Philippine digital banks aiming to tap the country’s large unbanked and underbanked population are facing significant risks associated with lending to these segments, Fitch Ratings reported. The Philippines, like several other Asia-Pacific markets, has lower credit and banking penetration compared to developed economies. Digital lenders… Read More
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued an update on the development of digital banking or “virtual banks” (VB) in Hong Kong. The HKMA states that the establishment of regulated digital banking has achieved its three stated goals: promoting Fintech and innovation, creating a… Read More
Driven by the prospect of higher interest rates, lower fees, and around-the-clock access, new customers flocked to digital banks during the past year. This, according to research and key findings shared in a new banking sector report. For the most part, the direct banking institutions… Read More
Professionals from Mambuās partner ecosystem give actionable insights into “how businesses can avoid getting left behind in the next wave of innovation.” Mambu, the SaaS cloud banking platform, has launched its Partner Predictions Report for 2024, delving into the trends that “are set to shape… Read More
In order to support innovation, financial inclusion as well as the emerging digital financial services ecosystem, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reportedly issued In-Principle Approvals for launching five digital retail-focused banking platforms. Pakistan’s newly approved online banks reportedly include HugoBank, KT Bank Pakistan… Read More
Digital banks and neobanks are a fairly recent evolution in the financial services world. Incumbent banking has been around for decades, if not hundreds of years. Old banks taking deposits for safekeeping, paying little in return (or charging fees), packaged with mediocre services, and queues… Read More
The Mobile Banking Benchmark 2021 survey reveals that Hong Kong-based digital banks Mox and Livi stood out as the leading local platforms, though there’s overall a gap between Asian and European service providers. The survey has been carried out by management consulting company Sia Partners… Read More
European digital banks have experienced significant challenges this year. Many have continued to record substantial losses and have received complaints from clients regarding service-related issues. Investors have been pushing banking challengers to show them how they can generate sizable profits by effectively monetizing their products… Read More
Earlier this month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the first four digital banks approved by the regulator. The first digital banks out of the gate are the culmination of a multi-year process where MAS. In June 2019, MAS announced it would approve up… Read More
Mark Goldberg, partner at Index Ventures and an investor in Plaid, Intercom, and Transcend, has shared some interesting predictions around where Fintech might be heading in the next 10 years. 1/ Using the end of year to look ahead — here are 5 predictions around… Read More
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on June 28, 2019, that it would issue up to two digital full bank (DFB) licenses and three digital wholesale bank (DWB) licenses. Last June, MAS announced that 14 out of 21 applications to become digital banks have met… Read More
Payments giant Visa recently published a study on Digital Banking and SMEs in Singapore.Ā According to the report, 88% of Singaporeās SMEs are now considering switching over to an all-digital banking platform. These findings of the study have been released at a time when the… Read More
David Laird, CEO at modul8, a Melbourne based financial services firm, confirms that his company has teamed up with Nium in order to build better payments solutions in Australia and Southeast Asia. Nium is a global finance infrastructure firm. It will offer payment card-issuing services… Read More
The US division of the BBVA (NYSE:BBVA), a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain with nearly ā¬700 billion in assets, was recently recognized as one of the worldās best corporate and institutional digital banks in North America by Global Finance…. Read More
Hong Kongās future economy is set to be supported by the latest Fintech platforms and services, as the city-state will be home to at least eight virtual banks. Hong Kong serves as the primary gateway for (mainland) Chinese businesses to expand their operations, globally. It… Read More
A recent report authored by Jefferies wonders aloud if COVID will not only impact the health of the world but may also kill off digital-only challenger banks. According to the report, analysis of data indicates that “digital engagement” has moved back into the realm of… Read More
Asia’s Fintech industry has been negatively affected due to socio-economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. Thereās reportedly been a significant decline in the number of financial technology deals closed. The amount of venture capital acquired by Fintechs in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region dropped 58.5%… Read More
Financial service providers and regulators are increasingly focusing on enabling and supporting instant payments, according to Juniper Research. The researchers note that the EUās Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) has ābrought down settlement times significantly,ā with the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Scheme helping to reduce… Read More
Digital banks or neobanks have now been around for several years. There are many challenger banks that aim to compete with and provide better financial services than traditional banks and institutions. Conducting transactions online has become more popular due to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak…. Read More
The three largest European digital banks have over 18 million registered users combined. That number is predicted to soar to over 23 million by the end of this year, according to a writeup by Finanso. Today, Revolut (UK) is the biggest at over 10 million… Read More
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