Qashio, one of the leading providers of spend management solutions, has announced its strategic partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to launch Visa Commercial Choice Travel programme for the first time in the region. With this...

Experion Technologies, a global software product engineering and digital transformation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Tagit, an award-winning digital banking solutions provider based in Singapore. This collaboration aims to...

In today’s rapidly evolving financial services landscape, the need for banks to modernise has become urgent. Iman Ghodosi, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, Backbase, says modernisation not only ensures a competitive edge but also ensures...

Funding for Financial Technology (FinTech) in ASEAN has surged more than 10 times since 2015, growing at an exponential rate compared to global FinTech funding. This fuelled growth in sectors such as payments and alternative lending, and is poised to...

Indian policymakers have facilitated a payments ecosystem in the country like never before – throwing up challenges of its own.  In the past few years, digital payments have transformed the way Indians conduct financial transactions, driven by the ...

Jasie Fon, Regional VP Asia, Ping Identity, says there’s no way to ‘set and forget’ user security online. Bank fraud – like depositing a fake cheque – used to be more complicated. Today, though, sophisticated bank fraud can be executed simply throu...

Ali El Hamidi, Deputy Head of the Capital Market Funding Department at Crédit Agricole CIB, shares his insights into the bank’s collaboration with Pasqal—a leading Quantum Computing company specialising in neutral atom-based technology. Together, they ar...

Iman Ghodosi, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, Backbase, says that by investing in technology, customer experience and operational efficiency, banks can unlock the full potential of the ‘banking flywheel’. The banking landscape in Australia and New...

Wise has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can also directly settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus. Wise’s direct connection to Insta...

CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, and CFA Society Australia, has launched the Australia edition of its voluntary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Code for the Investment Profession (DEI Code).  The voluntary DEI Code is...

Airwallex, the Australia-founded leading financial platform for modern businesses, has released The Startup Financial Confidence Report which reveals the opportunities and business challenges facing Australian founders right now.  Further findings from the ...

Ashley Diffey, Vice President Australia and New Zealand, Ping Identity, on the pivotal role played by identity in driving innovation within the APAC financial services sector. The Asia-Pacific region (APJ) stands out as a unique landscape for financial...