6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (268+ words) Mobile wallets are now the preferred way to pay when travelling. Singaporeans are amongst the most enthusiastic adopters of integrated digital wallet experiences globally, but privacy concerns and a preference for human control are holding back full adoption of AI-powered…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (112+ words) Asian Banking & Finance Inside MatchMove’s win at the Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026 Amar Abrol on MatchMove’s lending infrastructure, and why speed and focus are reshaping fintech. Amar Abrol, President & Co-Founder of MatchMove, shares how the company has evolved into…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) Japanese banks’ outlook for 2026 remains improving, said Fitch Ratings. APAC developed market banks’ return on equity (ROE) rose 11.4% in FY2025, improving from its 10.6% ROE in FY2022—but slower than the average ROE of its European and North American peers, according to data…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) Retail banking participation fell to 9% in this year’s survey. Most intend to build on existing businesses rather than make large moves into unfamiliar markets. Two-thirds plan to increase the scale of current operations, 63% plan to broaden their products and services,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Investment balances of customers who joined in 2025 grew nearly sixfold. DBS recorded that its number of millennial retail customers who moved up to DBS Treasures tripled in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The number…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) Chinese banks are expanding cross-border use as Beijing keeps capital controls. China has made progress in expanding the renminbi’s international use, but low yields, limited convertibility and thinner onshore liquidity could keep it from rivaling the US dollar. Foreign institutions…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) Key transactions include a $1b issuance by ICICI bank, according to Citi. Banks in India have raised $4b by issuing bonds, a move indicating strong demand and investor confidence in the financial institutions, said Citi. The bonds were priced tighter than initial…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) Islamic finance is increasingly driving capital flows and trade finance across ASEAN, South Asia, Africa, and Gulf countries in the Middle East region, with approximately $6t in deployable assets across nearly 100 jurisdictions, according to Standard Chartered. Only 6% of global sukuk capital…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (723+ words) How Payment Asia is quietly rewriting the rules of retail commerce across Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific. Picture this: it is 8 a.m. in Mong Kok. A boutique owner unlocks her shopfront, flips the sign to "Open," and within the next sixty…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (356+ words) The region’s top organisations were honoured by the awards programme for their technology-driven initiatives. Amidst the rapid pace of change primarily brought by artificial intelligence, digital platforms, cloud technologies, and data-driven decision-making, organisations in Asia are finding new ways to…...