Backbase, a digital banking software provider, has appointed Adrian McPhee as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). McPhee,…

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Australia’s financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC is expanding its Fintel Alliance initiative after the public-private partnership delivered significant results…

Amber International Holding Limited, which operates under the brand name Amber Premium, has launched a US$100 million crypto…

Anchorage Digital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mountain Protocol, the Bermuda-based issuer of the USDM…

China’s Ant Group plans to divest a 4% stake in Indian digital payments company Paytm for approximately US$242…

Bhutan has launched what is described as the world’s first integrated national crypto payment system for tourism, enabling…

DBS Bank will roll out a new “Mobile wallets” control in its DBS/POSB digibank app from mid-May to…

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% stake in YES…

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual Cross-Border…

Asian organized crime groups have emerged as definitive market leaders in cyber-enabled fraud, money laundering and underground banking.…

Cyber threats have become an immediate and inescapable reality for India’s banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industry.…

Sea Limited has launched a new global headquarters for its digital financial services business in Singapore and announced…

Sea Ltd has injected an additional US$ 78 million into its Singapore-based digital bank, MariBank, as part of…

Stripe has rolled out Stablecoin Financial Accounts as part of its largest platform update to date. The new…

Grab is in advanced talks to acquire Indonesian tech company GoTo in the second quarter of this year,…

Digital wealth platform Syfe announced a collaboration with asset manager BlackRock to provide accredited investors in Singapore access…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), under South Africa’s…

Multinational software company SAP has appointed Peter Moore as Head of Partner Ecosystem for Asia Pacific, effective immediately.…

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is close to finalising a deal to acquire a 51% stake in…

Southeast Asian superapp Grab has significantly stepped up capital infusions into its fintech subsidiaries in 2025, signaling a…

Seedflex, a Singapore-based fintech firm founded by former Grab executives, has raised US$3.2 million in a seed funding…

Grab Holdings Limited began 2025 with a solid first-quarter performance, reflecting continued progress and gaining respectable profit in…

Fintech company M-DAQ Global has announced the appointment of Tan Choon Seng as its new Group CEO, effective…

eToro has named Yaki Razmovich as its new Managing Director for Singapore and Asia, as the trading and…

XWeave, a startup developing infrastructure for stablecoin-based cross-border payments, has raised US$3 million in seed funding. The round…

The Securities Industry Council (SIC) has released a consultation paper proposing amendments to the Singapore Code on Take-overs…

Southeast Asian superapp Grab has appointed Alejandro Osorio as Managing Director of Grab Singapore and Ma Tuan Trong…

Currency Research will host the fourth edition of the Digital Currency Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28 to…

Vietnam’s government has approved a two-year pilot programme to test peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, credit scoring, and open API-based…

Ripple Labs made a takeover offer for Circle Internet Financial valued between US$4 billion and US$5 billion, but…

When it’s time to shop, it’s likely that you grab your phone and begin browsing, whether you’re on…

Mambu, a provider of cloud banking platforms, has announced several new appointments to its APAC team to support…