StraitsX has raised US$10 million from cross-border payments provider UQPAY to accelerate its Asia expansion and strengthen stablecoin-based payment connectivity.…
Singapore and Thailand have reportedly launched investigations into a Cambodian real estate conglomerate following fraud and money laundering allegations against…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced 18 finalists for the 2025 Global Fintech Hackcelerator. This year’s competition focuses…
Agentic AI is moving beyond simple chatbots to become an intelligent layer that can reason, act and deliver value across…
The Boards of Directors of Dubai’s Emirates NBD Bank (ENBD) and India’s RBL Bank have approved entering into definitive agreements…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore can now access up to SGD300,000 in funding thanks to a flexible, fast-turnaround…
Bizcap and its US affiliate NewCo Capital Group have acquired 8fig, marking a significant step in the fintech firm’s global…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency), a new initiative to expand settlement…
Imagine running a modern city’s transportation network on a century-old single-track railway. That’s the reality many acquirers face today. Their…
DBS has teamed up with Banque Saudi Fransi to deepen trade and payment connectivity across Asia and the Gulf Cooperation…
A former UOB staff member who fell for a scam disguised as an investigation by Chinese authorities has been convicted…
Mastercard is rolling out two new products designed to make business-to-business (B2B) transactions simpler, more efficient, and easier to control,…
Six of ASEAN’s key payment networks are taking a major step toward global interoperability with the signing of the George…
HSBC and Indian payments firm Juspay have entered into a strategic partnership to create a full-stack acquiring platform aimed at…
SHOPLINE’s subsidiary Instage Technology has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payment Institution…
Singapore’s DBS has overtaken Malaysia’s PETRONAS to become ASEAN’s most valuable brand in 2025, according to the latest ASEAN 500…
Cross-border payments sit at the heart of global finance, yet remain one of its most persistent challenges, plagued by high…
Visa has introduced the Trusted Agent Protocol, a new framework designed to secure transactions as AI agents increasingly shop and…
Global Finance has named DBS the World’s Best AI Bank for 2025 in its inaugural AI in Finance Awards, recognising…
Trust Bank is set to bring fractional trading to Singapore, letting customers buy and sell portions of US stocks and…