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Southeast Asia Fintech

14 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
MAS FSTI 2.0 commitment for financial-sector technology and innovation250SGD millionSG2020-08-13T1mas.gov.sg
Account ownership at a financial institution or mobile-money provider, World Bank Global Findex (% age 15+)88.7% of population age 15+Malaysia2024T1data.worldbank.org
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to the Philippines (% of amount sent), World Bank Remittance Prices Worl1.67% of amount sentPH2023T1data.worldbank.org
Digital payment adoption by country, World Bank Global Findex (made or received a digital payment, % age 15+)82.8% of population age 15+TH2024T1data.worldbank.org
FinTech investment in Singapore1.4SGD billionSG2020T1mas.gov.sg
FinTechs connected to investors through MAS Deal Fridays165FinTech firmsSG2020T1mas.gov.sg
Indonesia adults with inactive financial accounts5.8151513610658% of population age 15+Indonesia2024T1data.worldbank.org
Made a digital merchant payment, World Bank Global Findex (% age 15+)51.1% of population age 15+Vietnam2024T1data.worldbank.org
Thailand adults receiving phone or SMS requests for money34.0332397825265% of population age 15+Thailand2024T1data.worldbank.org
Thailand adults who sent money after a phone or SMS request1.02627888281376% of population age 15+Thailand2024T1data.worldbank.org
Year-on-year growth in FinTech investment in Singapore34percentSG2020T1mas.gov.sg
Bank loan or credit-line access by firm size, Thailand11.2-35.0% of firmsThailandNovember 2015-June 2016T2enterprisesurveys.org
Indonesian firms with a checking/savings account and using banks to finance investments, All Firms, 202379.9 (checking or savings account); 28.6 (using banks to finance investments)percent of firmsID2023T2enterprisesurveys.org
Share of Vietnamese firms citing access to finance as the single biggest business obstacle21.2% of firms (All Firms), by size: Small 17.8%, Medium 30.7%, Large 9.2%; benchmarks: East Asia & Pacific 12.7%, Lower Middle Income 18.6%; World Bank Enterprise Survey, n=1028 firms interviewed Apr-Nov 2023Vietnam2023T2enterprisesurveys.org

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