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Digital wallets capture 77% of APAC e-commerce payments

Digital wallets capture 77% of APAC e-commerce payments

Mobile checkout tools made up 63% of in-store spending across the region.

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Hong Kong digital wallets overtake cards in e-commerce payments

Digital wallets accounted for 41% of all e-commerce transactions.

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Malaysia credit to private non-financial firms rises 5.5% in January

The digital lending solutions market to reach a value of $4.2b by the end of 2025.

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Australia's Big Four banks face stage 3 loan risks as rates rise

Intense competition and rising costs are expected to reduce margins.

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Vietnam fintech posts 17.8% CAGR through 2034

Internet access reached 79% of the population in 2023, boosting digital payment demand.

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ZA Bank’s Sidney Siu champions compliance by design

Governance isn’t a blocker, it’s a leadership tool.

Exclusive

APAC banks face 'tail risk' as climate data gaps undermine risk modeling

Banks must adopt simulation-based modeling to quantify the full spectrum of potential losses.

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APAC dominates financial centre list but growth slows

Eight of 15 centres tipped to rise are based in the region.

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Islamic lenders hit digital wall on slow rollout

Products don’t evolve quickly due to extra layers of review.

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APAC banks to absorb $500b new losses from Middle East & China risks

Slower growth in China and worsening property risks is amongst factors that can affect banks.

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Japan corporate banking hits $34b by 2032 amidst strain

The market climbed to $8.9b in 2024 whilst legacy tech remains a hurdle.

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How can China balance bank pricing power with financial stability?

Lenders gain when prices rise but bear losses when loans sour.

Expert Opinion

Banks hit AI plateau as 80% see no bottom-line impact

Many lenders plateau after deploying isolated tools instead of full transformation, said McKinsey.

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Banks face budget squeeze from AI and legacy systems

Corporate IT allocations are projected to keep climbing through 2027.

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Japanese banks avoid $550b US investment hook for now

The JBIC would likely do the initial heavy lifting.

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Singapore on-time loan repayments in 2025 hit post-COVID record high

It has jumped to 86%, when it hovered around 36% to 65% in 2020-2024.

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Singapore banking sentiment slips in Q4 2025

Banking and insurance posted 55.7 whilst the wider business reading climbed to 53.4.

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