INDVSTRVSNovember 12, 2018The Indian Banking System is in a deep crisis with non-performing assets (NPA) shooting through the roof. If the recent financial stability report published by Indian banking regulator the Reserve Bank of India is indicative of the current situation, the path to recovery may prove to be a Herculean task.
INDVSTRVSAugust 23, 2018Like his namesake from the 14th Century Conqueror in Asia, Co-CEO of Route Trading Taimoor Iqbal shares a story of perseverance in the face of giants. Iqbal discusses his 12-year long journey to make the ‘Know Your Customers’ Customer’ in the Home Remittances Sector a force for high street bankers to reckon with...
INDVSTRVSAugust 8, 2018We were fortunate enough to have one of Australia’s most qualified financial adviser’s CEO of Supersolve Financial Services Nick Sheather, share his FY2018 market wrap of Australian and Global Share Markets. According to Sheather, the global market offered another year of double digit returns despite being a year of two halves. With the Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate staying at a record low of 1.5 percent, this continued to impact returns from interest bearing investments...
INDVSTRVSMay 8, 2018Singapore-based Earth Dollar CEO Gurminder Singh, says the word ‘currency’ means current energy. According to Singh, Fiat currency is an old energy that is no longer suited to the temper of our age. We spent an afternoon with a delightfully eccentric, yet brilliant Singh, who says their gargantuan journey to codify ethics into crypto-currency for the common good is an imperative for survival.
INDVSTRVSMay 8, 2018RegTech is holding the attention of traditional banking institutions to deal with the growing complexities of global regulatory compliance requirements. According to Bengaluru-based FinTech consultant Medici, it estimates the global demand for regulatory, compliance and governance software to reach USD 118.7 billion, by 2020.
INDVSTRVSApril 6, 2018Tokenization of payments is an old guard that has bounced back into the digital ecosystem as consumer adoption of e-wallets, mobile and online payments have grown. The rise in cyber-attacks and digital fraud have compelled business owners and merchants to make consumer transactions friction free…
INDVSTRVSNovember 16, 2017While the fault line has been forming for some time, it is about to turn into the Grand Canyon with banks on one side, and tech companies on the other. As of January 2018, the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) regulations come into effect across the European Union enabling businesses and customers to use third-party providers to manage their finances.
INDVSTRVSNovember 13, 2017BANKEX may become a stampede of unicorns with founder and CEO Igor Khmel riding the one with wings at the front of the pack... We chat with NYC-Moscow-Hong Kong based Khmel on all things fintech and why true disruption of the banking sector is an insiders’ game.
INDVSTRVSJuly 5, 2017Emirates Islamic Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE is embedding block chain technology in cheques as a fraud prevention measure.
INDVSTRVSMay 22, 2017The European Diversified Infrastructure Fund II, managed by First State Investments, has completed its first fundraising series. EDIF II, the successor fund to EDIF I, will pursue the same investment strategy of constructing a core/core+ infrastructure portfolio of assets targeting primarily utility, energy and transportation investments across Europe.
