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Digital insurance: a niche fintech segment with plenty of growth potential
Insurtech is a relatively underdeveloped segment within the fintech mix, accounting for just 7% of all fintech firms (ranging from 11% of the fintech universe in India to just 5% in Mexico). Market dynamics and distribution capacity are the majorgrow...


SPAC mania drives up valuations in Asia
Special purpose acquisition companies – or SPACs – are all the rage. Softbank also filed to launch a US$525mn SPAC. The SPAC Index on Bloomberg has risen 67% since its inception in August 2020. They raise funding through an IPO. They have a long hist...


Our 20 pandemic winners: Key takeaways
The pandemic winners among developed market stocks, almost all tech firms, are now household names, with the likes of Zoom helping to transform our working and personal lives and Tesla becoming a retail-investor favourite, recording staggering share...


TSMC as key to chips as Middle East is to oil; a pointer for Biden's priorities
TSMC is the largest stock in the global EM index, the largest and most advanced outsourced semiconductor manufacturer and, arguably, right in the middle of the long-term tussle between the US and China over control of the Taiwan Strait and the techno...


Raast: Revolutionising Pakistan’s digital payments ecosystem
Raast will provide necessary back-end infrastructure to payments services providers and should deliver the following objectives: significantly reduced transaction costs; full interoperability between counterparties; improve security; an enhanced user...


Grab seeks US IPO as Asia's food delivery and ride hailing giants rush to list
The ASEAN ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is seeking a US listing, according to Bloomberg. The issue could raise US$2 billion. This would be one of the largest ASEAN listings in the US. Grab's net revenue rose 70% yoy in 2020, and it has...

