Research Note Jan 01 Fintech funding plunges as investors tighten purse strings Investors’ risk appetite and fondness for fintechs have cooled, leading to a 42% drop in global funding and 57% drop in APAC funding in the first ha... 1399
Excerpts Jan 01 Mox’s product expansion and technology initiatives increase customer base David Walker, chief data, security and innovation officer at Mox, shared strategic product and technology developments for growth that may see profit ... 4201
Research Note Jan 01 Banks must embrace emerging developments in conversational AI to elevate customer experience Banks have implemented chatbots for operational efficiency and improved customer access, but new AI capabilities expose key gaps in contextual and cog... 4298
Research Note Jan 01 AI adoption continues at pace with evolution of infrastructure While some banks have increased the use of AI in personalising services, marketing and risk management, legacy systems struggle to leverage and scale ... 3334
Perspectives Mar 13 The metaverse race accelerates Several organisations have jumped on the metaverse bandwagon with alacrity, investing in technology and digital assets to gain from its potential, but... 4679
Research Note Jan 01 Cloud adoption accelerates among banks with unique strategies The financial services industry is undergoing a massive shift to cloud, but the challenging technology transition for incumbents requires a strategic ... 21921
Sibos Round Up Jan 01 Industry experts agree rethinking technology is key to transformative disruption in 2022 Industry experts from technology companies highlight the rapidly evolving customer needs, business models and payment landscape that force institution... 16069
Research Note Jan 01 Digital banks target white spaces in the financial industry with niche strategies While new digital banks in Asia Pacific harbour lofty ambitions to reduce customer pain points with unique business models, differentiated services, a... 13415
Interview Jan 01 Volt Bank's Steve Weston: “BaaS allows us to do banking differently in Australia" Steve Weston, founder and CEO at Volt Bank and Justin Xiao, chief operating officer at Railsbank, Asia Pacific discuss plans to leverage their partner... 10951
Interview Mar 13 FinAccel's Garg: "Credit data is a challenge for BNPL in Indonesia" Akshay Garg, CEO and founder of FinAccel that operates the credit finance platform Kredivo, shared challenges and strategic perspectives of credit-bas... 9740
Research Note Jan 01 BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surged in 2020 The rapid transformation of domestic and cross-border payments brings new opportunities and challenges for financial institutions. Industry experts sh... 16787
Current Account Mar 13 StashAway’s Ferrario: “We grew 300% amid pandemic, 20% AUM from high net worth clients” Michele Ferrario, co-founder and CEO of StashAway, a Singapore-based digital wealth management fintech, shared how the company is differentiating itse... 8560
Current Account Mar 13 Funding Societies’ Teo: “We brought our cash burn down by about 50%” Kelvin Teo, group CEO of Funding Societies, shares key challenges faced during the pandemic and the initiatives needed to address growing credit risks... 14022
Sibos Round Up Jan 01 Technology requirements evolve rapidly with changing customer expectations during COVID-19 Industry experts highlight the rapidly evolving technology requirements such as frictionless payments, stronger data intelligence and cyber resilience... 3997
Research Note Jan 01 The pandemic has altered the growth trajectory of fintechs The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digitisation and innovation in financial services. It has also impacted the operations, financial sustainability... 4269
Research Note Jan 01 Pandemic creates new attack opportunities for cyber criminals Recent cyber-crime trends show that criminals have been creative in exploiting emerging vulnerabilities and opportunities. To set up effective and res... 5956
Current Account Jan 01 Standard Chartered's Kumar: “We are eliminating unjust bias for more resilient AI models” Financial institutions are exploring new initiatives for greater transparency in AI owing to concerns regarding potential bias and fairness in its dec... 6385
