Asia Banking Research

Jan

South Korea poised for blockchain boom

The cryptocurrency winter is getting frostier, but a blockchain spring may be around the corner in South Korea. Seoul’s prudent approach to distributed ledger technology – less draconian than Beijing’s but stricter than Tokyo’s – just may represent the happy middle ground. A year ago, Seoul moved to ban anonymous…

Jan

Asia Banking Research

Is Vietnam the next hotbed for fintech?

With its underdeveloped banking sector, Vietnam is a prime market for digital financial services. Thus far the pace of development has been modest, but analysts expect it will speed up considerably in the next few years. In a November report, ratings agency Moody’s said that startups focused on payments were…

Nov

Asia Banking Research

Tougher regulation on the horizon for the Australian financial industry but finding the right balance is critical

In an interim report released last month Australia’s Banking Royal Commission has highlighted the misconduct, greed, and even criminality involved in the Australian financial services industry. Set up in December 2017, the commission has worked through over 700,000 documents to investigate the dealings of some of Australia’s largest financial companies.…

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