The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Unicorns & Super Apps, SCG Packaging, and Thai Banks
The week that was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable insights from across South...
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Gojek and Grab - A Merger of the Super Apps on the Offing? We Think Not.
There has been much debate surrounding the incessant competition between so-called Super Apps Indonesia-based Gojek (1379371D IJ) and Singapore...
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DBS – Reckoning At Quarter End
As we near the quarter end, it is worth examining how far we have come from the dire days early in the year. With media hype and fear-fueled...
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HSBC Holdings Plc – Two Birds Hitting One Stone
*Not Again…: HSBC Holdings plc (5.HK/HSBA.LN) [HSBC] may have to revisit and re-atone for their anti-money laundering (AML) sins after the...
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Asia Banks – Watch Your Anti-Money Laundering Risk Again
* ICIJ Points Fingers Post-Swedbank Fiasco: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reviewed over 2,100 suspicious...
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