


Responding to COVID-19: Support SMEs, Accelerate Digitisation
Our first blog looked at a key step that commercial banks should take to stay competitive: introduce cashflow management tools for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as part of an overdue drive towards fully digital banking. In this blog, we look at the impact of COVID-19, and what commercial banks should do for themselves and…
Purpose and profit: AI for ESG investing
The domain of socially conscious investors and asset managers continues to expand. In the last five years, assets under management (AuM) of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related funds or ESG-principled investing experienced 25 percent growth. In 2019, these investments account for around US$31 trillion, or 30 percent of total AuM globally. Rise of responsible investment…
Transforming the financial markets back office to be future-ready
Compressed margins, the pressure for increased digitization and unsustainable cost structures are just some of the challenges facing capital markets firms today. In fact, more than one-third of their costs are spent on indirect value-add activities. If left unchecked, these challenges will start to impact a firm’s business and economic model. The good news is…