Financial Technology
OVO dominates Indonesia as digital payment platforms
OVO dominates Indonesia as digital payment platforms
It also leads in both brand awareness, usage, and active users.
Digital Wallet Group acquires REPL
The firm plans to expand mobile remittance technology in the country.
South Korean regulator nominee reject cryptocurrency as financial asset: report
Koh also reiterated his commitment to curb increases in household debt.
SEA fintechs to shift focus on profits as adoption gains pace: Fitch
The region’s large unbanked population underpins its market potential.
Hacker returns $260m of stolen crypto tokens to Poly Network
About $354m in crypto funds, mostly Ethereum tokens, are yet to be returned.
AirAsia's BigPay secures $100m from South Korean conglomerate
The funding is just one step closer to BigPay’s ambition to be the largest challenger bank in SEA.
Singapore fintech investments reach $614.2m in H1 with smaller deals
The total transaction value is smaller than in H1 2020 but deal numbers are at a three-year high.
Balancing regulatory driver and customer experience in financial institutions
Technology innovation is enhancing customer experience, empowering seamless customer authentication in financial services
Four ways to increase share of wallet in the financial services industry
Harish Agarwal, Head of Customer Experience Strategy for SEA, India and Hong Kong, Qualtrics.
SFC, Canadian securities partner in strengthening fintech cooperation
The SFC and their Canadian counterparts agreed to draft a fintech cooperation framework.
Philippine fintech firm Voyager raises $167m from Tencent, others
The firm has applied for a digital banking license in the country.
Indonesia mulls tightening fintech, P2P regulations
New regulations may include higher capital hurdles for P2P players.
Bank Neo Commercial, Arash Digital, Wallyt partner to boost digital payments in Indonesia
The bank will add more digital payment services.
AFIN, R3 partner for CBDC testing
AFIN will launch a new digital currency sandbox in APIX.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Regulator mulls conservative bitcoin rule; JPMorgan amassing cash amidst inflation woes, says CEO
And Bank of America unveils plan to bring employees back to the office.
This Asian Banking and Finance podcast discusses the challenges and best practices when it comes to managing corporate actions automation
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UNObank clinches Philippines’ third digital bank license
Parent DigibankASIA will work alongside partners Mambu, Backbase, and AWS in developing its services.
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