Virtual banking is disrupting Asia’s financial services

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

Fintech Notes offer practical advice from IMF staff members to policymakers on important issues. The views expressed in Fintech Notes are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

whitePaper | February 26, 2022

During the past year, financial organizations and banks in particular, have suffered increasing rates of cyberattacks coming in from every possible threat vector. According to Check Point Research, a financial organization was attacked on average 700 times every week during 2021, a 53% increase year-over-year, and according to IBM the average cost of a successful breach was $5.85 million. From phishing to supply chain attacks, and everything in between, what we have seen is just the tip of the iceberg.

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

Gone are the days when customers would visit brick and mortar stores 3-5 times a week to complete their daily chores, buy luxury items or do banking. With the proliferation of mobile technology, social media, and internet banking, customer expectations shifted and evolved. Moreover, with the rise of on-demand and one-click mindset, induced by the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Uber, along with the need for hyper-personalisation, people were no longer willing to wait and watch for any of the businesses, and the case of financial services was no different. It is needless to mention that customer expectations and digital transformation have been evolving in parallel ever since.

whitePaper | November 26, 2019

Financial services is the nervous system of our economy; a critical system that needs to operate efficiently and equitably for our society to function. The legacy 20th century business models in finance have become increasingly obsolete and most have not adapted to the fundamental paradigm shift—technological, institutional and societal—ushered in by our continuing transition from an Industrial Age to an emerging Information Age.

whitePaper | March 8, 2023

Economic uncertainty. Rising interest rates. ESG concerns. Regulatory changes. Hypercompetitive consumer-centric markets. Today’s banking industry is enduring unprecedented change and new models offering efficient and flexible infrastructures are needed. Future-focused banks wisely put digital initiatives on their risktransformation agenda to replace outdated and inefficient processes.

whitePaper | February 17, 2023

Managing a cross-border business brings with it a range of opportunities for growth, as well as some challenges! An informed approach to managing global payments and foreign currency exposure for one payment or thousands—will benefit your business, saving time, protecting your bottom line, and allowing you to take advantage of new opportunities. The foreign exchange market can feel, well, ‘foreign’. What moves markets? Why does one currency weaken and another rise? In the following pages, we’ll discuss some of the causes and effects of currency volatility, and strategies for staying on top of your foreign currency exposures and mitigating risk.