The Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting focused on the threat of climate change and provided real solutions and the steps that must be taken to prevent the situation worsening. 

Peter Janssen explores the challenges facing Vietnam’s domestic environment, including its heavy dependence on exports to the US and tourists from China, as well as rising problems in its real estate sector.

KBank is taking a mobile-first approach as it expands to Vietnam. 

Private enterprise is beginning to develop, but needs more — and different — incentives to flourish and scale up. 

Emerging problems in the country’s property and bond markets are creating issues for Vietnam’s banking sector, which needs to boost its capitalisation.

HSBC hosts Singapore fintech companies as part of UK Fintech Week. 

Bank Indonesia’s latest move on credit cards is part of a multi-year strategy to reduce foreign influence in the country’s payment system.

Declining risks in the provision of digital business loans will help them flourish. 

While fintechs in other regions are facing a more challenging environment, Asian fintechs are still seeing considerable growth opportunities, especially in B2B lending, payments and digital banking.

Singapore has called for fintechs to provide stronger safety support for their staff, but globally, gig economy workers are often let down by the banking sector.