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Fintech Australia Chair Simone Joyce Says Banks are “Risk Averse,” Suggests that Better Policies Are Needed to Support Fintechs
Rebecca Schot-Guppy, CEO at FinTech Australia, says that her organization thinks that Australia is on the right path in terms of financial technology ...
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China’s economy could grow 8-9% in 2021 under ‘usual circumstances’: central bank adviser
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) could grow 8-9% in 2021 under “usual circumstances”, and by over 15% year-on-year in the first quarter, Liu ...
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Open Banking in Nigeria
In February 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a regulatory framework for Open Banking in Nigeria. The framework establishes principles for ...
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5 Priorities for Banks to Secure the Post-Pandemic Shift towards Digital and Mobile Channels
The financial sector, state and federal government agencies, as well as consumers are being targeted with various types of fraud, identity theft and ...
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4 Steps to Automation Success in Financial Services
Financial services CIOs have a multitude of options when it comes to automation technologies, constantly bombarded with information and questions about the technologies ...
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Banking on the unbanked
Southeast Asia’s fintech scene is going from strength to strength, with the regional industry valued at up to US$100 billion at the end ...
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Private sector partnerships could be the key to CBDC survival – IMF research
Central banks may have to become more like big tech firms if they choose not to partner with the private sector when issuing ...
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How can financial institutions clear their alert backlogs?
Financial institutions are often encumbered with long backlogs of anti-money laundering alerts, which has only been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...
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How Tech is Shaping the Future of Finance
Technology and finance have always been intertwined, from the invention of the abacus to make financial calculations easier to the mammoth supercomputers that are used ...
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Ninja Van: E-commerce surge was both a boon and challenge
FOR courier company Ninja Van, the transformation of e-commerce into a lifeline for companies and consumers in 2020 was a boon for business, ...