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:

Chatbots Are Future Lifestyle Managers

Banks and financial services institutions are increasingly adopting chatbots to engage customers:

Amreli DCCB To Adopt Mobile, Internet Banking

Plans 250% jump in ATMs:

Aim Is To 'Embed The Bank In A Customer's Journey'

DBS Bank is known for its high level of digitization. Alfian Sharifuddin, MD and head of Technology and Operations, DBS India, gives details of the bank’s efforts in India:

APAC - Building A Best-in-class Financial Services And Fintech Platform

It is a new age NBFC with the DNA of a fintech:

Equitas SFB Is Getting Digital-ready

V.R. Sridharan, CTO, Equitas Small Finance Bank, discusses the technology initiatives in the bank and how it got transformed into a digital organization in a small period of time:

Paperless Finance

BankBazaar organized its 3rd conclave on Paperless Finance Conclave in Mumbai. Nine key takeaways from the conclave:

It's The Micro Segment That Provides Contentment

RBL Bank has a very specific focus on the micro segment of the MSME sector. Anshul Swami, head, Retail, Inclusion and Rural Products, explains how lending to this segment brings in rewards:

France Sees 300 Fintechs Every Year

France has a unique ecosystem for fintechs - government support, regulatory ease and easy funding opportunities:

Digital Frontiers In Farming

Banking Frontiers, in association with The Weather Company, an IBM Business, organized a roundtable conference in Chennai to discuss the role of technology in the agriculture ecosystem.

Australia Has A Sluggish Mortgage Market

The mortgage loan industry in Australia has been seeing negligible growth:

TSCAB To Embrace A Variety Of New Tech Services

Aims to increase customer base to 600,000 in the next 3 years:

It's Passion, Fast Learning & Growth That Is Prime; Not Stability

In a changing employee profile in the insurance industry, Tata AIG General Insurance Co has been able to create a nimble and future-ready workforce. Subramainian Suryanarayanan, CHRO at the company, recounts the efforts behind this:

Israeli Fintechs Are Becoming Global Enterprises

While it is the startup nation of the world, Israel is also fast becoming a fintech hub:

One-Stop Shop For The Wealthy

L&T Financial Services is consolidating its position in the wealth management portfolio

Aiming To Integrate With Global Banking System

The Iranian banking system is waking up and evolving to be part of the global banking system post the lifting of the sanctions.

AfDB's Disbursals Grew 55% Yoy In 2016

The African Development Bank scaled up operations to a record $11 billion in 2016, propelled by the ‘High 5s’ and New Development and Business Delivery model: