financial technology

GCash parent Mynt moves closer to Philippine IPO with board approval

Mynt is reportedly aiming to raise over US$1 billion with its listing

Source of wealth establishment processes are typically the most time-intensive elements in onboarding ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Battle for Asia’s ultra-rich: ‘Singapore can’t afford to keep losing clients to Dubai, Hong Kong’

The city-state is racing to remove procedural friction as the battle for the ultra-rich intensifies

The useful accountant of the future will know when not to trust AI, how to test it, and how to explain that decision to others.

AI is a credibility problem for capital markets

Contrary to popular belief, artificial intelligence is not mainly a labour displacement problem for accountancy

Though MoneyHero remains in the red, its net loss narrowed to US$5.7 million between January and September last year from US$19.6 million during the same period in 2024.

MoneyHero probes board chairman as internal frictions rise

Kenneth Chan is also a senior vice-president at Pacific Century Group, MoneyHero’s largest shareholder

Dana is the first major Indonesian e-wallet firm to provide this service.

Indonesia e-wallet provider Dana launches services targeted at foreigners as it looks to expand its ecosystem

Company now allows foreigners to bind their credit cards to the e-wallet, which is a step towards its internationalisation

At the IPS-Nathan Lecture on Nov 3, 2025, Piyush Gupta argued that the shift to a digital economy necessitates a reconfiguration of the current framework, processes and mindset. The structural shift will involve the entire ecosystem.

Scams, exclusion: Piyush Gupta on risks of digital finance

The price of progress demands a whole-of-society response

Fostering an investment data ecosystem similar to that of public markets could unlock even greater growth potential for the private market.

How collaborative technology is democratising private-markets investing

Progress depends on collective efforts to build an open, interoperable infrastructure for the ecosystem

Some firms may use buzzwords such as “AI-driven” or “machine learning-enabled” without truly integrating these tools into their investment processes.
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AI washing: signs, symptoms and solutions for investment stakeholders

How to spot both genuine artificial intelligence use and inflated claims in the marketplace

The local governments of Ho Chi Minh City (pictured) and Da Nang have designated sites cleared for future developments, aiming to attract and channel billions of dollars in investment projects.

Vietnam dangles incentives for members of its two-city International Financial Centre

Investment projects in priority sectors could receive a preferential corporate income tax rate of 10% for 30 years, among other perks