Despite realizing the opportunities brought about data and analytics, banks and financial institutions in Asia-Pacific (APAC) are still struggling to draw critical insights from...

Neobanking has been one of the most talked-about fintech segments of the past decade, a buzzing industry that’s seen an average of 68 new...

After underwhelming performances in 2020, fintech funding in Southeast Asia regained some of its strength in 2021, a dynamism that remained in Q1 2022.During...

In Singapore, alternative payment methods including buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements and digital wallets, are surging in popularity. By 2025, fintech software provider FIS projects that these payment methods

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Passwords have been around for decades, having first been introduced back in the 1960s as a concept of authentication to cybersecurity. Since then, technology has evolved, consumer behavior has changed,

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Over the past year, organisations in Asia have embraced the zero trust security framework at a fast pace, recognising the need to upgrade their IT security strategy to address the

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In Asia Pacific (APAC), the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has fueled demand for cross-border payment capabilities and embedded financial solutions as small, online businesses embrace digital technologies to broaden

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Banking is becoming increasingly digital in Asia. Boston Consulting Group estimates that Asia Pacific (APAC) houses about 50 of the 249 digital banks worldwide, and 10 out of the 13

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Roughly 75% of investors in emerging markets plan on increasing their holdings of cryptocurrency, according to a new study from consumer insight and analytics firm Toluna. The crypto-keen investors in emerging markets overshadows those in developed markets, of which only 57% responded saying they planned to grow their digital investments. Toluna says that crypto is […]

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Growing competition from new cloud native technology players, and rising demand from customers for digital-first, intelligent services are forcing banks in Asia-Pacific (APAC) to migrate to cloud-based infrastructure and become

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Recently, Wells Fargo had stated that cryptocurrencies could be hitting an “adoption inflection point,” comparing it to the internet adoption in the 1990s. In another report, examining crypto trends for 2022, Ripple has noted, “There are high expectations within institutions for wide scale adoption and impact of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and Central Bank Digital Currencies […]

Across Asia Pacific (APAC), China, India and Indonesia are leading the region in digital wallet adoption. A new report by business payment company PPRO found that in these three markets,

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