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Chapter 5 - Consumer Financial Services: What Role for ASEAN?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2019

Luke Nottage
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Justin Malbon
Affiliation:
Griffith University, Queensland
Jeannie Paterson
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Caron Beaton-Wells
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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Summary

This chapter takes a regionalist perspective in exploring ways ASEAN can protect and advance consumer interests regarding consumer finance. Presently, ASEAN, as an organisation, is paying relatively little attention to the opportunities and challenges presented. The chapter explores some of the ‘traditional’ issues arising at the domestic level, including lenders: charging excessive interest rates; misleading and deceiving consumers; and harassing them or engaging in illegal activity when recovering loan repayments. Emerging issues include the rise of fintech. It offers new opportunities for financial inclusion, but also presents new challenges due to the rise of non-financial institution lenders, including those operating online platforms. Lack of proper regulation of these lenders risks regional financial instability and the exploitation of low-income consumers. Given the pace and complexity of change and the increasingly borderless nature of fintech, a regional approach could best assist with developing appropriate responses. The chapter proposes that enhanced shared knowledge and more effective networking amongst key players within ASEAN would advantage the region as a whole.

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ASEAN Consumer Law Harmonisation and Cooperation
Achievements and Challenges
, pp. 261 - 318
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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