Financial Technology

Two digital banks in every APAC market to challenge incumbents: study

Need for new capabilities to push bank-fintech collaborations in the region.

Two digital banks in every APAC market to challenge incumbents: study

Need for new capabilities to push bank-fintech collaborations in the region.

Chinese fintechs must meet capital requirements within two years: CBIRC

Regulators have set various grace periods for different platforms.

Ant Group may resume IPOs once problems resolved: report

PBOC is still investigating monopolies in the fintech company.

No ‘one-size-fits-all' for mobile bank TMRW

UOB’s mobile-only bank makes use of personalization to attract Thailand, Indonesia’s tech-savvy generation.

Thailand's KBank, Central JD Fintech launch one-stop digital loan app

They expect around 100,000 loan applications to be approved by 2021.

How Spenmo helps businesses secure direct loans

The platform also allows merchants to effectively manage expenses.

Weekly Global News Wrap: Revolut to apply for US bank licence; G7 to block Facebook's Libra

And Credit Suisse hires former Bank of America investment banking head.

Bank of Korea plans test-run circulation of digital currency in 2021

It will launch a pilot program to study the potential introduction of a new cryptocurrency.

Contactless payments shift to overdrive as APAC locks down

Individuals and businesses scramble to adapt, but pitfalls remain.

Azimo partners with Alipay to offer instant money transfer to China

Customers can now send money directly to a bank account linked to the recipient’s Alipay ID.

Mastercard leads alliance for wholesale, retail digital supply chain

This will increase digital data available to assess creditworthiness.

Tokyo government unveils free consultation services for foreign financial firms

Asset management and fintechs with no registered office in Japan may apply.

Razer Fintech's total payment volume doubled to $1.8b in H1

It was boosted by online shopping and higher digital entertainment consumption.