The nature of competition in the financial market has changed. Competing with traditional banks is a set of financial integrators, a new breed more capable of responding to changes in the market

China has outpaced other developing and developed nations to position itself as a leader in the digital finance marketplace, tour which was held in conjunction with the Future of Finance Summit 2018 brought delegates to key financial and “big technology” institutions in the country

The founding tales of FreeCom, TransferWise and PolicyPal reflect the next generation’s hunger and anger with this generation’s stoic acceptance of the status-quo and desperate attempts to stay relevant. Today’s leaders who want to be relevant to the future will have to show the same passion to make a real and substantive change

Al Ahli Bank gained a competitive edge in a challenging market with its successful core banking replacement and focus on simplicity

Corporate and investment bank Natixis, assesses the Chinese real estate industry’s liquidity concerns and its leverage, which is estimated to be four time higher than its global peers.

Bhaskar Prabhakara, CEO and co-founder of WeInvest, discusses the key drivers for the adoption of digital wealth platforms in Asia, the importance of an enabling regulatory framework and how players can better differentiate themselves

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming more important as financial institutions adapt the technology in order to digitise, and keep up with competition; however digital transformation is seldom an easy task especially when proper measures are not taken to safeguard against the threat of cyber criminals

Findings from the 10th Global Survey on Trade Finance by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) reveal Asia-Pacific to be the world’s largest trade finance provider as well as one of the most optimistic about future growth.

Ruth Shapiro, founder and chief executive of Hong Kong-based Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society discusses the development of philanthropy in Asia and how the creation of the Doing Good Index will help it grow in the region

Are cashless casinos the answers to the money laundering problems in China? How will the authorities balance and resolve the issues of making gambling more accessible by making it more digital versus the benefit of making laundered monies easier to discover

The annual heads of retail finance dialogue discussed key issues impacting institutions’ digitalisation journey and what it takes to be successful in their digital transformation

Urs Bolt believes that a smart economy, characterised by decentralised data and digitised financial infrastructure, is the inevitable future. As such, existing financial services needs to re-assess the way they deliver and function in a more data-driven economy or else lose to to new players.

For Asia, where the personal wealth is at an all-time high and with more billionaires relative to other regions, charitable activities is gaining traction for both government and private sector. However, lack of philanthropy studies have failed to have desired positive impact

The author shares the history of the reverse convertible, and explores its possibilities for the future

As China’s markets become increasingly open to global investors through Hong Kong Stock Connect schemes, BNY Mellon expects to see more opportunities for institutional investors to be more active in collateral transformation and supply