Banking & Finance

US state authorities have warned US companies either operating in Cambodia or considering doing so against interactions with “certain entities and sectors of concern,”...

Myanmar’s shadow government National Unity Government of Myanmar, or NUG, which has been set up as a pro-democracy group opposing the February 1  military...

Philippine fintech company Globe Fintech Innovations, which does business under the brand Mynt, on November 2 said it received more than $300 million in...

The Laos government in its new drive to boost the cryptocurrency ecosystem in the country expects to earn no less than two trillion kip...

The booming market for cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Indonesia was met with a backlash from local religious authorities who are deeming them “haram,”...

The adoption of cryptocurrency in Indonesia is rapidly growing as the country has seen surging interest in digital assets this year and now ranks...

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on October 15 ordered to halt license issuances for financial technology companies whose business entails digital lending to consumers and...

Indonesia’s currency, the rupiah, is likely poised to become Asia's best-performing currency for the rest of the year as rising commodity prices are pushing...

Laos is adapting Cambodia‘s concept of introducing a government-backed cryptocurrency, the Japanese fintech involved last year in the creation of Cambodia’s digital money called...

The military government in Myanmar on September 30 said it was taking “full responsibility” for the country’s massive economic problems but at the same...

Myanmar’s currency, the kyat, has fallen to a new all-time low against the US dollar this September amid growing concerns about the stability of...

The Lao government has authorised six companies to trade and mine cryptocurrencies in a move seen as an attempt to benefit from the crackdown...

Filipino tycoons saw their collective wealth rise 30% to a total of $79 billion, the latest Forbes list of the Philippines’ 50 richest...

A new study has found that Indonesians are increasingly using digital channels for all sorts of payments, including online shopping, food order, bills payment,...

Indonesian fintech Kredivo, which is planning to go public on Nasdaq via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, eyeing a valuation of $2.5...

The Philippines is moving fast forward into the digital banking age with the fifth license granted to a neobank by the central bank Bangko...

The National Bank of Cambodia and Malaysian banking group Malayan Banking, or Maybank, launched a new mobile...

Vietnam has set itself a goal that the digital economy should represent 20 per cent of gross...