payments
Thai e-commerce to grow 12% on rising account-to-account adoption
Thai e-commerce to grow 12% on rising account-to-account adoption
Online retail is forecast to expand at a 12% annual pace through 2030.
SEA travel rebound splits bank payments between cards, wallets, and experiences
Euromonitor finds 57% of travel professionals prioritise customer journeys as wallet gaps persist across key SEA markets.
US$1t unused credit card points risk losing redemption value
Tribuescape says airlines and hotels can expire balances or change redemption rules without warning.
APAC cross-border payments surge as trade drives $24t outlook
The region is projected to account for 36% of global outbound flows by 2033.
Asia struggles with G20 payment targets
The ultimate goal is for cross-border payments to achieve “the speed of the internet.”
What does ‘gold standard’ mean for Asia’s payments and e-commerce scene?
The market’s diverse challenges open the door for solutions that tackle country or region-specific issues.
India’s largest bank invests in payment services provider Cashfree
Cashfree processes $20b worth of transactions annually.
Commentary
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer
Banks need to rethink identity governance for AI agents
From stablecoins to sovereignty: The rise of trust-based digital dollar systems
Indonesia’s banks need faster fraud decisions as digital payments grow
China’s leasing giants are growing up — and Asia’s banks can’t look away
Adapting to change with confidence
Asia plays part in $129t global credit market pool