by Jeremy Cole | Aug 4, 2022 | Banking, Digital Banking
Ancient history shows that many women were accorded the same financial liberties as men. In Egypt, records dating back to 3100 BC show women were afforded the rights to own property, enter into contracts and in essence access all the same financial rights as their...
by Jeremy Cole | Aug 4, 2022 | Finance, Fintech
Embedded finance refers to platforms through which online retail companies can offer lines of credit directly to their consumers. In the past couple of years, this form of financing has been booming in terms of popularity, with schemes such as buy now, pay later...
by Jeremy Cole | May 10, 2022 | Fintech, Fintech Investment
Data gathered by analytics group Refinitiv shows record amounts of cash being pumped into financial technology in the Southeast Asian markets by investors in 2021. Figures released in November recorded over $3billion in FinTech investment across more than 80 deals in...
by Jeremy Cole | Apr 26, 2022 | Finance, Financial Literacy
A recent survey from S&P Global FinLit has identified Southeast Asia as the world region with the poorest levels of financial literacy across the population. A definition of financial literacy can be found in the PDF attachment to this post. Financial literacy...
by Jeremy Cole | Mar 28, 2022 | Digital Banking, Finance
Leaders in finance from the G7 major economies member states have issued new guidelines regarding all digital currencies issued by central banks. Over a dozen guidelines for CBDCs, or central bank digital currencies, were outlined at a recent meeting of financial...
