Tag "digital banking"

India Neobanking Sector Poised for 50.5% Annual Growth Through 2025

India’s neobanking market has been growing at a fast pace, driven by rapid change in technology, growing levels of Internet and smartphone penetration and supportive government initiatives. Accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton estimates that the Indian neobanking market was

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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

Are digital first banks in Asia poised to lead a disruptive charge against well-entrenched, established commercial banks? In the traditional banking sphere globally, but especially true in Asia, there is a considerable proportion of unbanked and underbanked populations who lack

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How Much Does It Cost to Build a Digital Bank in ASEAN?

In the face of a gloomy international economic forecast and a dwindling liquidity pool, profitability has become a pressing concern for the chief executive of any digital bank emerging in the ASEAN region. Digital banking is in its nascent stages

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iFast Launches Cross-Border, Multicurrency Digital Banking Platform

iFAST Global Bank (iGB), the digital banking division of Singaporean wealth management fintech firm iFAST Corporation Ltd., has introduced a Digital Personal Banking (DPB) platform to expand its financial ecosystem. The DPB platform will provide online personal banking services to

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Digital Bank CEOs Share Top 5 Trends Shaping the Future of the Industry

In Asia, digital banking has been a growing industry over the past couple of years, owing to soaring demand for online and mobile alternatives, and positively evolving regulation. However, the current macroeconomic environment, marked by rising inflation and a looming

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India Bets on Digital Banking to Improve MSME Access to Finance

India, a world leader in digital payments and fintech innovation, is entering the next phase of its digital finance transformation, now eyeing the prospects of digital banking to address the credit gap faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

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Kerala Embraces Digital, as India’s Banking Ambitions Grow

Even as India is going about the implementation of 75 fully digital banking branches throughout the country, including making allocations for rural areas in the 2022-2023 budget, Kerala claims it has emerged as the first state in India to go

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Bigtechs vs Banks: APAC Consumers’ Trust in Financial Services Shifts

In Asia-Pacific (APAC), banking customers are demanding better online experiences and showing willingness to share their personal data if that means being provided with personalized products and services. Customers are also demonstrating increased trust in bigtech companies to fulfill their

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43 New Challenger Banks Have Entered the Market This Year

Over the past year, 43 new digital challenger banks have been launched around the world, bringing the total number of players to 291, data acquired by Finbold, a platform that covers news on finance, cryptocurrencies and fintech, show. The figure

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E-Commerce Boom Propelling Digital Payments Adoption in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia (SEA) is experiencing exponential growth in digital payments encouraged by a booming e-commerce scene. The region is now home to some of the world’s largest online marketplaces in some of the fastest-growing economies like Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and

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