Interviews Jan 09 Grab grows financial inclusion and its payments impact across Southeast Asia Grab’s key objectives going forward include driving increased acceptance of e-wallets, adding more big brand names to the rewards programme, and dev... 23908
Interview Mar 26 LINE Pay’s Ko: "We aim to be part of a world's leading smart portal" LINE Pay has been aggressively expanding locations and merchants that revolve around users’ lifestyle such as convenient stores, shopping malls and ... 10898
News Analysis Jul 16 Security lapses in 7-Eleven mobile app result in hackers stealing over $500,000 Lack of proper two-factor authentication and device linkage led to the hacking of 900 customer accounts and $509,000 fraudulent transactions in 7-Ele... 5349
Interview Sep 10 BCA’s Setiaatmadja: “Accelerating digital strategy vital to growing customer base and business stability” The president director of Bank Central Asia (BCA), Jahja Setiaatmadja, talks about how accelerating the bank’s digital transformation has helped in ... 9381
Research Note Aug 19 How Wirecard’s exit may impact the future of payment processing in Asia The German fintech’s dramatic collapse is likely to reshape the payment processing landscape as market rewards players leading innovation and value ... 14347
Feature Sep 07 Central banks accelerate digital currency plans as PBOC surges ahead Central banks are undertaking extensive work on digital currencies to improve the cost, security, speed and reach of transactions to eventually accele... 10681
Co-published Dec 18 SCB’s new payment hub boosts processing capacity and business growth Siam Commercial Bank and IT partner FIS implemented a future-proof payment hub to increase processing capacity and shorten product development cycle. ... 7605
Trends Feb 18 Bank and fintech collaborations speed up payment efficiencies APIs, faster payment schemes and industry-wide collaborations of financial institutions and technology players are helping to transform and lower the ... 5063
Research Note Mar 02 Raast set to revolutionise digital payments in Pakistan Market development, operational challenges, and payment preferences are going to shape consumer engagement with the new instant payment platform... 19105
Current Account Apr 26 Central bank proposes domestic card scheme for South Africans The South African Reserve Bank, the country’s central bank, published a consultation paper that looks into the possibility of setting up a first-eve... 6720
Current Account May 07 Digital currencies gain momentum in US and China The largest US cryptocurrency platform goes public and China's digital renminbi testing speeds up... 14637
Trendwatch May 21 Central banks work to link multiple CBDCs across borders Several countries all over the worl in various stages of developing central bank digital currencies (CBDC) . In a survey of 46 central banks, BIS foun... 10134
Datafiles May 22 Bitcoin’s market dominance falls to 38% as crypto asset trading grows The crypto market is becoming more mature and many mainstream companies have shown interest in the crypto ecosystem.. The impressive rise of cryptocur... 24177
Research Note Jul 23 Mox and ZA Bank lead Hong Kong’s virtual bank race A year after Hong Kong issued eight digital banking licences, Mox and ZA Bank have emerged as the early leaders. Together with WeLab, the three banks ... 13520
Research Note Aug 27 A comparison of licensing frameworks for digital banks in the Middle East The global financial industry has evolved as a result of the widespread digital transformation of traditional banks and the entrance of new digital ba... 15467
Interviews Jul 07 GCash's Martha Sazon: “We became profitable three years ahead of target” Martha Sazon, president and CEO of Mynt/GCash, discussed the rapid growth of the fintech company, how being cloud native helped it be... 21614
Interview Dec 23 BSP's deputy governor Tangonan on financial inclusion, digital transformation, CDBCS and new payments infrastructures Mamerto Tangonan, deputy governor of BSP, discussed the latest developments in the Philippine’s journey to digitalising its financial ecosystem. He ... 19020
Interview Dec 31 CIMB's Samir Gupta: "Digital now accounts for 48% of total product sales" In this Leadership Perspective Series, Samir Gupta, CEO, consumer banking at CIMB Group, discussed the strategy and opportunities that drive digital t... 19815
Panel Discussion Aug 07 Banks aim for seamless global payments with ISO 20022 and technology integration Opening up payment systems for wider usage and standardising with ISO 20022 will achieve speed, security, transparency and traceability in cross-borde... 7979
