Singapore’s major banks will automatically pause or block digital transfers that move more than half of an account’s…

Obita, a Hong Kong-based enterprise-level cross-border payments and digital financial network, has signed a MoU with YY Group,…

NTT DATA, a global provider of digital business and technology services, has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA)…

Snowflake has announced Snowflake Cortex AI for Financial Services, a suite of AI capabilities and partnerships designed to…

Fraud is escalating worldwide—and APAC is at the epicenter. According to Sumsub’s 2024 Identity Fraud Report, identity fraud…

Singapore strengthened its standing as the world’s third largest foreign exchange centre, after the UK and the US,…

Mastercard is using its permissioned payments data to power a new global media network designed to deliver more…

Banking Circle announced that it has appointed Kirit Bhatia as its new Chief Digital Assets Officer. Bhatia brings…

UOB is rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) training drive across the bank to prepare employees for a…

Triple-A is tightening security around stablecoin and fiat transactions by rolling out global payee verification with iPiD. The…

Stripe is making it easier for companies to launch and manage stablecoins, cutting the process down to just…

Global payments firm Nium and Emirates NBD are stepping up their cross-border payments push in the MENAT region,…

Backbase, a digital banking software provider, is ramping up its wealth management push with senior hires in the…

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…