While the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formally established in 2015, financial cooperation across the region remains somewhat fragmented. Goods and services move freely between countries, but banks, stock exchanges and securities companies tend to be limited to their home markets. Since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, ASEAN has...
As financial technology (fintech) has penetrated underserved markets, to what extent can it be regarded a disruption to the banking sector?
As the most populous Muslim country in the word, Indonesia is developing itself as a centre for sharia-compliant banking, seeking to turn this speciality from a niche activity to a major sector growth driver. The authorities have applied new laws and regulations for Islamic finance they hope will boost the penetration rate beyond the current...
Indonesia’s insurance sector is crowded, reflective of the country’s sizeable population – the world’s fourth largest, at around 265m – as well as its potential. Some 152 companies vied for premium in 2017, operating in an environment that, although it presents significant opportunity, also comes with a measure of insurable risks, in particular from extreme weather and natural disasters. In...
Indonesia’s capital markets have been on a steady growth path in recent years, with market capitalisation and trading activity showing strong expansion since 2012. Meanwhile, the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) reached a 26-year high in 2018. Debt markets have been resilient despite widespread global volatility, which prompted significant...
An increasingly prominent and disruptive force in the financial services sector, financial technology (fintech) comprises any innovative or technology-based financial service offered to consumers or businesses. Often viewed as a competitor to traditional financial service providers, fintech fills gaps left by the formal sector, offering an important avenue to boost financial inclusion in a...
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