E-commerce is undergoing a profound transformation, triggered by artificial intelligence (AI) agents and the move from “machine-to-machine” (M2M)…

Vietnam’s central bank is ordering banks to report every domestic transfer of VND500 million or more starting this…

Small businesses in India and Brazil can now accept payments directly within WhatsApp, using QR codes to let…

Private credit platform Kilde has secured US$1.5 million in funding to tap a wave of investor demand for…

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) and UnionPay International are rolling out a new campaign that provides up to…

Equinix has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Chennai, named CN1, to support India’s…

The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF 2025) celebrates its tenth year and looks to the next decade with artificial…

MHC Digital Group, an institutional digital assets platform, has announced a joint venture with Catena Digital to establish…

GXS Bank, the digital lender backed by Grab and Singtel, has secured a fresh capital injection of US$60…

Foreign investment, sustainability, and artificial intelligence (AI) were the leading topics in Asia-Pacific (APAC) financial media in 2024,…

Banking and technology leaders from across Asia and the Middle East convened in Shanghai on 17 September for…

United Overseas Bank (UOB) and UnionPay International have launched the SplendorPlus Campaign, giving UOB UnionPay cardholders up to…

Mastercard has introduced an embedded virtual card payment capability in Australia, with Westpac becoming the first commercial issuer…

Global venture capital firm Antler has appointed fintech veteran Hiro Kiga as partner for Southeast Asia and Japan…

A private dinner with DBS CEO Tan Su Shan drew a winning bid of S$18,900 (about US$14,800) at…

Luxury shoppers at LVMH stores worldwide are now tapping, swiping, and paying under one unified system as the…

Razorpay enables Apple Pay for cross-border sales, giving Indian merchants a one-tap checkout experience for overseas shoppers Razorpay…

OCBC is stepping up its push to finance women-led businesses, aiming to back 10,000 entrepreneurs across Singapore, Malaysia,…

Singapore authorities are launching a crackdown to cut scam mules off from banks, mobile lines and digital IDs.…

Singapore-based insurtech firm CXA Group, which secured about US$58 million in funding over nearly 12 years of operations,…

The Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, and fintech-focused fund Triple Bubble have formed a strategic partnership aimed at…

DBS and Franklin Templeton are joining forces with Ripple to offer accredited and institutional investors trading and lending…

A new tie-up between SBI Shinsei Bank, Partior and DeCurret DCP could reshape how yen and other currencies…

DBS Bank India has been authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an Agency Bank to…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have signed a Memorandum of…

Poni Financial Advisory, the international arm of Nasdaq-listed Huize Holding, has received approval from Singapore’s central bank to…

HSBC has unveiled Wealth Intelligence, a generative AI-powered ecosystem designed to help its private banking teams deliver faster,…

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s venture arm, plans to raise a US$250 million fund for digital assets in 2026,…

Ant International has teamed up with Google to help shape a new way for AI agents to make…

SEON, a company focused on fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, has raised US$80 million in its…

India’s markets regulator has cleared Pine Labs to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO), according to a…

CIMB Singapore has launched the CIMB Founders Card, described as the first purpose-built personal credit card for sole…

Triple-A, a digital currency payments company, has appointed Kailash Madan as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Madan has…