Fintech – technology or business model?
Most people think of fintech as the technology. But it is also a business model. This topic became relevant with the recent action by the regulator in China just two days before the IPO of Ant Financial. The regulator wanted to impose controls over the lending activities of Ant. Why is this important? Ant has already been operating...
Biggest obstacles that British companies cited that they face in Singapore
On page B12 of today's Straits Times, it was reported that one of the biggest obstacles that British companies cited that they face in Singapore is the lack of technical skills among Singaporeans followed by salary expectations at 38%. When I read that, my thoughts straight away drifted back to the once much publicised online...
The Zombie ANT
Some articles seem to be quite woefully ill-informed about Ant's (Jack Ma's company) business model and the concept of securitized debt. When you lend money to others, that debt has value and you can borrow against it. However in normal banking you will never be able to borrow 100%. What Ant was doing was securitizing the debt...
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