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Articles and opinions by Chris Kapfer. Click here for profile.

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BCA, blu and Dana top consumer votes for best financial institutions in Indonesia

Indonesians voted BCA as the Most Recommended Retail Bank, followed by blu as the Best Digital-only Bank and Dana as the Most Recommended Platform in the 2023 BankQuality™ Consumer Survey

     
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FSTB’s Joseph Chan: “Hong Kong will remain the family office hub in Asia”

Hong Kong has started to regain its position as Asia’s wealth management hub despite the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a fall in assets under management

     
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DIFC’s Salmaan Jaffery: “Family Wealth Centre aims to capture the inflow of…

The Dubai International Financial Centre, home to 330 asset and wealth companies and 55,000 wealthy individuals, aims to develop Dubai as a centre for global wealth with its Family Wealth Centre

     
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Technology, the game changer in climate-risk disclosure by companies seeking…

The lack of a global standard for disclosure for companies reporting climate-related risks and opportunities have led central banks to propose technology to improve investment strategies

     
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Incumbents accelerate technology spending to stave off digital challengers

Presenting key insights from the Excellence programme held in Hanoi in March 2023, Christian Kapfer, research director of TABInsights, identified personalisation, customer engagement, embedded finance and platform ecosystems as the key…

     
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GoTyme Bank, to enter the Philippine consumer banking market

Nathaniel (Nate) Clarke, CEO and President of GoTyme Bank, spoke with Chris Kapfer about GoTyme Bank, entering the Philippine consumer banking market, as well as the bank's plans to fuel its growth in the country.

     
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NAB hatched Hive for efficient MSME payment service

National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the leading business banks in Australia, launched Hive, a merchant portal. It will invest $100 million over the next two years to better address the payment needs of the micro and small business segment.

     
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Big tech credit expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023

Digital and incumbent banks face growing threats from big tech and payment platforms that are evolving into full-scale financial services players. Latest forecast derived from BIS data, predicts that alternative financing will surpass…