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The Rise of Fintech in Cambodia: Driving Growth and Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

Cambodia is leveraging fintech innovations and strategic reforms to boost economic growth, financial inclusion and international partnerships, positioning itself as a key player in the Southeast Asian digital economy. per cent this year and six per cent next year, according to the Asian Development Bank. million in 2021 to 19.5

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Finovate Global Uzbekistan: Fintech Innovation and Banking Breakthroughs in Central Asia

Finovate

Before that, we were talking about Ireland’s Central Bank and its search for top fintech talent, new investment in mobile payments in the Philippines , and the pace of digital transformation in India’s financial services sector. You joined TBC a few years after the bank expanded to Uzbekistan. Why Uzbekistan?

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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

Fintech News

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

Fintech News

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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Statistics for Cash and Credit Card Use for Payments in 2024

Clearly Payments

They’re also big fans of mobile wallets. billion mobile wallet users worldwide, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the pack. Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964): They still rely on cash quite a bit, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A report by Juniper Research predicts that by 2024, there will be 4.6

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How Digital Will Change Brick-and-Mortar In 2019

PYMNTS

And they are incredibly mobile-connected – particularly when it comes to making choices about purchases, according to PYMNTS research. So-called online-only retailers — including Amazon — operate some 630 physical retail locations in the U.S., That presents ample opportunity for mobile retail. Digital Banking.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

eWallet & mobile payments. Indian financial inclusion platform. Source: Crunchbase , Financial Review. Mobile payments & transactions. Mobile payments platform for telecom companies. Tags: Enterprise, payments, mobile, carrier billing. Total raised: $31.85 million including $25 million debt.