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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched in 2013 aims to boost global trade connectivity and cross-border transactions between China and countries on the new Silk Road, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (collectively called as CLM), and Vietnam. It is expected to enhance financial cooperation in the region, and eventually bolster the growt...

Digital payments technology adoption in Asia-Pacific remains in a nascent stage, and unlike digital payment methods used by consumers in which streamlined checkout processes accept instant payment using credit cards, the bulk of B2B payments is still tied to paper checks and manual processes. The future of digital payments is driven by applicatio...

19 Dec 2019  |  Asia Pacific

The Application of Blockchain in Southeast Asian Countries, Forecast to 2023

Blockchain Market is Projected to Grow at a CAGR of 81% Globally from 2018 to 2023

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Blockchain, which is a decentralized digital database, supports participants when they confirm their transactions without the need for a central authority to approve/accept the transaction. Although this technology has been recognized mainly by digital currencies such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, it has several other applications in diffe...

This study covers the reaction of traditional banks and other financial service companies, the Malaysian regulators and supporting organisations to the new-generation trend of FinTech and explores FinTech start-ups active in the Malaysian market. A regulator holds the key to growing markets; this is true of FinTech in Malaysia. We have captured ke...

This study covers the reaction of traditional insurance companies, the Malaysian government and supporting organisations to the new-generation trend of InsurTech and explores InsurTech start-ups active in the Malaysian market. The Malaysian insurance industry has been showing good growth since its inception as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM; the centra...

Blockchain has been receiving much attention over the past two years. It was originally considered as synonymous with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. However, with time, the technology has started to find its way into many other applications. The future of Blockchain is one of growth and adoption in multiple domains. This study seeks to provide an ov...

07 Jul 2017  |  Asia Pacific

Life Insurance Industry Outlook in Singapore

How Insurtech is Disrupting the Industry

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The ecosystem is expected to experience a paradigm shift with increasing number of insurers looking at digital transformation to stay competitive and to engage customers better by offering more partnerships and collaborations with digital disruptors, relaxed insurance regime, customer-centric product innovations, infrastructure enhancement to reduc...

27 Oct 2016  |  Asia Pacific

Growth Opportunities in the APAC Fintech Market

Emergence of Asia-Pacific as a Fintech Innovation Center

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This research service explores the financial technology (fintech) market in Asia-Pacific and the potential impact on traditional banking services, with the advent of disruptive technologies such as Blockchain. For the purpose of this study, fintech is categorized into Digital Payments, Personal & Business Finance, and Financial Infrastructure & Dat...