Narrowing Asia's financial inclusion gap

By Brian Muse-Mckenney

Sep 22, 2024 12:10 am

NEARLY a quarter of the APAC population still lacks access to traditional banking services, according to Statista. Translated, this is hundreds of millions of people who are either unbanked or underbanked, with no access to savings accounts, loans or formal credit.

However, the regulatory environment in many Asian countries is rapidly changing as governments come to grips with the digital revolution.

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