Andrew Samu

Bill Gates is predicting that business travel and office work won’t return to pre-pandemic levels in the future. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist believes that at around half of business travel will go, along with a third of working in the office.

Fintech

Exploring New Horizons – UAE as an Open Gateway to MEASA Region

November 25, 2020

The UAE is leading the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s FinTech market, reaching a record-high of USD 2.5 billion by 2022, as a result of regional and multi-national financial institutions rolling out digital platforms to transform customer experiences, optimize costs, and meet data regulations.

Regulator

Regulators set their sights on the Securities Markets in 2021

November 24, 2020

Ashley Alder, Chair of the IOSCO Board, said: “Though the Annual Meeting was virtual this year, members made tremendous progress in addressing the emerging risks arising from the COVID 19 pandemic and other critical matters such as climate change and financial stability issues. IOSCO has proven it can respond quickly and effectively to events that could harm investors and undermine market integrity.”

Events Fintech

Why is Singapore hosting the Biggest Fintech Festival of 2020?

November 23, 2020

Jane Fraser, President of Citi speaking about how the Financial Services Sector will Respond in 2021 on the 8th of December A Fireside Chat with the Winklevoss Brothers about Crypto being the new Safe Haven on the 8th of December Akon speaking about Akoin City & Beyond on the 9th of December Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq speaking about How Technology is Shaping the Future of the Capital Markets on the 10th of December

Fintech

Everything that Gleams isn’t Glint, the Challenger Democratizing Gold

November 19, 2020

For instance in August, Gold shot up above 2000 USD per ounce (an all-time high), but then it dropped on the news of the Cure for Covid. Either way Gold is up from the 1200 USD per ounce it was worth in 2018 and it continues to be the safe haven currency of choice for many people.

Africa Digital Assets

Akoin: Sorry, Blame it on the 54+ currencies in Africa

November 17, 2020

The Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) is almost complete, a $2 billion sustainable metropolis in the Republic of Kenya. Work started in 2014 and some of the features include a 35-acre Disney-style water park, the world’s largest convention centre, a 36-hole Golf Course (the largest in Africa). And if you weren’t convinced yet, MMTC has more SOLAR street lights than any City in the world as of November 2020.

Sustainability ESG

How is Refinitiv preparing a Red Flag for ESG?

November 12, 2020

“I believe the role of the investment community is also key to making effective change. The more that investors make decisions based on ESG criteria that they can trust, the better it will be for sustainability in the long term.

COVID-19 USA

US stocks continue to fluctuate while consumer spending declines

November 5, 2020

This followed the downward revision of sales for July, with Arthur Idiatulin from the broker Tickmill reporting that total consumer spending in the US remained approximately 6.5% below January 2020.

Quants USA

‘Mapping uncertainty’ Is Kenneth Griffin Banking on Trump?

November 4, 2020

A UBS survey from a few months ago said that 53% of business owners supported Trump. A few weeks later a Yale report showed that 77% of business leaders would be voting for Joe Biden. Only one thing is for sure, the country is clearly divided.

#DisruptionChat Quants

Talking about The Quant Conference (virtually) with Nikita Fadeev

October 27, 2020

#DisruptionBanking spoke with Nikita Fadeev, Founder of The Quant Conference and Portfolio Manager at Fasanara Digital, about the changing quantitative landscape, the fight for talent and the rise of crypto amongst quants.

#DisruptionChat Capital Markets Regulator

Talking about the Digital Twin of an Organization and Modelling with Olga Venosa from EQV

October 22, 2020

EQV's Sphera has been classified as a Digital Twin of an Organization type of product. The Digital Twin of an Organization is the capability of a system to be able to replicate all the processes of an organization.

Blockchain

#DeFi, Dapps and DEX – the new world of the Stablecoin YOU need to know about

October 20, 2020

It is beyond doubt that this intense activity focused on the DeFi platform will draw the eye of the regulator. When there is just a few million dollars like their was in most of 2019, the Year of DeFi according to some, this is still probably some new form of ICO in the eyes of the regulator. Today, with billions of dollars trading in the last few weeks, it might not be long before the regulator or tax office steps in

PayTech

Qatar Fintech Accelerator & Sync. expands into the Middle East

October 14, 2020

More than 350 Fintechs expressed their interest in the Qatar Fintech Accelerator, run by the Qatar Development Bank and Qatar Fintech Hub

#DisruptionChat Investment Banking Regulator

Talking about Regulations & Technology with NICE Actimize

October 5, 2020

"The answers are very rarely inside the building," Lee shares, going on to explain that the team at NICE Actimize: "Meet with customers to understand the problems that they are facing, the challenges that they have, and then from that determine comprehensive interesting solutions that can add value in the market."

Capital Markets

“Approved for Business” in China, and Ant Group’s $35 billion IPO

September 29, 2020

Fang went on to reveal that offshore investors hold $294bn of stocks in circulation. Including all investment through other channels as well, foreign investors own just 4.69% of Chinese stocks in circulation. In comparison, international investors own roughly 30% of Japanese and South Korean stocks.

Banking

#backtowork But is it Business as Usual?

September 17, 2020

Deutsche Bank in New York showed a different approach to the anxiety of junior staff by telling all employees they can keep working at home until July 2021.

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