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ASEAN fintech funding achieves record $3.5b in 2021: study
Funding to investment tech and cryptocurrency firms grew by over 5x since 2020.
ASEAN fintech funding achieves record $3.5b in 2021: study
Funding to investment tech and cryptocurrency firms grew by over 5x since 2020.
Hong Kong mulls launching own digital currency: financial secretary
This is part of HKMA's initiative to 'push all banks to go fintech'.
What’s in store for the decentralised crypto industry with China’s growing antagonism?
China's stance may be concerning today, but won't affect the global industry in the long run.
China deems 19 banks 'too big to fail'
These banks face new capital and regulatory requirements.
FIs need to set clear net-zero goals else loans, assets deteriorate: Moody’s
Delayed goals and actions would hurt banks’ asset and loan quality in the future.
More mergers in the horizon for Islamic banks in South Asia, SEA
For smaller players, this may be their best bet to protect their assets.
How accelerated innovations in tech will lead to open banking
It’s a mixed bag for most SEA markets, but regulator support illuminates the future of open banking.
Loan forbearance extension clouds Indonesian banks’ asset quality for longer
The extension is a positive for their asset quality and profits, but credit costs will remain elevated.
Expect failures amongst Hong Kong’s virtual-only banks: S&P
Digital lenders are currently at a loss-making and some may fold over the next few years.
SMEs mull switch to fintechs, digital banks as main finance service provider
More than one in three APAC SMEs consider switching to fintech.
Improved outlooks on the horizon for Chinese finance companies
Policies to slow debt growth and control property prices appear to be working, abating economic risks.
Singapore banks post robust net profit results
All three major banks reported net profits of more than $2b for the first six months of 2021.
Thai banks sufficiently buffered against ongoing risks: Fitch
Escalation of the pandemic in Thailand will significantly affect business activity in H2.
Hong Kong lenders gear up sustainability initiatives as post-pandemic era dawns
The total combined headcount across 18 banks in the city is down 2,000 from just 12 months ago.
Digitalisation creeping into non-tech roles as Singapore banks accelerate hiring
The sector will continue in a “reform and transform” path, hinging on successful digital banking applicants.
The bank of the future: How to embrace AI and analytics
Banks must invest in transforming capabilities across all four layers of the integrated capability stack, says McKinsey & Co.
Citi Global Wealth APAC Co-head Fabio Fontainha outlines bank's ambitions
Fontainha expounds on Citi's wealth goals, which include adding $150b AUM across the APAC franchise in four years’ time.
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