APAC Fintech Trends (Q1 2025) Roundup
April 24, 2025
APAC Fintech Trends (Q1 2025) Roundup
CBDC pilots ramped up in India, Korea, and Thailand. Regulators rolled out clearer digital asset rules. And across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and China, tokenised ESG bonds, money market funds, and digital bonds started hitting production. Meanwhile, SME banking kept pace with mobile-first credit tools, invoice-backed lending, and even Shariah-compliant BaaS making waves. WhiteSight’s latest report breaks it all down – how fintechs, regulators, and financial institutions across APAC are syncing up to rebuild finance from the ground up, one use case at a time.
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Unpack the strategic shifts and critical signals in APAC’s Q1 fintech landscape:
- How are PSPs like Airwallex, Nium, and Thunes localising for APAC? What markets are they targeting?
- How are digital assets being tested, and which use cases are going live first?
- Who’s making bold licensing moves in APAC? Which fintechs secured major licences in Q1?Â
- Where did the venture capital go? What do Q1’s biggest M&A deals say about who’s winning on scale, compliance, and market entry in APAC?
Product shifts, funding signals, and regulatory moves — all decoded.Â
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