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Alternative payments trump traditional rivals in Asia Pacific ecommerce market
August 16th, 2018
Alternative payment methods such as mobile wallets now account for just over half of ecommerce transaction value in Asia Pacific, according to research from GlobalData. The Apac online shopping market is booming, predicted to hit $1.6 trillion this year, ...
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion; Global fintech investment hit US$57.9B
August 14th, 2018
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion across 162 deals in the first half of 2018 powered by a massive US$14 billion Series C VC funding round by Ant Financial, up from US$2 billion the second half of ...
The Turkish lira and the Euro to dollar fell; Emerging market currencies tumble
August 13th, 2018
Emerging market currencies tumble; U.S. futures trade lower; Turkish lira extends drop despite limits to swaps transactions. Stocks declined in Asia alongside the euro and emerging-market currencies, while Treasuries and the yen advanced, on continued turmoil in Turkey that’s ...
KPMG Report on Fintech: Global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters
August 9th, 2018
KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half ...
Another week, another improvement in Gold’s prospects
August 6th, 2018
The past few months have added some cred to the “sell in May and go away” rule of thumb for precious metals, as gold’s price action has been both boring and depressing. It’s now close to its 12-month low, ...
Smartphone rankings shaken up once again as Huawei surpasses Apple
August 1st, 2018
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342.0 million units during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), resulting in a 1.8% decline when compared to ...
Emerging currency traders are being kept on their toes
July 30th, 2018
Emerging-market foreign-exchange traders are being kept on their toes even as their counterparts dealing in developed currencies might be struggling to stay awake amid the lull of the northern summer. Implied volatility on emerging-market currencies has surged and ...
State or Individual?
July 20th, 2018
The most important question faced by the human race is almost never addressed in modern times: which should be the master, the state over the individual or the individual over the state? It is particularly relevant today, bearing ...
Tonnes of fake goods worth USD 25 million seized in worldwide operations
July 18th, 2018
Pharmaceuticals, food, vehicle parts, tobacco products, clothing, and agrochemicals are among tonnes of fake goods seized in INTERPOL-led operations across four continents. Coordinated by INTERPOL between March and May 2018 in 36 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East ...
Asian stocks halt four weeks of losses, Pound drops; Here are the main market moves
July 13th, 2018
Asian stocks headed for their first weekly advance in five as trade tensions appeared to ease after China refrained from detailing retaliation plans against threatened U.S. tariff increases. The pound slipped on the latest woes from the Brexit quagmire. ...
