While fintechs in other regions are facing a more challenging environment, Asian fintechs are still seeing considerable growth opportunities, especially in B2B lending, payments and digital banking.
The German electricity transmission system operator navigated a volatile market environment to launch a €1.8bn green bond, the first of its kind for the company.
While a spike in oil revenues is predicted to return government finances to a surplus for the first time since 2014, vital economic reforms appear as far off as ever.
Italy is in the midst of a payments revolution. Joy Macknight gets the lowdown from CBI CEO Liliana Fratini Passi.
Singapore has called for fintechs to provide stronger safety support for their staff, but globally, gig economy workers are often let down by the banking sector.
Rising interest rates are set to support profitability even as soaring inflation undermines asset growth.
South Korea’s financial regulators are exploring ways to increase competition in the sector and break the dominance of the biggest lenders.
NBK’s chief executive officer for Kuwait talks about the challenges facing the country’s banking sector, the lender’s international expansion, and digital banking brand Weyay.
Thailand’s finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks to The Banker about the country’s plans for inflation and meeting its impressive GDP goals for 2023.
KFH’s long-trailed acquisition of Bahrain’s AUB has further concentrated banking in the hands of the country’s two largest institutions.
Credit Suisse had bumper years, particularly during the dotcom boom, and it weathered the 2008 financial crisis reasonably better than UBS. But trouble was never far from the bank’s door.
While the collapse of SVB might have been predictable, what was surprising was the US regulators’ response and the precedent it sets.
The sale of Credit Suisse to UBS may have preserved market stability for now, but economists warn we are not out of the woods yet.
The proposed integrated exchange of Colombia, Chile and Peru could be a beacon for more international investors if it proves it will be liquid enough and able to attract more issuers.
The government hopes to attract strategic investors for more than 30 state firms, but may struggle to reduce army involvement in the private sector.
Is the ‘one off’ First Republic rescue enough to quell fears in the US banking system?
Amy Yu, the newly-appointed Asia-Pacific CEO at SEBA Bank, talks about the evolution of crypto in Asia, and how customers are responding to recent shocks within the sector.
Robust cloud-based payments systems are seen as a crucial way for incumbent banks to compete more effectively with fintech start-ups.
The past year saw a wave of consolidation in the US banking sector, with many regional players expanding their footprint through acquisitions and leaping up the ranking as a result.
Inflation is soaring as the country returns to the IMF for the fourth time since 2016.