Maurizio Raffone is chief financial officer of Credify Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based technology company developing solutions for the e-commerce and fintech markets.
When foreign innovations or trends are given a cutesy Japanese nickname, you know they have become popular. However, there is no local Japanese equivalent for neo bank or challenger bank and that is because, despite being a pioneer in championing open banking, Japan has yet to see the emergence of a single neo bank.




