How Digital is Driving Payments in 2020 and Beyond

whitePaper | May 17, 2021

The FinTech industry has undergone a period of rapid growth, thanks to advancing digitization and the integration of smart devices into our day-to-day lives. As a result, a range of innovative e-lending and e-payment solutions now exist, helping customers around the world gain access to these financial services. This is especially true in emerging markets, where traditional financial services companies are not growing quickly enough or providing the level of ubiquitous that FinTech companies can seamlessly provide, thanks to their impressive accessibility. Learn how the Alibaba Cloud FinTech on the Cloud solution can boost end user satisfaction and expedites their time-to-market.

whitePaper | December 11, 2019

For at least five years, the wealth management industry has been gripped by one existential question about its future: to what extent should technology play a role in its relationship-driven business model? Across all industries, new channels and technologies are changing the service demands of the modern customer. These trends are by no means exclusive to wealth management, but they are being felt acutely by the firms that operate here. A sector that has thrived for decades on life-long client loyalty is now caught up in a perfect storm of margin compression and escalating digital expectations.

whitePaper | April 6, 2023

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have risen up the agenda for corporate banks, which are unanimous in their intentions to meet stricter regulatory guidance, satisfy the appetite from investors for greener products, and attract employees who increasingly want to see the demonstration of ‘purpose’ from their employers.

whitePaper | November 5, 2019

Trade finance in its simplest form is when an exporter requires an importer to prepay for goods shipped. This gives the importer two main challenges. The first is that prepaying for goods from places such as China or India, for example, will seriously impact the company’s cash flow due to the long shipping times involved. The second challenge is how does the importer reduce the risks of paying for goods in advance? These two challenges are mainly resolved by the importer’s bank or independent trade finance provider providing a letter of credit to the exporter, or the exporter’s bank, guaranteeing payment upon presentation of certain documents. These documents may include a bill of lading.

whitePaper | June 21, 2022

Data from various providers and academics analysing private equity returns show, that PE outperforms public markets throughout the business cycle, and Internal Rates of Return (IRR) pick up following recessions, as most recently observed following the 2000-1 Dotcom Bust and the 2007-8 Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

whitePaper | July 24, 2022

If there’s one thing that banking customers need the most, it’s their trust in the bank. After all, we’re talking about huge amounts of money that customers invest. On the other hand, it’s very difficult for the banks to handle the daily queries of millions of customers who need answers 24x7. So, what’s the workaround?