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China’s digital yuan (e-CNY) has experienced explosive growth, with transaction volumes increasing by over 800% as Beijing positions the central bank digital currency (CBDC) to challenge the U.S.-dominated global monetary system. [1]

Once a key enabler of prefectural growth, Japan’s regional banks are now under mounting pressure from changing demographics and a business model poorly matched to a shrinking market. [2]

TOKYO -- Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will team up on digital banking, in the latest example of partnership between traditional banks and tech companies amid a rapid spread of web-based banking in Japan. [3]

SINGAPORE -- Eugina Sim will continue saving with a traditional lender, even though digital banks owned by technology players including Grab and Sea have opened up choices in Singapore for consumers like her. [4]

In recent years, Asia’s digital remittance market has experienced a significant and essential transformation. [5]

Why a Fast-Funding HELOC is Your Best Financial Weapon If you have owned real estate over the last few years, you are likely sitting on a significant amount of home equity. On paper, your net worth looks great. (confirmed by 2 sources) [6]

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will maintain a focus on international markets and target nonbanking businesses to lead growth amid a rapidly changing banking environment, the company's CEO told Nikkei. [7]

MANILA -- Traditional lenders and fintech startups in the Philippines are competing for a foothold in the emerging digital banking industry propelled by the spread of smartphones. [8]

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[1] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2026-03-10 · 75% match

China’s Advancements in Digital Yuan Intensify the Race for the Future of Currency

China’s digital yuan (e-CNY) has experienced explosive growth, with transaction volumes increasing by over 800% as Beijing positions the central bank digital currency (CBDC) to challenge the U.S.-dominated global monetary system.

[2] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-02-27 · 75% match

The Future of Japan’s Regional Banks: Demographics, Mergers, and a Tight Market

Once a key enabler of prefectural growth, Japan’s regional banks are now under mounting pressure from changing demographics and a business model poorly matched to a shrinking market.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-14 · 75% match

SoftBank, Sumitomo Mitsui to forge digital banking partnership

TOKYO -- Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will team up on digital banking, in the latest example of partnership between traditional banks and tech companies amid a rapid spread of web-based banking in Japan.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-12 · 74% match

Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore's digital banks

SINGAPORE -- Eugina Sim will continue saving with a traditional lender, even though digital banks owned by technology players including Grab and Sea have opened up choices in Singapore for consumers like her.

[5] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2025-06-27 · 65% match

The Future of Money Transfers: Asia’s Digital Remittance Revolution

In recent years, Asia’s digital remittance market has experienced a significant and essential transformation.

[6] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 85% match

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Why a Fast-Funding HELOC is Your Best Financial Weapon If you have owned real estate over the last few years, you are likely sitting on a significant amount of home equity. On paper, your net worth looks great.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-02-01 · 75% match

Japan's SMFG looks outside traditional banking for growth: CEO

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will maintain a focus on international markets and target nonbanking businesses to lead growth amid a rapidly changing banking environment, the company's CEO told Nikkei.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-09 · 75% match

Philippine fintech startups and old players jockey for digital banking

MANILA -- Traditional lenders and fintech startups in the Philippines are competing for a foothold in the emerging digital banking industry propelled by the spread of smartphones.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-14 · 75% match

South Korea digital lenders challenge nation's traditional giants

SEOUL -- When Kakao Bank opened its digital doors in 2017, few expected that South Korea's first online lender would stand shoulder to shoulder with the country's traditional financial giants in just four years.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-06-20 · 75% match

Local Bankers Face Competition from Mobile Service Providers

Rangoon — Local bankers are concerned as traditional financial services face competition from mobile financial service providers, following the approval of industry regulations by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM).

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