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Trust Bank taps ecosystem to fuel digital banking growth
Trust Bank taps ecosystem to fuel digital banking growth
The digital lender credits partnerships, not just tech, for its scale to one million customers in under four years
Organised crime forces banks to rethink fraud prevention
Industry leaders say collaboration is key to combating organised financial crime.
AI oversight gains urgency as deepfake scams surge 2,000%
Ashwini Karandikar urged firms to map every point where AI influences risk-bearing decisions this year.
Bain & Company’s Ben Clemens Balzer underscores sharper discipline in Asia’s fintech landscape
He highlighted how fintech companies are now being measured by profitability, strategic focus, and operational resilience rather than rapid growth alone.
Finweek KL 2026: Where European capital meets ASEAN scale
The premier EU–ASEAN institutional fintech summit brings 1,000+ delegates to PARKROYAL Collection Kuala Lumpur on 11 to 13 November 2026 for three days of cross-border deal-making.
Deloitte’s Ho Kok Yong: Resilience, trust will define the future of banking
He advocates for institutions that integrate innovation with strong governance, transparency, and long-term resilience.
Indonesian corporates raise the bar, banks urged to reinvent corporate banking and treasury services
Monitor Deloitte's Prashant Krishnan urged banks to transform their relationship models to meet these demands.
BSN eyes retail and gold to push beyond mortgage-heavy roots
It is wading downstream from mortgages to lend to developers, hardware stores, and the likes.
Insurance growth strains trust at claims stage
Claims delays reshape customer loyalty patterns in Indonesia insurance sector.
Indonesia's financial sector urged to shift from expansion to resilience
The country’s 5% growth is no longer a green light for risk-taking, an economist warns.
Banks and insurers must chase AI value creation, not cost savings
They should consider AI as an operating system by itself, not whether it can write them a system.
Margin pressure forces banks off board-rate deposit pricing
Deposit pricing strategies shift as competition tightens funding conditions.
Insurers told tech alone won’t solve rising complexity in Indonesia
Indonesia’s insurance penetration remains low at 2.72% despite rapid AI adoption.
Indonesian banks pursue SMEs, emerging affluent in fintech battle
Financial institutions are bracing for the ‘invisible banking' era.
Why channel reliability trumps promotions in Indonesia's bank loyalty war
Consumers don't want e-channels that are constantly down or lags.
Indonesia finance firms face narrowing window to monetise AI, BCG says
Financial institutions are entering a new AI-driven “intelligence war” focused on products and operations.
DeeMoney CEO says trust will beat acquisition
CEO Phlaphongphanich said the industry is measuring the wrong things.
Commentary
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