Governance Questions Loom as ASEAN Payments Become Shared Infrastructure
As ASEAN moves steadily toward multilateral cross-border payment interoperability, a fundamental question is emerging beneath the surface of technical progress:...
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Feature stories and market perspectives from Fintrade Securities Corporation Ltd.
Why Cross-Border Payments Risk Leaving ASEAN’s Informal Economy Behind
ASEAN’s push toward cross-border payment interoperability is frequently framed as a leap toward financial inclusion. Faster settlement, lower costs and...
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ASEAN Central Banks Face the Supervisory Challenge of Real-Time Interoperability
As ASEAN accelerates toward real-time, cross-border payment interoperability, regulators across the region are confronting a less visible but equally consequential...
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Digital Lending Under a Stability-First Framework
Malaysia’s digital lending ecosystem continues to expand at pace, even as household debt remains elevated at above 84% of GDP,...
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Malaysian Insurtech Advances Algorithmic Underwriting Post-BNM AI Consultation
Malaysia’s insurtech sector is entering a more complex and consequential phase of its evolution, as algorithmic underwriting and automated claims...
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Fintech Ambition Anchored in Governance at Labuan IBFC
The significance of Labuan IBFC’s moves at the very start of the year is becoming clearer, not because they were...
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BNM’s AI Governance Framework Takes Shape Following 2025 Consultation
Bank Negara Malaysia’s August 2025 discussion paper on the use of artificial intelligence in financial services marked a clear inflection...
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Cross-Border Fintech Trends Gain Momentum as Malaysia Positions for ASEAN Integration
Malaysia’s fintech ecosystem finds itself at a pivotal juncture, shaped increasingly by regional ambition rather than purely domestic innovation. Over...
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Consumer Trust, Data Governance Under Spotlight in NZ
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across New Zealand’s insurance sector, consumer trust has emerged as a defining issue shaping how...
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NZ Regulators Push for Explainable AI as Insurers Expand Claims Automation
New Zealand’s insurance regulators are sharpening their focus on explainable artificial intelligence as insurers accelerate the use of automated systems...
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From Black Boxes to Governed Systems
A clear signal emerging around the New Zealand Fintech Lab 2026 is the quiet but decisive shift of fintech attention...
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Why Wholesale Fintech is Eclipsing Retail
A clear signal emerging around the New Zealand Fintech Lab 2026 is the quiet but decisive shift of fintech attention...
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Growing Focus on Cross-border Regulatory Alignment at Fintech Lab 2026
Growing attention around Fintech Lab 2026 at Wellington, New Zealand, has brought renewed focus to the question of how fintech...
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The Regulatory Sandbox Evolution From Permission To Participation
The January 21, 2026 opening of the Fintech Lab 2026 marks a decisive inflection point in global financial regulation, signalling...
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