Banking Technology
Southeast Asian banks’ well-placed to ride fintech’s digital disruption: Moody’s
Supportive regulation, digital investments, and fintechs slowing growth will play to banks’ favor.
Southeast Asian banks’ well-placed to ride fintech’s digital disruption: Moody’s
Supportive regulation, digital investments, and fintechs slowing growth will play to banks’ favor.
How embedded finance is democratising the financial services experience for SMEs in Asia-Pacific
The past few years has seen embedded finance proliferating in the APAC region, with digital technology lowering not just the costs of financial...
Banks urged to integrate ESG data into IT systems: McKinsey
Banks must apply a use-case driven approach to introduce new ESG capabilities.
AI adoption in banking not a race but a question of trust: HSBC exec
AI achievers enjoyed 50% greater revenue growth on average, according to Accenture.
GXS Bank names former SGX president as group CEO
Since stepping down in 2019, Muthukrishan Ramaswami has served on the boards of GovTech Singapore and Temus.
Role of the financial sector towards achieving sustainable development goals in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, a country with a high population density, has achieved this accomplishment thanks to the political leadership's passion and commitment to...
Real-time cross border payments edges closer to reality with ISO 20022
ISO 20022 is set to become the universal language of payments.
Bank of Thailand issues consultation paper on virtual bank licensing
BOT is inviting comments and suggestions on the proposed framework by 12 February.
9 in 10 finance professionals say open banking is a key part of a bank’s landscape
More than half said it’s now a “must-have” for banks.
Hong Kong’s livi bank unveils new app interface, adds rewards feature
Customers can win cash rewards and enter a lucky draw to win round-trip tickets to Hokkaido.
ZA Bank kicks off sandbox trial for online business account opening service
Trial for ZA Dash will run until 30 December.
Over 75% Singaporeans ‘definitely’ want better online banking services
The majority of Singaporeans now use mobiles apps for bank services.
Cambodia’s ABA Bank launches instant card issuance kiosks
Over 191,000 cards have already been issued since launch.
Techcombank teams up with Adobe to deliver personalized banking solutions
The bank will use Adobe’s cloud platform to analyze customers’ browsing behavior.
Why a hybrid platform is the answer to banks’ digital advisory woes
Customers seek confidence and clarity from financial advisers.
ADB inks MOU with R3 to explore use of distributed ledger tech
This includes a project exploring a cross-border multi-currency securities settlement system.
Tokenised assets, stable coins central to Singapore’s crypto hub ambitions
Collaboration is key to achieving finance goals, says MAS’ Ravi Menon.
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