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In this RadioFinance session, Yasushi Itagaki, CEO of Bank Danamon discussed how Indonesia responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the bank intends…
South Korea’s kakaobank is the most recommended retail bank in Asia Pacific in 2022, the second time that the standalone digital bank has topped the BankQuality…
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Ricky Rapa Thomson, co-founder of Uganda’s first ride-hailing app SafeBoda, talked about how digital technology is helping the boda boda (motorcycle taxi)…
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Ricky Rapa Thomson, co-founder of Uganda’s first ride-hailing app SafeBoda, talked about how digital technology is helping the boda boda (motorcycle taxi)…
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Indian banks still dominate the list of the top 10 banks with the highest nonperforming loan (NPL)ratio among the 500 largest banks in Asia Pacific, despite…
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Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games (YGG), spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about how YGG and the gaming industry adopted blockchain technology and…
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Indonesians voted BCA as the Most Recommended Retail Bank, followed by blu as the Best Digital-only Bank and Dana as the Most Recommended Platform in the…
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WeBank of China, Ally Bank in the US, and the retail arm of ING Group, topped The Asian Banker's inaugural global ranking of leading digital banks.
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Several organisations have jumped on the metaverse bandwagon with alacrity, investing in technology and digital assets to gain from its potential, but…
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With increased flexibility, cost effectiveness, and overall performance, moving digital infrastructure to the cloud is slowly becoming best practice for…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a major global trade and business hub, lands on this year’s list of countries still lacking in progress on anti-money laundering…
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Multi-CBDCs will allow international settlements on a single platform, streamlining cross-border payments. Project Dunbar offers insights and challenges…
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Andi Taufan and Aria Widyanto of Amartha shared how their fintech social enterprise is supporting women entrepreneurs in Indonesia to expand their microenterprises.…
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Andi Taufan and Aria Widyanto of Amartha shared how their fintech social enterprise is supporting women entrepreneurs in Indonesia to expand their microenterprises.…
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Jakob Rost, CEO and co-founder of Ayoconnect, one the largest open finance platforms in Southeast Asia discussed the use of common APIs, the potential…
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Some countries in Asia Pacific posted stronger growth in bank lending to small businesses between 2019 and 2021 as compared to the period from 2017 to…
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Diane Karusisi, CEO of Bank of Kigali discussed with Emmanuel Daniel, Rwanda's current economic boom and its development path over the last 20 years. With…
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In this commentary, Gordian Gaeta urges every individual to hold their political leaders responsible to end the use of fossil fuels and transition towards…
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Digital and incumbent banks face growing threats from big tech and payment platforms that are evolving into full-scale financial services players. Latest…
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Lian Ping is chief economist of Zhixin Investment, president of Zhixin Investment Research Institute and president of the China Chief Economist Forum,…
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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes in Asia Pacific lag behind other markets in usage and profitability despite early investor excitement over this latest…
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Licensed digital banks and P2P/marketplace platforms focused on alternative business lending to SMEs are overcoming operating and market challenges to…
Stringent cost control and digitalisaltion led to steady improvement in operational efficiency of Qatar Islamic Bank. The top 10 most efficient Islamic…
Stringent cost control and digitalisaltion led to steady improvement in operational efficiency of Qatar Islamic Bank. The top 10 most efficient Islamic…