row of solid returns for diversified investors. While returns are likely to slow over the year ahead, they should still be reasonable as share valuations are okay,...

Banking

‘We set standards for the best customer experience’

International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2015

BankDhofar of Oman has also been a leader in terms of product innovation and creative solutions July 22, 2015 : How has the Sultanate been doing with efforts to diversify its oil-dependent economy? As part of ‘Oman Vision 2020’, there are concerted efforts to diversify the economy and reduce the dependency on oil. The specific...

Fintech

Top 10 most epic trades of all time

International Finance DeskJuly 21, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 21, 2015

Every day, thousands of trades are conducted between traders around the world, but most of them will never be remembered TeleTrade July 21, 2015: Every day, thousands of trades are conducted between traders around the world, but – let’s face it – most of them will never be remembered. The trades that stay in history...

Business Leaders

‘Crowdfunding is bigger than the internet’

International Finance DeskJuly 20, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 20, 2015

Scott Purcell spurs FundAmerica into a Top Crowdfunding Platform David Drake July 20, 2015: Scott Purcell is a serial entrepreneur experienced in securities, banking, technology, internet infrastructure, publishing, social networking and music industry. He is best known for founding Epoch Networks, one of the first internet providers in the United States as well as the...

Economy

Chinese government’s reaction to stock prices worrying

International Finance DeskJuly 17, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 17, 2015

The surprise was not that the government intervened, but the manner in which it did Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 17, 2015: While the world is focused on the Greece crisis, there is something more serious brewing in the east. The tumbling stock prices in China has left everybody wondering what went wrong with the market...