The Taiwan Banker

A Moving Target: Stepping Up The Fight Against Financial Crime

By Olga Rakhmanina / 2020.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.122

International policymakers and national regulators are intensifying their efforts to prevent criminal abuse of the financial services industry. Recent.. more

China bets on Macau as an offshore financial center

By Matthew Fulco / 2020.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.122

Developing the former Portuguese colony as a financial hub has as much to do with stalled financial reform on the mainland as it does Beijing's dissat.. more

AML in the Age of Cybersecurity: Who Should Pay?

By David Stinson / 2020.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.122

It was just over 20 years ago, in 1998, that Will Smith’s movie Enemy of the State came out. The notion that the government had a network of ele.. more

FinTech Taipei 2019 Points to the Future of Finance

By Hank Huang (黃崇哲) / 2020.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.121

Over two short days, 50,000 people participated in FinTech Taipei 2019, jointly organized by the Taiwan Financial Services Roundtable and TABF, which.. more

Regtech：A Promise For Smarter Regulatory Compliance?

By Olga Rakhmanina / 2020.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.121

Advances in technological innovation touch on all aspects of financial services, including such non-consumer facing functions as regulatory compliance.. more

Difficulties in the Asian Life Insurance Sector Reflect the Real Economy

By David Stinson / 2020.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.121

As the global reduction in interest rates shows no sign of abatement, who is affected the most? Given compounding returns, it would logically be those.. more

The Rebirth of Taiwanese Equities

By Hank Huang (黃崇哲) / 2019.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.120

With double-digit economic growth for many years starting in 1985, Taiwan’s private income grew sharply. Due to limited investment channels, lar.. more

Nudge For Good: Helping Consumers Make Better Financial Decisions

By Olga Rakhmanina / 2019.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.120

Recent popularization of the behavioural science has undermined the traditional economic theory that consumers consistently reach most rational decisi.. more

Developing a fintech niche

By Matthew Fulco / 2019.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.120

Taiwan's fintech sector has made important strides in the past two years. While overall fintech investment remains modest, the government has taken st.. more

Taiwan Is Looking Like an Island of Stability

By David Stinson / 2019.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.120

Freedom or fortune? This is how Beijing has consistently framed the choice facing Hong Kong. If the unrest in the second half of this year has prompte.. more