AI recreates the business model of the financial industry

The financial industry stands at a decisive inflection point. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a technological enhancement or an operational upgrade.It is the force redefining the architecture of how financial institutions think, decide, act, and serve.For decades, the industry followed a linear model:Data → Human Analysis → Decision → Execution → Compliance → Reporting.AI collapses this sequence.It introduces a dynamic,…

Deepening CPEC-II collaboration under China’s new Five-Year Plan

Pakistan stands to benefit from joint ventures in EV components, solar equipment & AI skill developmentFirst electric vehicle station. PHOTO: TWIITER/@MinistryofST KARACHI: China's economy is showing unmistakable signs of slowing in 2025, and the ripple effects are being felt across Asia. Its third-quarter GDP growth slipped to 4.8% from 5.2% in the previous quarter, marking the weakest pace in a…

The 100% mortgage, one year on

They said it shouldn't be done. They said the market wasn't ready. That advisers wouldn't be able to advise on it. That it was a PR risk. That no one would show up to a top-secret launch event for a product they didn't even know was coming. They said it shouldn't be done. We did it anyway. And…

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Marsden BS enhances expat mortgage criteria

Marsden Building Society has announced a number of changes to its expat mortgage criteria, including removing the minimum income requirement and removing the mandatory employer's reference requirement for buy-to-let cases.…

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