85% of Malaysian investors use AI for finance, but most still prefer human guidance
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A survey by HSBC reveals that 85% of affluent Malaysian investors utilize AI for financial tasks, outpacing the global average. Despite this high adoption, most investors still prefer a hybrid approach that combines AI insights with human financial guidance to ensure trust and accuracy.
Why it matters
It highlights the persistent demand for human oversight in high-stakes financial decision-making, even as AI adoption becomes ubiquitous in emerging markets.
BURSA SGX Home Fintech Make The Edge Malaysia your preferred source on Google KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Malaysia ranks among the top three global markets for artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in finance, but over half of the country's high-net-worth investors still prefer a hybrid approach that integrates AI with human expertise when making financial decisions, according to HSBC.
A survey commissioned by the bank and conducted by research firm Ipsos revealed that 85% of affluent Malaysian investors use AI for financial tasks. This ties Malaysia with mainland China and puts it second only to India (86%), easily outpacing the global average of 73%.
HSBC’s survey covered 9,993 affluent and high-net-worth individual investors aged 21 to 69, with investable assets of at least US$100,000 and US$2 million respectively.
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