Financial Industry Research Reports

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The De-Risking Threat to Asia Pacific Fintechs - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Banking Circle

Published: Mar 2023
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In recent years, banks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have faced rising regulatory scrutiny amid a global fight against money laundering and other financial crime. Banks have been rocked by the massive 1MDB scandal, implicated in the FinCEN papers and are wary of being exposed to the cryptocurrency industry, which is in its nascent stages and lacks comprehensive regulation.

Envisioning the Future of the Workplace in Asia’s Financial Industry - A Webinar Brief from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Getronics

Published: Feb 2023
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The pandemic forced financial institutions across the region to re-think the work environment. For many staff, this was a benefit as it shortened commutes and often improved productivity. For others, it was more challenging as it meant juggling personal and professional commitments. 

2023 Top 10 Asia Pacific FinTech Trends

Published: Feb 2023
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As we start 2023, the global market faces a period of great geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. Although there are signs that inflation might be under control and Europe has largely weathered the winter unscathed, many economists see more turbulent times ahead.

Readiness of Legacy Systems for Open Banking in Asia Pacific: A research brief from Kapronasia in collaboration with EPAM

Published: Jan 2023
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Open Banking arose out of a sweeping piece of European Union (EU) legislation known as the second Payment Services Directive, or PSD2, in 2016. It is the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) to streamline the sharing of customer bank data with third parties.

Unpacking the Potential of Embedded Finance in Asia - A Research Brief from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Thought Machine

Published: Jan 2023
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The inexorable march of new technology in everyday life is heavily impacting the nature of financial services in Asia. One area of particular interest is the degree to which financial services are increasingly being provided via non-financial platforms or apps – embedded finance.

The Future of FinTech in Growth Markets - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Elevandi

Published: Dec 2022
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The seventh edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF), which concluded on the 4th of November 2022, attracted more than 62,000 participants from over 115 countries. This was the largest SFF gathering since the inaugural edition in 2016. As we look back at the Festival, it is valuable to consider the role that the Festival has played in the context of FinTech in Singapore and globally.

The Dynamic Nature of Cross-border Payments in Asia - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Finastra

Published: Dec 2022
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Global cross-border payment volume is booming, driven by increased economic connectivity and rapid technological advances. The sheer number of rails has led to intense market competition that is gradually redefining the cross-border payments landscape. Financial institutions and fintechs sometime cooperate with each other or bank on one currency corridor and compete on another.

An Embedded Finance Future in Asia - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Thought Machine

Published: Nov 2022
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Financial services have evolved over time as banks and other financial institutions have improved the customer experience using digital solutions to make services faster and more convenient. The benefit of these developments has been profound, to the point where banking and financial services have been dramatically simplified and the cost of making transactions has been reduced substantially.

Digital Payments Control - A report from Kapronasia in collaboration with SmartStream

Published: Nov 2022
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There has been an exponential increase in contactless and online payments, driven by new technology which is leading to growing risks around the handling of the sheer number of disputes and reconciliation with credit card schemes.

Moving the Needle: How Digital Finance Can Drive Financial Inclusion in SEA - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Grab

Published: Nov 2022
Published in: Research Reports

Southeast Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions in the world and is set to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030. However, more than 70% of the adult population across the region have limited access to financial services. Millions of SMEs face large funding gaps. The challenges preventing further take-up of financial services need to be overcome.

Readiness of Legacy Systems for Open Banking in Asia Pacific - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with EPAM

Published: Oct 2022
Published in: Research Reports

Open banking is the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) to streamline the sharing of customer bank data with third parties. While that is the premise of all open banking, there are different “flavors” of it that can be observed across the Asia-Pacific (APAC). At a high-level, these can be roughly parceled into those that are market-led and those that are regulator-led.

The Empowerment of the Asian Retail Investor - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with ViewTrade

Published: Sep 2022
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As economic dynamism has shifted East to give rise to what has been termed the “Asian Century,” hundreds of millions of people across Asia have achieved middle income status. As affluence across the region grows, people are looking for ways to further build and diversify their wealth.

Digital Asset Tokenisation in Asia Pacific - A Report from Kapronasia in Collaboration with Chintai

Published: Sep 2022
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There is a raft of Digital Asset Tokenisation activity across Asia as many entities are developing and launching new tokenisation platforms. These players range from traditional institutions such as banks and exchanges to ambitious startup Fintechs looking to disrupt the existing modus operandi.

Five Critical Payment Lessons from The New Economy - A report from Kapronasia in collaboration with BPC

Published: Jun 2022
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Digital transformation in the financial services industry is proceeding at a rapid pace, driven by intense competition from new players entering the market, the evolution of customer expectations, regulatory pressures, and Covid-19. How are payment players meant to respond to such an unforgiving terrain?

Regulatory and Supervisory Technologies for Financial Inclusion - a report from AFI written by Kapronasia

Published: Feb 2022
Published in: Research Reports

Global financial regulators are turning to RegTech and SupTech to handle new challenges around the regulation of innovative fintechs and digital financial services.

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