Banking Research

Dec

Superbank’s market debut and the scaling of Indonesian fintech

The debut of PT Super Bank Indonesia Tbk on the Indonesia Stock Exchange this December represents more than just a successful liquidity event; it serves as a high-fidelity signal of the maturing digital finance landscape in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. By raising approximately IDR 2.79 trillion (US$167.06 million) and witnessing…

Dec

Banking Research

A reckoning for the AI implementation gap in 2026?

In the lexicon of modern business, few phrases have traveled from “visionary future” to “administrative headache” as quickly as Artificial Intelligence. Three years after the generative AI boom began, the initial euphoria—characterized by breathless press releases and frantic purchases of “solutions”—is giving way to a more somber reality. The checkbooks…

Dec

Banking Research

Thailand seizes more than US$300m in assets in scam crackdown

In the borderlands of Southeast Asia, the architecture of fraud has evolved from makeshift call centers into a burgeoning, multinational industry. For years, “scam states” have operated with relative impunity in the grey zones between Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia, staffing their compounds with a mix of willing recruits and trafficked…

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