Asia Payments Research

Apr

Financial crime on the rise in the Philippines

During 2024, the Philippines economy continued to demonstrate resilient growth and rapid digital transformation, especially in the financial landscape. Programs such as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Paleng-QR PH have been instrumental in bringing more Filipinos into the formal financial system. As such, digital payment adoption is accelerating and is…

Apr

Fintech Research

Rising identity fraud targets APAC financial services

As Asia Pacific (APAC) accelerates its digital transformation, its financial services sector has become a high-stakes battleground for a new breed of cybercriminals. Identity fraud – once the domain of amateur hackers – has matured into a sophisticated, industrialized operation powered by artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and Fraud-as-a-Service (FaaS) platforms. With APAC’s banks,…

Apr

Blockchain Research

The growing stability risks of DeFi

Tokenized assets, smart contracts, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins and new forms of central bank money are examples of the wave of disruption, known as decentralized finance or DeFi, that is gradually but surely altering the financial landscape. Despite its benefits of greater transparency, security and financial inclusion, DeFi poses significant…

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