Breaking Banks Asia Pacific

Breaking Banks Asia gets the inside look at the incredible innovation and technological changes that are setting the standard for the rest of the world. Led by host Rachel Williamson, we talk to the people across Asia about how their ideas came together,

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Episode 28: What will kill cash? Part II

Posted April 16, 202400:24:30

In this second part of our series on cash, cards and digital wallets, we shift our focus to the challenges and opportunities of an entirely digital...

Episode 27: “Don’t be a dick” 

Posted March 27, 202400:21:40

Debanking is a real problem for fintechs operating in Australia. Local companies and foreign intrants alike are not immune to a 30-minutes-to-midnight...

Episode 26: What will kill cash?

Posted March 19, 202400:28:47

In Part 1 of this two-part show we explore the resilience of cash for payments.

From cards and digital wallets to superapps and digital currency,...

Episode 25: Untangling Filipinos’ complicated financial lives 

Posted February 27, 202400:21:43

There’s a story told by the World Bank that in 2009 more people in the Philippines had a mobile phone than a bank account – despite there still...

Episode 24: Who guards bankingland’s walled garden? These guys 

Posted February 20, 202400:23:16

Regtech is the unloved tech cousin of the fintech world. It’s the one which follows the rules and makes sure everyone else does too. But in an industry...