05/28/2020
How money laundering has changed in the digital age
Most high profile cryptocurrency markets are regulated by anti-money laundering regulations, but some are unregulated and so are more susceptible to being exploited by money launderers.
Comment & Analysis
05/28/2020
The added value of investment analysis — especially in times of market volatility
At SS&C, we are focused on supporting our clients by providing robust and leading analytical solutions to help inform and uncover potential investment risks and opportunities
05/27/2020
Are banks only really hiring technologists now? Not exactly
Both countries show substantial month-on-month and even week-on-week variability in the relative importance of technology jobs.
05/27/2020
Building the foundation for a strong fintech ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
The FSDP will achieve this ambition by enabling financial institutions to support private sector growth, ensuring the formation of an advanced capital market, and promoting and enabling financial planning, without impeding the strategic objectives intende
05/27/2020
How COVID-19 cyber-attacks are placing organisations at increased risk
Security professionals across the Middle East must educate employees about the rise in coronavirus-related cybercrime and how to avoid placing their organisation at risk, says Werno Gevers, cybersecurity specialist, Mimecast.
05/26/2020
Investment Products & Solutions - Are we at the Dawn of a New Investment Paradigm?
The chaos wrought on economies, businesses, individual liberties and of course on the financial markets has been dramatic and shocking to all.
05/26/2020
New face of banking: Millennials prefer robot bankers to humans
Nordea's robot adviser, Nora, played a crucial role in helping the bank through COVID-19
05/26/2020
FinTech set to grow in the Gulf during global COVID-19 pandemic: study
As well as staying at home, social distancing also applies to publicly shared devices, like point of sale terminals and checkout counters.
05/25/2020
Robust digital ecosystem seen in Qatar after Covid-19 crisis
Many digital projects and e-commerce companies, as well as online marketplaces are experiencing positive growth because of the pandemic.
05/25/2020
A sneak-peek at the future of crypto asset regulation in SA [Opinion]
The IFWG’s initial exploration of the South African crypto asset market culminated in the 2019 consultation paper (opens as a PDF) which provided an overview of the regulatory and market risks and benefits associated with the emerging crypto assets
05/24/2020
A Proactive Approach to Optimizing Cloud Spend
As organizations increasingly rely on the cloud, they need to continuously monitor their cloud spend in order to reap all the benefits of this platform.
05/22/2020
Africa’s Crypto Boom Defies Regulatory & Infrastructural Tightropes
Unlike elsewhere, Africa’s crypto adoption is dichotomized because typicals such as mining bases, supporting merchants, Bitcoin ATMs, crypto exchanges and nodes are hard to come by.
05/22/2020
Age of extinction: the race to save the planet
Human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere.
05/21/2020
How Corona is Changing the World of Money
Even in countries such as Switzerland, where the use of cash is still a common phenomenon, digital payments increased substantially, because shops urged consumers to avoid cash in a bid to minimize physical contact.
05/21/2020
WATCH: Africa is the most promising region for cryptocurrency adoption
Cryptocurrencies also offer lower-cost and faster remittance payments than is currently available.
05/21/2020
Saint or sinner? 3 questions Investment Managers need to consider when developing their ESG proposition
Rightly, the coverage highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased focus on the Social aspect of the ESG triumvirate, and also encouraged corporates that “now is the time to emerge as a corporate ‘saint’ not ‘s
05/20/2020
Keeping mobile networks running top priority during COVID-19 pandemic
Today's webinar is our way of staying close to customers and supporting them in managing capacity and performance in this crisis situation
05/20/2020
Press comment: Warning as pension scams move online after cold-call ban
The Pension Schemes Bill currently making its way through Parliament makes some provision for blocking transfers
05/20/2020
Data Privacy Matters to 94% of Singapore and Indonesia Consumers - IAS Study Reveals
As well, consumers are quite savvy about privacy, with 71% of Singapore consumers and 93% of Indonesia consumers aware of some kind of data privacy regulations that govern the collection and usage of their personal information.
05/20/2020
DFMs adapt in battle to find new clients
Several wealth managers have had ‘eye-opening’ experiences when using technology to replace face-to-face meetings with prospective new clients.