10/04/2020
‘Stay focused’ on China’s new tech ETFs even if you can’t invest yet, money manager says
These ETFs could be some of the first to access the highly anticipated Ant Group IPO
Comment & Analysis
10/02/2020
Lunar On How BaaS Can Unlock Access To New Financial Services
Banking is moving beyond the confines of traditional financial institutions (FIs), especially as corporates want more flexibility about using payments to monetize new flows. Easier said than done, says Morten Sønderskov, chief operating officer of
10/01/2020
Financial institutions are set for a once in a generation change
For insurers and asset and wealth managers, the challenges are equally daunting.
10/01/2020
Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws
The Dubai International Financial Centre ratified the original version of its Data Protection Law (DPL) in 2007, for example — about a year earlier than Europe’s official General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and first Payment Services Dir
10/01/2020
What a cashless society will look like
Service providers are rolling out biometric and QR codes to ease the payment process quick
10/01/2020
Southeast Asia as a Leader for Instant Cross-Border Payments
These transactions are for people or organizations who look for funds across territories.
10/01/2020
Fintech firms look at smaller super funds
Kendall explained that many financial planners were using their own software to make decisions with regards to switching from investment A to investment B, a process that traditionally required additional paperwork.
09/30/2020
Broadridge Research: Active Asset Managers Can Meet Rising Demand With New ESG Solutions
Changes in the makeup of the ESG market over the last five years have important implications for asset manager strategies.
09/29/2020
Open Banking set to transform finance in the GCC
Gulf Business talks to Wissam Khoury, Head of International at Finastra, on the state of Open Banking in the GCC
09/29/2020
Banks must do more to stop financial crime, says deVere
These revelations have prompted deVere, one of the foremost financial consultancies in operation, to declare that banks should “tone down the rhetoric” and instead focus on developing workable solutions for increasing the industry’s legi
09/28/2020
Handelsbanken has satisfied customers and the most highly regarded app
The Bank’s rating among corporate customers has climbed by 2.2 points compared to the previous year, to 4.0 points over the sector average.
09/28/2020
Managing the evolving compliance landscape facing multinationals
We take a closer look at the findings of the Global Business Complexity Index 2020
09/25/2020
Why Advisors Are Still a Long Way From Embracing AI: Schwab, RBC
We’re still “early on in building the business case” for advisors, Schwab managing director Kyle Caffey says.
09/25/2020
Business leaders chart path to advance Nigeria’s economic development
He said the theme became pertinent following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about technological disruptions in every segment.
09/24/2020
Nigeria is Africa’s leader in Bitcoin transfers, transacts $8 million weekly
Data shows that the use of Bitcoin for peer to peer lending in Nigeria is on an astronomical run.
09/22/2020
Fintech can democratise opportunities in a cashless society
Kent Mackenzie, Partner at Deloitte, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for democratised financial systems
09/22/2020
Portfolio management: on the crossroads
When major global events of this kind occur, people become very much divided: some are ready to jump at the opportunity to make the best of a crisis, and some other adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
09/22/2020
Survey on Wealth Management in the New World
Are we emerging, albeit extremely tentatively, from global lockdown, or are many of the leading economies on the cusp of new lockdowns?
09/22/2020
Coronavirus accelerates Nigeria's digital banking push
A new breed of digital banks, without physical branches, say they have had a boost due to the pandemic.
09/22/2020
CIOs Wielding More Influence in the Boardroom as IT Spending Surges by $15 BILLION a Week
“To see it scale at basically $15 billion dollars a week, an annualized 20%, was massive”