Singapore has become a hothouse for the fintech and banking debate, but can its banks meet the challenge?

P2P lender Modalku is set on building a business based on financial inclusion – one that benefits not just its customers, but the country’s traditional banks as well.

Since May, when the country had its 'Berlin Wall moment' – putting an end to its virtual one-party state – economic and political signs have been positive… but inevitably there are looming flashpoints.

After falling in love with Vietnam during a holiday in 1994, Markus Winkler made it his life’s work to get its capital markets up and running. Over the years, Vietnam’s investment guardian angel has helped to channel more than $1 billion into local funds and firms.

Thailand’s generals are pushing a 20-year infrastructure plan that aims to transform the country into a high value economy and logistics hub for Asean. The cornerstone project is the Eastern Economic Corridor. Will it succeed?

It should be a sure winner, with a large international presence, a strong domestic franchise and customer loyalty second to none, so why has Bangkok Bank lost out to its nimble local and foreign competitors, and what can CEO Chartsiri Sophonpanich do to put it right?

Domenic Fuda, the chief executive of Hong Leong Bank, has a plan to turn the conservative lender into a fintech hothouse – his digital revolution is already paying off.

Malaysia’s new finance minister thinks the country’s recent elections were a Berlin Wall-style moment for the country. If Malaysia is to make a fresh start, does Lim Guan Eng have the tools he needs?

This southeast Asian economy is growing, but its capital markets are not. The government aims to change that by tweaking the rules on Reits and by finding a novel way to nix a muddled merger and get the debt markets working properly.