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Bots deliver better customer experience

As retail banks look at how to deliver an even better customer experience, while also bringing down expenses and improving efficiency, chatbots are becoming an increasingly popular option for adding high value at a low cost.

     
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Vietnamese banks are playing a risky game

Economies of scale, profitability, and developing a comprehensive service proposition remain major challenges in Vietnam’s growing retail banking industry. A long-term sustainable future will depend on how banks execute a right risk-reward…

     
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Fintech gives Hong Kong banks a head start in race to innovate retail banking

Retail banks in Hong Kong are capitalising on fintech to innovate their product palate and to reach out to new customers through dedicated digital channels.

     
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How digitisation powers DBS to profitability

While much of the focus for quarterly results at DBS was on profits and non-performing loans, the impact of digitisation on expense reduction was striking and the bank’s plans for the next ten years pave the path towards even greater efficiency.

     
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Asia Pacific banks are leveraging on technology to remain competitive in a muted…

Most Asia Pacific markets have witnessed a slowdown in unsecured consumer loan growth, as regulations tighten and more alternative lending options are made available to borrowers. To stay relevant, banks are slowly digitising the business…

     
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Mobile banking seen to overtake internet banking

Asia Pacific markets have seen a shift towards digital banking during the past few years. Nowadays, banks are placing more effort on mobile banking, such as improving security and convenience of their applications and enhance the user experience…

     
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What does it take to build a successful mobile wallet – more than cool technology

Mobile payment apps have continued to proliferate in countries around the world, with Mercedes Pay soon likely to join the more familiar Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Local apps in Asia, ranging from Paylah! in Singapore to Kakao in South…

     
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South Korean banks rely on fintech as they contest for dominance in digital…

The evolving landscape of South Korean retail banking is pushing banks to invest in financial technology to retain and attract customers, even as traditional brick and mortar branches give way to specialised branches.