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Asia beats Europe in developing new payments technologies
Asia beats Europe in developing new payments technologies
The region has attracted more fintech investments than North America and Europe.
Smartphone banking booms in Asia as digital penetration expands threefold
Mobile banking has grown at least twofold in Emerging Asia to outpace other e-banking types.
Asian private wealth hits $2.01t in 2017
The world’s high net worth individuals are increasingly turning to Asia.
Malaysian banks poised for greater profitability amidst loan demand recovery
Improved asset quality is also in store for banks with O&G exposure.
China and India renewable power use to explode over next decade
Renewables capacity expansion in China and India will serve as strong tailwinds.
Tax hike to accelerate auto sales in Japan by 8.7%
Consumers and firms will likely take advantage of lower vehicle prices this year.
Asia's deal volume soars 96% to $110b in 2017
Thanks to maturing private equity markets in China, Korea, and Japan.
Japan's GDP grew 1.6% in 2017
This was driven by strong domestic demand.
Malaysia GDP rose 5.9% in 2017
This was highly driven by private sector demands.
Speech analytics adoption in SEA surges to 90%
Discovering the root cause of customer frustration drives implementation.
Fintech investments in Asia fell to US$3.85b in 2017
This was dragged by lower fintech deals in China.
Asia Pacific's real estate investments rose 6% to US$157.5b in 2017
Top markets were China, Japan and Australia.
APAC fintech market to reach US$72b by 2020
Increasing use of digital payments will fuel the growth.
5 in 10 ASEAN SMEs expect revenue growth this year
26% projects a double-digit growth.
China's private consumption to grow 7.5% in 2018
This is due to the rising e-commerce market.
South Korea's unemployment rate to inch down 3.6% in January
Government efforts are likely to take effect.
Japan's GDP to increase 0.4% in Q4
Global domestic demand is likely to boost growth.
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