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Is 2025 Finally the Year for Open Finance in Southeast Asia?

Fintech News

Singapore currently stands as the regional leader, or Champion, with exemplary ratings in market maturity and government initiatives. Regional integration is playing a key role, with governments accelerating their efforts to enhance cross-border commerce and digital economy participation.

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Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden and Vicky McClure Launch Campaign for Safer Spending Solution

Fintech Finance

Sibstar, the UK’s leading debit card and app for people living with dementia, is today calling for banks and governments to work closer together to ensure safer spending for financially vulnerable people. Sibstar is the UK’s first debit card and app that helps families living with dementia to safely manage their everyday spending.

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From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing

The Payments Association

But these opportunities are accompanied by mounting risks around data governance, security, and regulatory fragmentation. In Brazil, open finance frameworks are unlocking credit access for gig economy workers and SMEs, groups often overlooked by conventional scoring models. Regional approaches are diverging.

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Deutsche Bank Report Eyes WFH Tax To Boost Economy

PYMNTS

Before the pandemic, the number of work-from-homers shot up 173 percent in the United States between 2005 and 2018, the report notes. As the number of office workers going to lunch or making coffee runs drops off, governments in the U.S. While the total number — 5.4 still grew at a considerably faster pace than employment as a whole.

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Can Kazakhstan Capitalise on its Strong Position and Foster Further Fintech Growth?

The Fintech Times

Banking accessibility also appears to be on the rise, while foreign direct investment (FDI) levels have also grown, thanks to the launch of major digital wallets (including Apple Pay and Google Pay ), as well as various government initiatives.

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Fintech’s Role in Accelerating South Korea’s Booming Economy

The Fintech Times

Over the past 75 years, South Korea’s economy has boomed, undergoing rapid industrialisation with a growth rate of seven per cent annually, according to the International Monetary Fund. Having earned its spot as one of the Four Asian Tigers, we explore what is propelling South Korea’s economy and fintech ecosystem.

Economy 64
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Taiwan’s Fintech Push: Harnessing Innovation and Expanding Global Ties

The Fintech Times

With a strong foundation in semiconductors and information technology, alongside government initiatives and a developing fintech ecosystem, Taiwan is steadily integrating digital innovation into its financial services. These economies have since developed into fully advanced nations. Fintech Taipei – major fintech event in Taiwan.