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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

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Are digital first banks in Asia poised to lead a disruptive charge against well-entrenched, established commercial banks? In the traditional banking sphere globally, but especially true in Asia, there is a considerable proportion of unbanked and underbanked populations who lack complete or any access to banking services.

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The Best Banks in Asia 2024, Ranked by Forbes

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Confronted by shifting factors such as tech advancements, generative AI, high interest rates, increased institutional oversight, and evolving customer expectations — the best banks must adapt their business and operating models in 2024, including in Asia. CHINA #1 China Merchants Bank China Merchants Bank Co.,

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Finovate Global Netherlands: Investing in Digital Banking and Innovating with AI

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Netherlands-based digital banking platform Plumery secured $3.3 Founded in 2022, Plumery offers a digital banking platform that enables businesses to rapidly customize and deploy their banking operations. This week’s edition of Finovate Global features recent fintech news and headlines from the Netherlands.

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Finovate Global Mexico: Banorte’s Digital Bank, Amazon’s BNPL Partnership with Kueski Pay

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First up is news that Grupo Financiero Banorte has launched Mexico’s first fully digital bank, bineo. The new digital bank also offers financing products for bineo account holders. The bank also pledges competitive rates and instant access to funds once loans are approved. The company noted that it hopes to add 2.8

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German FinTech Raisin Eyes US Launch Following Latest Acquisition

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Raisin will license Choice FS’ software to banks in the U.S., Banks will be able to offer the new solutions directly to their own customers or use Raisin’s platform to reach all potential retail consumers. billion) in deposits for German banks like Commerzbank and N26. platform,” said Raisin U.S. CEO Paul Knodel.

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Small Business Saturday Success Tips for 2023

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TL;DR Founded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop at local small businesses. It was established by American Express in 2010 and gained official recognition from the US Senate the following year. Enhance digital presence 36% of consumers prefer to interact with small businesses online.

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Why Aspiration Says Big Banks’ “Bad Decisions” Were Its Gain

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When Bank of America announced last week that it was terminating its free checking option for low-balance customers, a literal Tweet storm broke out. The new program, first launched in 2010, was a digital-only offer for customers with low-balance checking accounts. Last week, the bank shut down the program completely.