Thailand approved three digital banking licenses in June 2025, targeting the nation's substantial underbanked population. We examine how these digital-only challengers are forcing incumbent banks to accelerate transformation, and what

Southeast Asia's digital economy is projected to reach $560 billion by 2030 and fintech innovation is finally bridging the financing gap that has kept 70 million micro, small and medium

Singapore's 5G frequencies sit safely distant from aviation systems. But across ASEAN, countries are deploying 5G in different spectrum bands - some dangerously close to aircraft altimeters. With no regional

Southeast Asia's financial giants are deploying AI at breakneck speed, but there's an uncomfortable truth: the algorithms guiding billion-dollar decisions are foreign-controlled black boxes. As 2026 approaches, that dependency could

Earlier this week, Roshni Nadar Malhotra skyrocketed to become the third richest Indian after her father, Shiv Nadar, transferred his 47 percent stake in HCL Corp and Vama Delhi to

With no political experience she was the largely unnoticed, behind-the-scenes supporter of her husband, a charismatic Filipino civil leader – until circumstances thrust her into the limelight as the leader

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the world’s fastest-growing internet market, welcoming an average of 125,000 new users daily, according to the World Economic Forum. Rapid digitalisation is

With the recent inauguration of Donald Trump and the subsequent slew of executive orders, leaders across Southeast Asia are moving cautiously, fully aware that U.S.-China tensions could escalate into a

For much of the past two decades, China has been the epicentre of global manufacturing, serving as the “world’s factory” due to its low labour costs, scale of production, and rapidly