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08-Aug-19 Dutch bank ING, Thanachart Capital and the Thai Finance Ministry are expected to hold 21%, 20% and 18% respectively in TMB-Thanachart Bank, the new bank born from the consolidation of TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank. Canada's Scotiabank will own 5%. [image: Bangkok Post]
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11-Jul-19 More than half of banking and financial clients in Asia now use fintech products and services, according to a recent survey. Emerging markets across Asia, Latin America and Africa are quickly becoming the largest growth areas for fintech participation. [image: iStock]
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25-Jun-19 A report from S&P estimates Islamic finance will show only 5 percent growth in 2019-2020, owing to tepid conditions in certain core markets. In the GCC, "Fintech could stimulate growth by making transactions quicker, more secure, and easier to implement." [image: Zawya / Getty Images]
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22-Apr-19 The wave of M&A in GCC financial services is needed to raise efficiencies and build the scale required to increase investments in financial technology, as payment solutions are increasingly enabled by fintech, according to Rishi Kapoor, co-CEO of Investcorp. [image: ADCB / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]
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14-Mar-19 Alipay and Barclaycard - which processes half the UK's card transactions - have collaborated to allow UK retailers to accept Alipay. 483,000 Chinese tourists will spend USD1.33 bn in 2019. The UK also has about 493,000 Chinese residents and students. [image: Alizila]
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