A consortium preparing to launch a US dollar stablecoin has received around US$270 million in funding commitments, Bloomberg…

Omise has become a direct acquirer for Visa and Mastercard in Thailand. The status allows the payments provider…

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to cut securities registrar fees by up to 80 percent for…

Bottomline has completed its first live cross-border stablecoin payments using USDC through its Global Payments Hub and Cash…

Singapore experienced an active year in fintech developments, with key activity coming from its financial regulator zeroing in…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a gold vaulting service for foreign central banks, international financial…

Backbase has split its technology leadership between digital and agentic banking with the appointment of two CTOs. Greg…

Alta, a financial infrastructure company, has raised US$47.5 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures.…

The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2026 will take place from 18 to 20 November 2026, bringing together global…

FrankieOne has signed a technology partnership with identity verification provider Trulioo, adding Trulioo’s KYC, Know Your Business (KYB)…

Around the world, central banks are expanding their focus on artificial intelligence (AI) from experimentation to readiness. According…

Sunlife is rolling out Google Workspace with Gemini to its advisors in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines…

Ten of Seoul’s most promising fintech companies are coming to Singapore this November with a clear mission: use…

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will temporarily suspend new money changer license applications in 2027 while it raises…

The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) will return this year from November 18 to 20, convening global technology and…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming banking across credit, treasury, and enterprise risk. According to a new survey…

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening its oversight of crypto operators, moving against Bitget, VCEX and…

Equinix has opened SG6, its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Singapore. The facility supports AI,…

A cyberattack on a third-party email service exposed 227,216 email addresses used by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants financial institutions to make their critical systems quantum-safe by the end…

Binance CFO Kaiser Ng is stepping down to pursue a new venture, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said…

Coinbase has added tokenised gold as collateral for its crypto-backed loans. PAX Gold (PAXG) is the first non-crypto…

Remote has launched virtual expense cards that let companies manage employee spending alongside payroll. Remote Expense Cards are…

Say you run a small business and an order comes in from overseas. You’re happy to take it,…

TikTok has quietly launched a standalone TikTok Shop app in four Southeast Asian markets, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and…

HSBC Singapore has launched HSBC Rewards+, a programme that pays bonus interest on savings based on a customer’s…

Vietnamese prosecutors have recommended further investigation into how money in the Mr Pips fraud case moved through several…

Visa put 22 AI models through everyday shopping tests, and nearly half of their attempts failed. Its new…

Tazapay increased its revenue by 71% in the financial year ended March 2026, although its net loss widened…

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is expanding beyond its core payments business with a new subsidiary…

Yuno has partnered with Ecommpay to expand payment options for merchants operating across Asia-Pacific and Europe. Through a…

Claude users can now ask the AI chatbot where their money goes and how much they have left…

Bhutan is establishing a central bank for Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) with powers to conduct monetary policy and…