Banking Research

Jan

South Korea poised for blockchain boom

The cryptocurrency winter is getting frostier, but a blockchain spring may be around the corner in South Korea. Seoul’s prudent approach to distributed ledger technology – less draconian than Beijing’s but stricter than Tokyo’s – just may represent the happy middle ground. A year ago, Seoul moved to ban anonymous…

Jan

Asia Banking Research

Is Vietnam the next hotbed for fintech?

With its underdeveloped banking sector, Vietnam is a prime market for digital financial services. Thus far the pace of development has been modest, but analysts expect it will speed up considerably in the next few years. In a November report, ratings agency Moody’s said that startups focused on payments were…

Jan

China Banking Research

The Sino-U.S. tech war is more important than the trade war

All things considered, the U.S. and China had amicable trade discussions this week. With the clock ticking on the 90-day trade-war ceasefire, both sides have impetus to resolve the trade tiff. The Chinese economy likely grew at its slowest pace in 30 years – 6.5% – in 2018 as U.S.…

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