04/26/2018
World Bank says service sector growth, digital investment could boost job growth in MENA region
Countries in the region, which have an abundance of oil reserves, have long relied on oil revenues for economic growth.
Comment & Analysis
04/15/2018
Robots will steal your wages but not your job, Barclays predicts
It will squash pay packets severely for years or even decades to come, a new report from Barclays has warned.
04/08/2018
GUEST ARTICLE - Unfriending Facebook - What's not to like? by Penny Lovell
Anyway, it’s certainly been a horrendous few weeks for the social media giant.
04/06/2018
Why banks can’t see the forest for trees when it comes to money laundering
The systems that are in place in many top-tier UK banks were instated somewhat hastily as a response to increasing regulatory pressures and, as such, are not fit for purpose.
04/05/2018
Microsoft seeks expansion opportunities in banking sector
The benefits cited by decision makers in mid to large-sized organisations in South East Asia included profit margin and productivity gains, reduced costs and increased revenue from new products and services.
04/05/2018
Digital Banking? Look To Asia And Africa For Leaders
Africa is leading the world in financial innovation, said Skinner.
04/04/2018
Bea Martin: The Glue That Bonds UBS
In the April 2018 cover story of Waters, UBS Investment Bank's COO, Beatriz Martín Jiménez, talks with Victor Anderson about blockchain, AI and some of the hurdles she has faced in her career.
04/04/2018
5 Things To Know About Fintech, According To NASAA President
But, the one thing to understand, is that technology always outruns regulation.
04/04/2018
deVere CEO: Cryptocurrency investor mindset is shifting
Mr Green, who launched deVere Crypto, an exchange app, earlier this year, comments: “There is a seismic shift taking place with cryptocurrency investments.
04/03/2018
Finastra positioned as Category Leader in Chartis Hedge Fund Risk Management Quadrant
Fusion Invest is an all-in-one system for portfolio management, risk management and investment operations.
03/29/2018
AFRICA: Why no bank is going to acquire your fintech startup
Camilla Swart is ecosystem manager at Rise, the startup space launched by Barclays – now rebranded as Absa – in Cape Town in 2015, from where the bank runs its Techstars-powered accelerator programmes.
03/27/2018
Britons believe that big banks should acquire fintech
A study from insight research company Strive has shown that more than 50 per cent of the British public believe that big banks should acquire fintech.
03/27/2018
Rising China, new technology will drive biggest change in Asean — Maybank Kim Eng
Maybank Kim Eng added that Asean also accounts for the largest share of Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) investment
03/26/2018
Broaden crypto outlook beyond Bitcoin, investors urged
By market cap, Bitcoin is the world’s largest, followed by Ethereum (second) and Ripple (third). Litecoin is fifth and Dash is tenth.
03/23/2018
deVere CEO: Twitter boss is wrong to be so bullish Bitcoin
The comments from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, follows bullish Bitcoin claims from Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of social media giant, Twitter.
03/23/2018
Crypto Finds a Friendly EU Island in the Sun
Binance to announce banking partnership in Malta: Zhao
03/16/2018
Meet Canada’s newest titans of technology (and next billionaires?)
Hootsuite had a record year in 2017, Mr. Holmes has said.
03/16/2018
Meet the Man Who Advocates Bitcoin for African Economies
Robert Shafir is emphasizing the firm’s core offerings
03/16/2018
UAE, Bahrain and Fintech: The financial disruption is on
Islamic banks are also enthusiastic about the prospects and are investing in digital initiatives, according to a recent Ernest and Young report.
03/16/2018
The humanoid banker science fiction or future
How have our economies and societies progressed so far in the developed world?