Tagged: albert chan

Accenture/CB Insights Report: Asia-Pacific Fintech Financing Eclipsed North American Investment in 2016

February 28, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey |

Global investment in fintech ventures grew 10% in 2016, to US$23.2 billion, driven primarily by a wave of blockbuster deals in China, according to Accenture (NYSE:ACN) analysis of data from CB Insights, a global venture-finance data and analytics firm. Fintech financing in Asia-Pacific in 2016 eclipsed… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Fintech, General News, Global | Tagged albert chan, alibaba, asia pacific, china, jd.com, richard lumb

China Banks Choice: Stand Back & Watch Market Share Be Eroded or Recognize the Threat & Decide that Digital Has to Be a Priority

September 20, 2015 @ 9:38 pm By JD Alois |

The financial sector in China is changing perhaps more radically, and more quickly, than in any other sovereign nation in the world. The industry is being compelled to adjust to the realities of slowing economy and a banking sector that was not created to provide… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Global, Opinion | Tagged accenture, albert chan, alibaba, china, tencent