Databricks has raised US$5 billion at a US$190 billion valuation after its revenue run rate topped US$7 billion.…

Oracle could cut more jobs this month as it balances rapid cloud growth with heavy infrastructure spending, according…

Coinbase has secured regulatory approval to establish an international tokenisation hub in Abu Dhabi. The company received a…

Trust Bank has launched the Freedom Card, which it describes as Singapore’s first credit card to offer stockback…

ShopeePay users in Singapore can now use the e-wallet to pay for apps, games and other digital content…

Yuno has raised a US$45 million Series B round led by Global PayTech Ventures, with participation from Andreessen…

Crypto exchanges in Singapore will have to collect more customer tax information from 2027. The rules are part…

BRICS is examining ways to make cross-border payments cheaper through closer links between fast payment systems and central…

Digital banks, possibly everywhere else in the world, unlocked their markets by being better at technology than the…

What if, by 2030, you barely notice that you are dealing with a bank at all? Say you…

Thredd is supporting Cashi’s stablecoin spending card rollout in Hong Kong with Mexico next on its expansion plans.…

Revolut customers in Singapore can now get up to 12 months of ChatGPT Go at no extra cost.…

More than 70% of Southeast Asian adults remain unbanked or underbanked. That is not a development statistic. It…

Anthropic has tapped Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to develop data center infrastructure as demand for Claude grows.…

OCBC has added platinum and palladium trading to its mobile app as it expands access to precious metals…

India is revising its digital payments rules to let the government decide which electronic payment methods are protected…

ShopBack is extending its Visa tie-up in Singapore to in-store payments through ShopBack Pay. Consumers can earn rewards…

Singapore will push ahead with artificial intelligence (AI) adoption while investing in worker training to help people adjust…

Grab has been hit with a VND 1.36 billion fine, about US$52,000, in Vietnam over failures in consumer…

Roojai plans to move beyond its motor insurance base by adding more health products and expanding across the…

AI has outgrown the role of an assistant, now moving money, approving transactions, and carrying out multi-step tasks…

Franklin Templeton has appointed Rene Buehlmann as Head of Asia Pacific and Elizabeth Hogbin as Head of Global…

FIS has brought its commercial banking platform to APAC to help banks serve businesses across multiple segments without…

Aspire has tapped Flagright to strengthen financial crime compliance across its business finance platform. The Singapore-headquartered fintech, which…

Tap a multi-currency card in Tokyo, and the payment looks no different from any other card transaction. Behind…

DBS is matching different AI models to different tasks as it looks to contain costs while usage grows.…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will bring more banks onto COSMIC and widen the platform’s scope beyond…

Singapore’s financial regulator has licensed 37 digital payment token service providers out of nearly 300 applications since its…

Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are testing whether assurance signals can reduce compliance friction in cross-border stablecoin payments. The pilot…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will soon finalise its AI risk management guidelines. The guidelines will cover…

DBS has introduced a new initiative to help Singapore SMEs manage working capital, adopt AI and handle overseas…

Maybank Singapore has joined the central bank’s BLOOM initiative to advance programmable cross-border settlement. Launched in October 2025,…

Allianz Global Investors will acquire UOB Asset Management for S$555 million under an agreement with UOB. The acquisition…