Asian-Pacific Association of Banking Institutes (APABI)

【2025】APABI Focus_Q3

Oct 02, 2025FOCUS -->MESSAGE FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFI am pleased to report the successful completion of our second biennial Virtual Roundtable last month.Read More...I want to thank all 18 members who participated, and particularly the seven who gave presentations on their recent updates. I am even more excited about the consensus on forming a governing board, which will forge a new chapter in the history of our organization.For this quarter’s edition, we are focusing on fintech as a driver of the future of the financial industry. The specific technologies driving these changes are diverse, and t...

2025-10-02

【2025】APABI Focus_Q2

Jul 02, 2025FOCUS -->MESSAGE FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFIt would probably be fair to call the Asia-Pacific region a global leader in innovative solutions related to financial inclusion.Read More...UnaFinancial, a payment solutions provider in Asia and Europe, recently projected that Asia will exceed the global average in financial inclusion by 2030. Low-cost payment solutions are sprouting up all around, yet partially as a result, Asia has also unfortunately become a leader in malign financial innovation, such as financial fraud. The balance of these forces will affect the lives of billions, as well ...

2025-07-02

【2025】APABI Focus_Q1

Apr 02, 2025FOCUS -->MESSAGE FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFClimate risk is already affecting the relationship between the financial sector and broader society.Read More...This January, some of the worst wildfires in the history of California ravaged Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Now, the insurance sector (and the regulators in charge of it) will help decide where it is possible to rebuild, helping determine not only who pays for disasters, but also on a deeper level, what relationship humans should have with nature. These questions will only become more complex and contentious over time as the clim...

2025-03-27