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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 growth ...

Mobile operators are moving rapidly toward fifth-generation (5G) network deployments. 5G represents a fundamental shift in communication network architectures that will likely accelerate revenue generation through innovative services facilitated via 5G-enabled smartphones, tablets, laptops, and internet of things devices. It delivers a potent combi...

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...

14 Oct 2021  |  Asia Pacific  |  Market Research

Southeast Asian Contactless Payment Growth Opportunities, Forecast to 2026

Convenience and Safety Considerations During the Pandemic Drive Use

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The proliferation of COVID-19 has factored into the growth of contactless payments (made through a mobile device, wearable, or physical or virtual card, with the payee’s device or a merchant’s terminal initiating the transaction) in Southeast Asia. Customers want a safe and convenient way to do face-to-face transactions. Regulations and other gover...

One of the most significant trends in the Financial services industry has been the emergence of FinTech. As technology transforms and disrupts the manner in which financial services are consumed and delivered to customers, new business models, pricing models, products, and services are emerging. Regulators have acknowledged the importance of the im...

Global ICT spending reached $2.8 trillion in 2019, registering 3.6% YoY growth. While ICT spending is currently prioritized towards business continuity and solutions to better cope with the pandemic and a post-pandemic business environment, Frost and Sullivan predicts a shift in IT spending patterns, which will lean more towards digital and emergin...

Cross-border payments and remittance transaction, even if essential, appear as a commodity for most customers; as a result, the fee structure has to be lowered to not appear as a pain point during the transaction, especially for the digital channel. Moreover, the rapid growth of mobile penetration across the world can be attributed to the growth of...

This study looks at the changing landscape of the insurance industry in terms of emerging insurable markets, new business models, evolution in operations, and the value chain, as well as disruptors and opportunities to various lines of insurance. Readers of the study will come away with insight into new markets, technologies, and trends that they m...

29 Jul 2022  |  Asia Pacific  |  Market Research

Asia-Pacific Mobile Financial Services Growth Opportunities

Disruptive Technologies, Customer Value Chain Compression, and Strategic Partnering are Fueling Growth

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Mobile financial services (MFS) allow customers to access financial services and make financial transactions through mobile applications (apps). The use of mobile apps is playing an important role in the adoption of MFS in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), especially in areas where the mobile penetration rate is high and the population is largely underbanke...