In this wide-ranging briefing on the impact of the #RussianUkrainewar on the #finance industry, Emmanuel Daniel and Mathew Welch discussed the complexities private banks face in complying with sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

In recent years, #China has carried out supply-side structural reform. This is one of the critical points of China’s economy. Since the reform and opening up, especially after China joined #WTO in 2000, the growth of China’s economy has accelerated significantly, and the size of the #economy has become increasingly large, forming many relative advantages in many areas.

Leading fintech entrepreneurs in Uganda spent an evening with Emmanuel Daniel to share how Africa will transform finance to focus on the community.

Ntoudi Mouyelo-Katoula and team spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about returning to Rwanda to build the Kigali International Financial Centre, and connecting Pan African businesses and fintechs to the global financial system.

Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games (YGG), spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about how YGG and the gaming industry adopted blockchain technology and how it helps people make a living. With over 2.8 billion gamers around the world, Dizon sees more companies such as banks getting into the metaverse virtual world. He also discussed how YGG and Union Digital Bank started their partnership.

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) industry bridge the service gaps created by poor infrastructure and inadequate public transportation. As the company expands into other services like payments and e-commerce, it contributes to the recovery of Uganda’s pandemic-battered economy.

Lian Ping is chief economist of Zhixin Investment, president of Zhixin Investment Research Institute and president of the China Chief Economist Forum, in Shanghai. Before joining Zhixin Investment Research Institute, he was chief economist at Bank of Communication, the fifth largest bank in China. In the interview, he shared his insights on recent key policy initiatives in China ranging from supply-side structural reform, common prosperity to capital market opening-up. He argued that China is further releasing the potential of market economy through a series of reforms that address key structural and persistent issues in Chinese economy, such as unequal wealth distribution, supply-side bottlenecks and the relationship between private sector and the state-owned companies.

Barbaros Uygun, CEO, MOX Bank, in his keynote speech at The Asian Banker Finance Vietnam 2022, shares the story of how Mox became a leading digital bank in Hong Kong and its recipe for a successful digital transformation.

Ukrainian ambassador Kateryna Zelenko, in an exclusive conversation with The Asian Banker's Emmanuel Daniel and Mathew Welch discussed the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on the financial services industry.

Basker Rangachari, former chief marketing officer at Home Credit Consumer Finance, shares what he has learnt about China’s consumer finance market.

Crypto.com's Eric Anziani shares how the Staples Center became Crypto.com Arena. In this conversation with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, Anziani also discusses his perspective on the risks, challenges and regulatory uncertainties of crypto technology.

Aung Kyaw Moe, founder and CEO of 2C2P, identifies the different factors that make e-commerce successful. He also emphasizes the significance of logistics readiness in the entire e-commerce ecosystem.

Aung Kyaw Moe, founder and CEO of 2C2P, shares how the company adds value and facilitates cross-border payment transactions between merchants and consumers across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Every incumbent needs a digital bank experiment. Author and former UOB TMRW head, Dr. Dennis Khoo, discusses the imperative for incumbents to start a digital-only bank experiment and offers a road-map to creating one.

The driving force for a digital bank like TMRW is higher experience and lower costs. In a wide-ranging interview, author and former UOB TMRW head, Dr. Dennis Khoo, discusses the lessons from setting up one of the first digital banks in Southeast Asia, focused on higher customer experience and lower transaction costs.