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Malaysia rides on Asia's virtual banking drive
Potential web-only players could target both the unbanked and the affluent segment.
Malaysia rides on Asia's virtual banking drive
Potential web-only players could target both the unbanked and the affluent segment.
Philippine banks boost tech in push for financial inclusion
Lenders are offering digital loans for farmers, a 10-minute paperless account opening process, and money transfers through mobile numbers.
Are Indonesian banks' digital journeys paying off?
Lenders are introducing self-service lounges, cardless withdrawals and biometrics to grow their millennial client base.
How Thai lenders are building the bank branch of the future
Paperless applications and facial recognition tech for eKYC are key components.
Malaysian banks flex digital muscle to catch up with Asian peers
Employee upskilling is also a priority to ensure that workers can keep up with digital developments.
Thailand embraces facial recognition tech for e-KYC
FR is part of the broader shift towards the smart bank branch model.
How ING Singapore is leading 600-strong staff against disruption
Its wholesale banking unit is ditching the pyramid structure in favour of self-steering teams.
Citi banks on unrivalled expertise to service Asia's mobile and international millionaires
Affluent clients in the region can unlock sophisticated and customised investment opportunities in the U.S.
Krungsri embraces emerging technologies to create more value for corporate clients
The bank is the first major player in Thailand to apply blockchain to enhance supply chain transactions. Krungsri is leveraging on the knowledge from...
P2P lender Blend PH targets nearly $20m portfolio by 2021 in financial inclusion push
The platform has attracted millennials, housewives, and overseas workers that have been investing as low as $96 at 8-30% per annum.
This Singapore online lending startup offers personal loans up to S$50,000
Credit Culture offers personalised and instant loan terms from its proprietary credit-scoring engine.
Singapore firms with overseas ties could fall into global regulatory loopholes: Dow Jones
Despite a world-leading compliance regime, firms risk another 1MDB scandal by failing to assess malpractices of external links.
Inside Asian Development Bank's $118m modernisation programme
The bank is digitising its systems; streamlining financial and administrative services and setting up a digital sandbox.
Indonesian banks launch mobile wallet in last-ditch effort to compete with Go-Jek
LinkAja can be used for mobile prepaid top-ups, POS payments, utility and transport payments.
SWIFT's Michael Moon on shaking the dust off the global cross-border payment process
SWIFT gpi promises speed, traceability and transparency as it helps usher in a new era of payments.
Cash is still king in Singapore as reluctant elders shun mobile apps
Security concerns in mobile banking apps rose from 34% in 2017 to 41% in 2018.
Three's a crowd: Shinhan and fintech unicorn Viva Republica leap into Korea's internet-only banking race
The partnership will have immediate access to 11 million users of e-payment app Toss.
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