Microsoft has named Chia Wee Luen as its new Managing Director for Singapore to drive the company’s digital transformation efforts…
Westpac is set to cut 200 bank teller positions but will not reduce overall headcount across the business. According to…
In APAC, online payments are dominated by digital cashless payments. 87% of payments on Southeast Asia’s e-commerce platforms are done…
Mastercard has launched the Global Reach Partner Program, a new initiative designed to help its customers expand into international markets…
DBS Private Bank’s multi-family office arm has attracted S$1 billion (about US$780 million) just two years after its launch, and…
Singapore lawmakers were told that Tokenize Xchange’s collapse has left customer funds in limbo, with court-appointed managers estimating more than…
Pand.ai, an AI solutions provider for financial institutions, has spun off a new company called Pangentic. The AI-native insurtech, a…
Crypto exchange Coinbase is adding the Singapore dollar-backed XSGD to its platform, giving users access to the MAS-recognised stablecoin. The…
Amber International, which operates as Amber Premium, has launched institutional-grade digital asset management services as part of its move into…
HSBC has gone live with cross-border tokenised deposits, aiming to give corporate clients faster, always-on settlement between markets. The bank…
Thailand’s Krungsri teams up with American software development company Informatica to tighten data governance and speed up its digital banking…
South Korean travelers using Kakao Pay can now tap and pay overseas as Alipay+ and Mastercard extend contactless payments to…
Payments platform EBANX is stepping up its push into emerging markets by rolling out stablecoin payments, launching AI-powered tools and…
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek is pushing back against allegations that the exchange concealed a security breach detailed in a Bloomberg…
When Fintech News Network convened a panel of fraud and risk leaders from across Asia Pacific, one thing quickly became…
audax taps AWS Partner Network to bring its plug-and-play banking stack to more banks in Asia Pacific and the Middle…
E-commerce is undergoing a profound transformation, triggered by artificial intelligence (AI) agents and the move from “machine-to-machine” (M2M) payments to…
Vietnam’s central bank is ordering banks to report every domestic transfer of VND500 million or more starting this November to…
Small businesses in India and Brazil can now accept payments directly within WhatsApp, using QR codes to let customers pay…
Private credit platform Kilde has secured US$1.5 million in funding to tap a wave of investor demand for higher-yield alternatives.…