Financial Technology

SEA fintechs to shift focus on profits as adoption gains pace: Fitch

The region’s large unbanked population underpins its market potential.

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.

AFIN, R3 partner for CBDC testing

AFIN will launch a new digital currency sandbox in APIX.

This Asian Banking and Finance podcast discusses the challenges and best practices when it comes to managing corporate actions automation

SmartStream’s Neil Sheppard and Alan Jones shared their insights about the changes they have seen in operations control both before and after the...

UNObank clinches Philippines’ third digital bank license

Parent DigibankASIA will work alongside partners Mambu, Backbase, and AWS in developing its services.

Philippine authorities file criminal raps against Wirecard's ex-COO, others

The respondents are accused violating banking, cybercrime and e-commerce laws.

Singapore’s fintech top-dog envisions city as Asian hub for capital raising: report

The country hit a record for fintech investments last year, and more is expected, says MAS’ Mohanty.