Tag: fintech
CEO vision: Creating a fintech for fintechs
Using financial transactions as a driver for user engagement is a cross-functional approach that has been gaining more traction during the past decade. Consider...
Kafka deployment at Grab, National Australia Bank, and BRI Agro
Data and organisations need to get moving as demands for businesses evolve. However, managing data can be a daunting task. At the recent Kafka...
Akamai outage downs several major websites
Within a span of just a few weeks, another major internet outage has occurred. The latest incident involved Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network...
The rise and rise of digital banks
The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to banks focusing on their online presence. According to a McKinsey report, customers in Asia...
Open source database picking up momentum
As the cloud computing market continues to expand, estimated to hit US$832.1 billion by 2025, it will likely have a positive impact on the...
SWIFT and IMDA partner to drive global trade digitalisation
SWIFT and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to accelerate trade digitalisation globally.
The MOI looks at offering...
How mobile technology is driving the evolution of physical cards
Enabled by high smartphone penetration, advancements in payments solutions and Smart Nation initiatives, consumers and businesses across Asia Pacific are embracing cashless payments. Going...
The drive for merchant innovation in Asia
The
need to shift online, or to bolster a company’s online presence, is a long
forgone conclusion for the retail conversation in Asia, with consumers and
businesses...
Virtual banking to transform Singapore’s economy
50 years ago, Singapore was confronted with severe unemployment, poor infrastructure and a housing shortage. Fast forward to today and the city-state is ranked...
Three ways to make Open Banking work for you
I recently read Chris Skinner’s book “Digital Human”. It provides an inspiring and insightful account of the current state of banking, focusing in depth...