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Asia’s Muslim population is held back by the lack of faith-based financial services. With more countries recognising the need for sharia-compliant banking, fintechs are moving into this space. Source link
The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more
Good morning, dear listeners, fellow Governors, I would like to thank the Governors for their insights in this panel, and also the organisers of the conference for inviting me. Discussing the role of banks in the time of COVID-19 is indeed vital. Banking is as important to the economy as the heart is to the human … Read more
The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more
Digital technologies have changed the financial services provision business, and the payment sector is the leader in this trend. The speed of development of innovations and the scale of technological changes in it require concrete and targeted effort. The pending strategic projects and directions of development of the European payment infrastructure in the short term, … Read more
Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank  Author: Emily Cashen April 14, 2021 Bringing together the traditionally male-dominated fields of finance and technology, it’s no secret that fintech still has some way to go when it comes to gender equality. In the UK, just one percent of all venture capital funding goes to female-founded fintech firms, … Read more
In February 2021, the British government published the results of an independent review into the country’s fintech sector. Led by Ron Kalifa, the former head of Worldpay, the review sought to develop a roadmap for the continued success of the wider fintech ecosystem. In light of the Kalifa Review, and in the wake of the … Read more
It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the first virtual APG Annual Typologies Workshop this week. It is rather unfortunate that I cannot personally host you in Kuala Lumpur for this event. I have recently assumed the role of APG Co-Chair, representing Malaysia. Malaysia is indeed very honoured to co-chair the APG … Read more
Financial services investment into India has soared over the past five years, with foreign investors particularly attracted to fintech opportunities in the country despite a slowdown in projects in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of financial services foreign direct investment (FDI) projects reached 36 last year (January to November data) from 14 … Read more
The UK’s departure from the EU has created uncertainty. But the picture in around fintech is more nuanced. Source link