Singapore’s reinsurance market is set for strong growth in 2025 as the government seeks to solidify the country’s position as a leading...

Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed a regulatory sandbox for fintech activities under a draft resolution to...

Thailand’s non-life insurance market, currently valued at THB180bn, could grow 2.5 times to THB734bn, boosting the penetration rate to 6%...

China announced plans to direct large state-owned insurers and commercial insurance funds to increase investments in mainland-listed...

Morgan Stanley has officially launched its futures company in China, Morgan Stanley Futures (China), headquartered in Beijing. The...

Singapore and Odisha’s Electronics and Information Technology Department signed an MoU to establish the Global Competency Centre for...

Hong Kong billionaire Michael Kadoorie is raising at least USD50m to improve the city’s image, people familiar with the matter told...

Vietnam’s government may lower its 2025 targets for the life insurance sector, citing challenges in achieving them, according to industry...

South Korean insurers, led by DB Insurance and Korean Re, are anticipating losses of about KRW90bn (USD61.8m) from the massive Los...

The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on January 14, drawing over 3,600 policymakers and business leaders from 50+ countries to...

South Korean insurance companies improved their risk-based capital (RBC) ratio in the third quarter of last year, reaching 218.3% at the...

The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) officially kicked off on January 13, 2025, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre....

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has eased rules for life insurers investing in real estate by lowering the minimum yield...

Startups Community Asia Ltd , which operates leading platform for entrepreneurs, StartHub Asia, and Asia First , a prominent source for...

An official legal framework for Mobile Money is expected in early 2025 to boost cashless payments in rural and remote areas, as the pilot...

Vietnam’s four largest banks—BIDV, Vietcombank, VietinBank, and Agribank—reported positive preliminary results for 2024, with asset...

South Korea’s crypto market surged in November, with trading volumes rivalling the stock market and over 15 million accounts, fuelled by...

XTransfer, a China-based B2B cross-border trade payment platform, has partnered with OCBC, Southeast Asia’s second-largest financial...

Prudential Vietnam Assurance and HSBC Vietnam have formed a bancassurance partnership to address growing demand for protection and wealth...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled the first participants in its generative artificial intelligence (genAI) sandbox,...