A new study by UnaFinancial, an international fintech group headquartered in Singapore, has mapped the concentration of fintech companies across Asia using a per-capita density metric. The analysis covers 19 economies across Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia, and reveals differences in how fintech ecosystems are distributed across the continent. The study finds that Southeast Asia is the most fintech-dense subregion in Asia, with a weighted average of 14.0 fintech companies per one million people. Singapore leads all markets at 619.0 per million, reflecting its role as the regional hub for fintech operations. South Asia follows at 9.0 per million, driven mainly by India (11.1), with Central Asia at 5.8 and East Asia at 4.8.Central Asia is the fastest-growing subregion from a lower base. For instance, Kazakhstan’s fintech count has quadrupled from approximately 50 companies in 2018 to 200 in 2024, while Uzbekistan’s count has grown from 24 to 103 over the same period. Also, Uzbekistan has produced its first tech unicorn and is implementing a dedicated fintech development strategy for 2025–2030.“With a more than 300-fold gap between the most and least dense markets, Asia’s fintech landscape remains uneven. As digital infrastructure and capital access expand, lower-density markets are positioned to scale rapidly, reshaping the regional fintech landscape,” - said analysts at UnaFinancial.NoYesFinTech StartUps23 Apr, 2026