DBS, UOB and OCBC lifted Singapore’s dividend payouts to US$8.2 billion in the first half of 2025, with…

Ant International’s WorldFirst reported a 300% increase in transaction volumes in emerging markets during the first half of…

Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz will step back from his role at the end of the year…

Payments firm Nuvei is turning to AI to speed up client onboarding, rolling out an Integration Agent that…

Singapore-based Crypto.com has widened its U.S. presence with a first-of-its-kind regulatory win, securing every major CFTC derivatives license…

Global financial platform Airwallex has introduced Nordic currencies for its issuing customers, marking its first move into the…

Nium has rolled out Global Collections, a new offering aimed at allowing banks to provide their clients with…

Visa is rolling out a new trial that lets businesses preload stablecoins into Visa Direct, sidestepping traditional funding…

Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched the Urban SustaInnovator (USI), a deep tech accelerator aimed at supporting startups…

StraitsX has partnered with OKX SG and Grab to roll out OKX Pay, a service that allows users…

Visa is taking its commercial payments platform mainstream, bringing its VCS Hub to issuers and fintechs worldwide after…

OpenAI and Stripe have introduced Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, a new feature that lets U.S. ChatGPT Plus, Pro,…

Thunes has announced that it is now offering its Pay-to-Banks solution to financial institutions through their existing Swift…

Singaporeans crossing into Johor will be able to redeem credit card rewards at the checkout, following UOB’s launch…

Finastra has announced its new Intelligent Routing Module at the Sibos 2025 conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The solution…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched the TouristDigiPay sandbox, a pilot programme to let foreign tourists…

Swift is teaming up with more than 30 banks to build a blockchain ledger aimed at turning cross-border…

Banking software company Temenos introduces a unified platform that uses AI to streamline payments, cut costs and enhance…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and four major banks have tested quantum technology to protect critical financial…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will appoint Abigail Ng as its new Chief Sustainability Officer from 6…

More than 30 global banks are teaming up with Swift to end hidden fees and slow transfers, setting…

Tyme Group is accelerating its Southeast Asian expansion, planning to launch full retail banking services in Indonesia through…

ShopBack appoints fintech veteran Carolina Paradas as General Manager for North America to spearhead its U.S. expansion after…

Global financial platform Airwallex is fast-tracking its expansion in the Middle East, securing key licences, setting up new…

Singapore has issued a directive under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA), giving Meta until 30 September to…

Stablecoins have crossed a historic threshold. In 2024, its total transfer volumes hit US$27.6 trillion, outpacing Visa and…

Ant International has launched AI SHIELD, a toolkit designed to address risks and vulnerabilities in AI systems used…

Cloudflare has announced plans to introduce NET Dollar, a US dollar-backed stablecoin designed to support instant, secure transactions…

Singapore’s fintech sector saw a notable rebound in the first half of 2025, attracting nearly US$1.04 billion across…

Yuno, a global payment orchestration platform, announced its expansion in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with the opening of…

The Asia-Pacific region is approaching a milestone in cross-border payments: though fully achieving instant, efficient international money movement…

SC Ventures and Fujitsu are betting big on quantum’s future with Project Quanta, a new platform aimed at…

HSBC has opened its second Quantum Centre of Excellence in Singapore, deepening work on quantum-safe security and applied…