Amidst tighter regulatory pressures, analysts weigh in on whether Asia is still a market worth conquering.

Rising property loans and household indebtedness may pose problems for banks’ balance sheets soon.

Banks are set to benefit from rising loans which grew 10%, as well as higher SGD and USD interest rates.

Its Series B funding round was led by Softbank Ventures Korea and Sequoia India.

CCB and AIA collaborated to offer blockchain-powered bancassurance products.

The region has attracted more fintech investments than North America and Europe.

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Property owners and developers are the initial target clientele.

Only one in ten believe that financial advisers always put their clients first.

The technological evolution unfolding before us is nothing short of extraordinary.

Users can send money to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, the UK, and the US.

In Indonesia alone, UOB and OCBC have 4.9% and 3.7% NPL exposure.

But Budget 2018 changes could make compliance harder.

There are now nine banks using the service.

Users can now pay for recurring cash expenses like taxes and rent via credit card.

New tax framework outlined in Singapore Budget 2018 next step in enhancing country’s position as a fund management and domiciliation hub....

Fixed deposit rates from Singapore banks rose concurrently by 17-30 bps.

Buffers for bail-ins only comprise 1%-2% of Singapore banks’ assets.

It cited two bond issues in 2018 that were oversubscribed for over $171m.