Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 8 -- Financial institutions and financial technology (fintech) players are intensifying their focus on expanding across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), adopting tailored strategies to strengthen their presence in the region's digital financial services landscape.

At the MyFintech Week 2025 in Malaysia, CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Malaysia CEO Gurdip Singh Sidhu said the bank is scaling its ASEAN presence through both physical expansion and cross-border digital offerings, a strategy that has enabled it to serve over 50 million users across the region.

At a media panel session titled "Going Beyond Borders: How Fintechs and Financial Institutions are Redefining Regional Scale" held on the sidelines of the ...