BankingUOB taps into $10 bn Asean millennials market with neobank TMRWBharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 The bank says that 70% of ASEAN consumers demonstrate high ecommerce engagement... Read more
MagazineReal EstateThe effect of PropTech is transformationalBharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 Technology provides investors with a fresh approach to property investing – domestically and internationally... Read more
MagazineTechnologyXAI is the future of AI in bankingBharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 If not handled well, AI-led customer disintermediation could plague banking; but that’s where XAI can help... Read more
FintechMagazineAfrican fintechs are riding global investor sentimentsInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 13, 2020January 17, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 13, 2020January 17, 2020 Sub Saharan Africa is now among the fastest growing fintech investment zones with trade war weary Chinese flying in with cash... Read more
FintechUOB’s private equity unit co-leads S$42.2 mn funding of Thai fintechBharath KumarJanuary 10, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 10, 2020 UOB was among the top three investors in the funding round for Lightnet... Read more
EconomyUAE leads the Gulf in digital economy with 18% of Middle EastBharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 15, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 15, 2020 Size of digital economy in the Middle East touched $30 bn in 2018... Read more
TelecomMTN Nigeria achieves R14 billion in assets salesBharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 13, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 13, 2020 MTN Nigeria’s Asset Realisation Programme was launched in March last year to help with the disposal of assets... Read more
TechnologyPayPal acquires Honey Science for $4 bn to improve CXBharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020 The acquisition will help PayPal to improve customer shopping experience and boost ecommerce sales for merchants... Read more
coverstoryFeatureMagazineNovember- December 2019 IssueVirtual banks in Singapore and Hong Kong: Who has the edge?Bharath KumarDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 by Bharath KumarDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 Hong Kong and Singapore are licencing virtual banks to serve the underserved and unhappily served – with different approaches... Read more
FintechMagazineNovember- December 2019 IssueMexican fintechs are daring to take risks which the banks didn’tBharath KumarDecember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 by Bharath KumarDecember 20, 2019January 15, 2020 Experts predict fintech volume in Mexico to reach $68 billion by 2022... Read more