Managers of Wealth Fintech

Can Crypto Save China’s Diamond Market?

China is a complex market where the diamond trade is strong but has its own set of challenges.

4 Technology Forces Could Bulldoze Banks Off the Map

Big techs growing in power and financial involvement, fintechs broadening their businesses, stablecoins bypassing traditional finance and central bank digital currencies potentially draining deposits — is a perfect storm coming for banks and credit

Corporate banking is going digital and is in search of solutions

The corporate-banking story has received less attention, with two key elements deserving more focus: digitalization of operational performance and user experience.

New digital banking era is nigh

A 'favourable ecosystem' can provide a springboard

Apex Group launches Carbon Footprint Assessment & Reporting amid growing market demand

81 percent of Private Equity leaders surveyed by Apex Group agree that Private Equity funds and their portfolio should take greater responsibility for their carbon footprint.

UK fintechs call for smart data right to drive open finance

A coalition of UK fintechs has signed an open letter calling on the government to fast track a 'smart data right' that enables consumers to control their data, opening up the potential of open finance.

Can Open Banking Be Implemented Across the Middle East and Africa?

Fintechs have been playing a large part in the growth of open banking and their partnerships with financial institutions – or via direct.

World InsurTech Report 2021

Discover how insurers address this trend

Going hybrid: The future of wealth management

Digitisation will improve investor experience but human connections remain at the core

Contactless transactions surge in cash loving Germany, Austria and Switzerland

More than three quarters of cashless transactions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are now contactless, a remarkable turnaround from pre-pandemic figures of just 40%.

What has COVID-19 taught banks about agile IT?

Part of this was driven by customers needing help with digital service completion.

Recent Developments in Paymentech: Why are Traditional Systems Falling Behind?

There have also been significant movements in the percentage of consumers using two or more digital payment methods, which increased from 45% in 2019 to 58% in 2020.

Acquisition warpath: After snapping up Trussle, US online mortgage broker Better.com buys Property Partner

African fintech companies raised a record $1.44bln since Jan 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has also highlighted the need for e-payment solutions on the continent, especially in large economies such as Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Hong Kong’s e-voucher spending spree raises bar on economic growth expectations, finance minister says

Financial Secretary Paul Chan ‘quite optimistic’ that predicted 0.7 per cent boost to economy will be exceeded amid scheme’s enthusiastic uptake

The Impact of Fintech Companies on Investment Planning

FinTech’s success is due to the unique experience they have provided to wealth management, which has made it more accessible, easy, and transparent.

The Impact of Fintech Companies on Investment Planning

FinTech’s success is due to the unique experience they have provided to wealth management, which has made it more accessible, easy, and transparent.

Why regulators are so concerned about ‘stablecoins’: crypto wrap

One of the imminent concerns regulators have about stablecoins is that they are actually used as money.

From My To Our: Building One Meaningful Community Together

As part of the ongoing development of our organisation, after months of hard work and seamless collaboration, in July we have launched our renewed, faster, easier to navigate and more user-friendly corporate portal that goes under the name of One Objectwa

Basel III and global cooperation: where do we go from here?

Protecting the health and financial stability of our countries necessarily requires us to think of these values as global public goods, and therefore to think past our own borders.

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