Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

IDEMIA Partners With RHB Bank to Launch the First Recycled Debit...

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, today announced the launch of the first eco-friendly recycled PVC payment card in Asia Pacific with RHB...

Blockchain Gets Its Claws into Hong Kong’s Fintech Scene

Blockchain technology has been around for years now, and while once frequently criticised for its hype, it is finally (if cautiously) being deployed in...

MRCB Issues Perpetual Sukuk to Raise RM5b

Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) is raising up to RM5 billion from a sukuk issuance to “fund business growth and to meet future funding...

City Bank Partners with ITFC for $15m Trade Finance Line

City Bank entered into a 15 million trade finance line with ITFC, the trade financing arm of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to support private...

Zilliqa, the Fast-Rising Cryptocurrency That Has Gained More Than 845% Since...

In recent days, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been hovering around the $10,000 resistance level, while several altcoins, such as Zilliqa (ZIL), have...

Meezan Bank Completes Issuance of Rs200 Billion Energy Sukuk

Meezan Bank has played a leading role in successfully concluding the issuance of Pakistan Energy Sukuk (PES) II worth approximately Rs 200 billion by...