Sumsub has expanded beyond verification and fraud prevention with an AI platform for managing compliance and risk intelligence.…

Bottomline and American Express (Amex) are making it easier for businesses to pay suppliers digitally. The companies have…

UOB will upgrade more than 300,000 Visa Infinite cardholders across five Southeast Asian markets to Visa’s newly introduced…

Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo called for careful testing of AI agents before they…

TPBank has partnered with TerraPay to expand outbound cross-border payments from Vietnam. The partnership will connect TPBank customers…

Vietnam has tightened oversight of its pilot crypto market with fines reaching VND 200 million. Decree No. 284/2026/ND-CP,…

Thailand’s Ascend Bank has moved its planned July launch to later this year as regulatory preparations continue, the…

Ant International has closed a US$1.2 billion Series A round to expand its international operations, the South China…

Singapore-headquartered fintech PILLAR plans to raise US$10 million to US$15 million in a Series A funding round to…

Singapore has introduced new data protection guidelines for generative AI alongside a cross-border data agreement with Japan. The…

Asia-Pacific (APAC) leads the world in AI adoption. However, the skill shortage remains the primary barrier to true…

Alipay+ is connecting its global wallet network to Argentina’s national QR payment system. The integration with Transferencias 3.0…

ACI Worldwide’s billing operation could be put on the market at a valuation of about US$1.5 billion. Known…

SBI Holdings has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in crypto platform Coinhako after receiving approval from…

The Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA) has launched an APAC working group with founding member HSBC to address…

Crypto.com has secured a US$400 million investment from global market maker Citadel Securities. The transaction values the company…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will replace Dave Brown as head of its compute and machine learning business when…

Singapore-founded Paymonade can now offer regulated crypto services across 30 European markets under a single MiCA licence. Damoon…

Visa has introduced a stablecoin platform for minting, moving and managing digital dollars. The Visa Stablecoin Platform is…

PayPal’s board reportedly views a US$53 billion takeover proposal from Stripe and Advent International as falling short of…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has flagged weaknesses in how some crypto firms apply anti-money laundering (AML)…

Triple-A has secured in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for broker-dealer services. The Singapore-based payments…

Mambu has been certified as an Enabler of Swift’s Business Connect and Value-Added Services. The cloud banking platform…

Mastercard has launched wallet-building tools that let banks and fintechs add contactless payments to their apps. The Mastercard…

Visa has expanded its Infinite card portfolio in APAC with two new tiers for affluent and ultra-high-net-worth customers.…

Episode Six has established an AI centre in Singapore to develop agentic capabilities for banks, fintech companies and…

Adyen has appointed Gary Yang as its Asia-Pacific President, effective 1 August 2026. Based in Singapore, Yang will…

Licensed crowdfunding operators must now provide the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with more detailed quarterly data on…

National Citizen Commercial Joint Stock Bank (NCB) has launched a cross-border QR payment service for international travellers in…

PayPal has received a joint acquisition proposal from Stripe and Advent International at a significant premium to its…

Sendo Farm, the online grocery platform operated by e-commerce company Sen Do Technology, has wound down operations, marking…

DBS wants to add about S$400 billion in assets under management over five years as it expands its…

Standard Chartered is adding BlackRock’s Aladdin Wealth tools to help its advisors better assess client portfolios. The platform…