INDVSTRVSJanuary 21, 2020TONIK Digital Bank Inc received its banking license from the Central Bank of the Philippines this month; this fintech startup aims to provide retail banking services, focused primarily on retail deposits and consumer loans, through the first digital-only branchless bank licensed platform in the Philippines.
INDVSTRVSJanuary 21, 2020Respected US Financial Banking Strategist and Financial Advisor to the White House Jim Marous argues most people have had poor traditional banking experiences, and says open banking will force banks to finally deliver on decades of empty promises; so which imcumbent will lead the charge in merging the best of fintech and the traditional?
INDVSTRVSApril 4, 2019The current draft ecommerce policy which seeks to provide a regulatory framework in India is generating a lot of heat. We discuss the positive and negative implications for domestic and foreign-owned companies in India.
INDVSTRVSApril 3, 2019Founder of SingSaver Rohith Murthy discusses the rise of fintech in Singapore, his insights into consumer spending by gender and why getting finance savvy should be at everyone’s fingertips.
INDVSTRVSFebruary 14, 2019Digitization in Philanthropy does away with silos among NGOs as technology bridges the gap between donors, beneficiaries and competitors. While the benefits are substantial, the challenges tech adoption brings to protecting donors’ data security remains to be seen.
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...
INDVSTRVSJuly 26, 2018During his recent visit to Singapore, we seized the opportunity to chat with US-based founder and CEO of LATOKEN Valentin Preobrazhenskiy about his plans for growing a footprint in Asia, his philosophy club The World Model, and why he agrees with robot Sophia that the purpose of life is to increase its viability…
INDVSTRVSJuly 23, 2018According to the Pew Research Centre, migrants from different parts of the world sent around USD 574 billion in remittances to their home countries in 2016. While banks and a handful of high street forex brokers dominated this sector until a couple of decades ago, the arrival of some savvy FinTech players are giving traditional operators a run for their money…
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 24, 2018Singapore is one of the most cash-efficient countries in the world, however, it has failed to find a viable business case for a national interoperable e-payment system, resulting in market fragmentation. The renewed push to go cashless under the Smart Nation initiative in 2018, may result in a faster rate of adoption…
