Standard Chartered is extending its balance sheet to the 100 million users of Bukalapak's e-commerce platform.
The Hong Kong-listed digital-asset company hires Morgan Stanley to raise funds from institutions.
From virtual banks to Bitcoin, digital finance triumphed in COVID's wake, but now faces political challenges.
Asia's regulators can avoid trouble by ensuring buy-now pay-later fintechs practice the highest quality lending.
Research firm PPRO says local payment methods will be key to taking advantage of this boom.
