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Switzerland Maintains No 1 Position

A number of factors contribute to Switzerland becoming the fertile ground for adoption of blockchain technology:

PSBs Start Bottom-up Self-Assessment & Deliberation

Public sector banks held a consultative process recently to frame a strategy for better performance:

Islamic Banking Leads Home Loan Segment

Islamic mortgage loans are gaining popularity in Malaysia

ESAF Small Finance Bankfighting Partiality Of Prosperity

Even when it became a banking institution, the operations are focused on rural India and women:

Digital Transformation Needs A Future-Ready HR

I have recently started keeping track on the number of mailers I receive on the new HR start-up technology companies that keep connecting with you over email, LinkedIn and even Facebook.

DAT Propels HR Transformation

Data, Automation and Talent are the most common drivers for HR transformation in NBFCs. Five HR professionls from NBFCs explain the thrust HR is getting in the age of the millennials:

Aiming To Build A Bank For Tomorrow's Customers

Face recognition on mobile app is an indicator

A Unique Culture For A Unique Strategy

U GRO Capital founder Shachindra Nath has adopted a unique cultural strategy to give his venture a long life. He shares philosophical and practical perspectives in an extended interaction with Manoj Agrawal:

Digitization an Absolute Necessity Now

Digitization has been the catch phrase for banks in 2016. Mobile-based payment solutions, blockchain technology, self-service, social mediabased transactions and seamless P2P transactions are on their agenda:

Budget: Credit Demand To Get Traction

Mayank Mehta, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda and Harideesh Kumar B., Executive Director, Canara Bank, expect credit growth boost from the Union Budget 2017.

Banking Sector In Greece Is Showing Signs Of Recovery

Greece’s banking sector is reviving but the outcome will depend on several factors - most important being the political tussle with Eurozone:

Ambitious Target For Digital Penetration - 75% By March 2019

With the recently opened branches in the Delhi zone starting to deliver results, the bank sets ambitious growth plans.

Integrity Due Diligence A Must Exercise

Absence of a true system can lead to issues that banks face today, feels Deepak Bhawnani, CEO, Alea Consulting, which specializes in reputation risk and corporate investigations:

Experimenting With New Ideas; Discarding Those That Don't Scale Up

Sourabh Chatterjee, head – Digital & Technology at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, shares the digital transformation plan of the company:

ESAF SFB All Set To Spread Its Wings

Kerala’s newest bank – ESAF Small Finance Bank – has ambitious plans to bring the joy of banking to the lives of poor and marginalized people.

Tech Upgrade Enables Loan Disbursal In 24 Hours

Anand Natarajan, head of Strategy & Business Execution, Fullerton India Credit Company, speaks about how the company offers loan products with minimum formalities and maximum convenience.

Fireside Chat: Securing Enterprises In A Connected World

Highlights of the Fireside Chat conducted at Finnoviti 2016

Brazilian Banks Are Less Stressed

Banks in Brazil are strong and efficient and are not subject to the vagaries of the economic disasters. An overview:

Myanmar Is Opening Its Banking Sector

After years of military rule, sanctions imposed on the junta and the subsequent ruling fraternity, and devastating economy, Myanmar is gradually progressing on a road to recovery. So are its banking institutions.

FIS Financial Inclusion Lab: Bringing Innovation To Financial Inclusion

While it’s relatively easy to access financial services in urban areas, a large proportion of the population in rural India and other developing economies face challenges accessing basic banking services such as depositing money or securing credit.

Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017?

Highlights of an article at Knowledge@Wharton with the same title:

Thematic Investment: Promoting Informed Decisions

Fyers Securities, an online platform, specializes in thematic investment. Tejas Khoday, CEO, explains the relevance of thematic investment.

e-NWRs: Facilitating Quicker, Cheaper Loans

Samir Shah, MD & CEO, NCDEX, believes that the implementation of the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System would improve the fiduciary trust of the depositors and the banks, increase liquidity in rural areas, lower the cost of financing and ensure better price risk management:

Fintechs Have Strong Prospects In Middle East

Fintech startups command attention:

Manappuram Finance Looks Beyond Gold Loans

V.P. Nandakumar, MD and CEO, Manappuram Finance, has set a target of 10 to 15% growth, even as the company has recorded a strong performance in portfolios other than gold loan:

Data governance: Key to growth and risk mitigation in Banking

Data has become the new currency.Businesses that learn to extract the right kind of information and harness it for competitive advantage will be profitable in the Data Economy.

Slow Start For Fintechs In Japan

Fintech initiatives in Japan are yet to pick up, mainly on account of the unique nature of the country’s banking and financial system:

AI Already In The Realm Of Reality

Kalpesh Mehta, partner, Deloitte India, speaks about the transition AI is bring to the financial services industry:

AI Powered Robo Spins Money For Motilal Oswal

Arun Chaudhry, head-Online Business & Product Development, Broking & Distribution, Motilal Oswal Securities, explains how technology has helped create a transformation in the company:

ICOs Are New Fad Among Investors

But, there are chances that the investments may fade away too: