iFAST Global Bank launched the Worldwide Scan & Pay on 20 May 2026. It is a cross-border QR code payment…
Franklin Templeton is working with DigiFT to widen institutional access to its Benji tokenisation platform in Asia. The partnership will…
Fireblocks has launched its Agentic Payments Suite to support stablecoin payments initiated by AI agents across blockchains. The company has…
HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) will change the shape of work in financial services as…
OpenAI has chosen Singapore for its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States as part of a new S$300…
Standard Chartered’s AI-driven job cuts have come under fresh scrutiny after CEO Bill Winters’ ‘lower-value human capital’ remark drew criticism,…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has revoked the Major Payment Institution License of Bsquared Technology (BSQ) following findings of…
DBS is partnering with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to develop financing approaches and internal banking capabilities for climate adaptation…
Primer has raised US$100 million in Series C funding to expand its AI payments platform and grow its US business.…
Digital assets are gaining real traction among regulated institutions, but security risks are rising just as quickly. As adoption accelerates,…
Mastercard has launched Merchant Trust Services to help banks and payment providers detect scam merchants earlier. The service uses Mastercard’s…
Visa and Trip.com are linking payments and travel discovery through a new partnership aimed at Asia Pacific travellers. This move…
GXS Bank is expanding GXS Invest beyond cash with new funds covering bonds, diversified assets, equities and gold. The digital…
Tazapay has added iPiD’s payee verification tools to help businesses check payment recipients before sending money across borders. The integration…
Paymentology has appointed Fiona Tee as its new Chief Financial Officer. Tee joins from cross-border payments firm Currencycloud, where she…
Khairi Azmi has joined Paxos as CEO of Paxos Global and Head of APAC, according to his LinkedIn post. Based…
Clicx Bank is preparing to launch services next month after receiving approval to operate as a virtual bank in Thailand.…
The bigger risk for banks in ASEAN isn’t that regulators will slow down agentic AI. It’s the widening gap between…
Banking Circle Group has appointed Kush Saxena as Group CEO, with its co-founders set to move into advisory and transition…
DBSÂ plans to take in more than 500 young local talent this year across its Management Associate, Internship and Traineeship programmes…