OCBC and DBS were the only Singapore banks to make Forbes’ inaugural ranking of the world’s top-performing banks…

FinVolution Group, a leading fintech company, took part in the Second Global Summit on High-Quality Belt and Road…

Alipay, GCash and TNG eWallet are among 10 digital wallets joining the first phase of Ant International’s Agentic…

Shopee has launched ShopeeVIP+ as per Shopee Indonesia’s Executive Director, Handhika Jahja’s post on his LinkedIn. The programme…

OpenAI has launched a finance-focused version of ChatGPT with built-in data for research, modelling and client materials. ChatGPT…

Singapore banks DBS, OCBC and UOB have conducted live SGD interbank transactions together using tokenised deposits for the…

Grab is reportedly considering a controlling stake in Atome Financial that could value the BNPL fintech at more…

Singapore will not extend its Shared Responsibility Framework to investment scams where victims authorise the transfers themselves. Chee…

Mastercard is giving merchants a simpler way to connect their products and payments with AI shopping agents. Its…

Smartphones now hold vast amounts of sensitive personal and financial data, including passwords private communications, and work-related data,…

Live-stream sellers could face verification checks if their platforms are linked to e-commerce scams in Singapore. Authorities may…

Mastercard has launched Wallet Pay to connect digital wallets across contactless, QR and online payments. More than 4.3…

Singapore will pilot a common prefix for official calls to help the public identify impersonation scams. The Singapore…

What does a financial institution lose when its payment platform is unavailable for ten minutes? According to 2025…

Mastercard, Visa and Ant International want to make payments safer when AI agents shop for consumers. The companies…

TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to US$2 billion after extending its Series C funding round just seven…

Global insurtech bolttech has appointed Emma Butler as CEO of Asia Pacific and Philip Weiner as CEO of…

Mastercard and Backbase are collaborating to bring Mastercard’s AI, data insights and ecosystem capabilities into the Backbase AI-native Banking…

Indian travellers can now use UPI apps to book and pay for selected Resorts World Sentosa experiences online.…

Income Insurance has dropped plans to sell its Hive platform to Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH). The Straits…

Visa wants to make it easier for stablecoin card providers to secure funding through onchain lending. With the…

PolicyStreet, an insurtech leader, has received three industry accolades in 2026, including two regional awards recognising its growth…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to expand into more international markets.…

Singapore Parliament has passed a bill allowing penalties of up to S$10 million for designated online services that…

Robinhood will take initial equity stakes in Crypto.com and its prediction markets spin-off OG.com. The stakes will be…

Webull is stepping up its expansion in Thailand after acquiring Pi Securities for about US$100 million. The transaction…

Visa has unveiled an updated security roadmap for Singapore’s payments sector as it responds to a shift towards…

Singapore has proposed legislation to help major financial institutions absorb losses without destabilising the wider financial system. The…

Crypto exchange Gemini has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. According to…

Finmo has opened a new global headquarters in Singapore as its monthly transaction volume surpasses US$1 billion. The…

Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay in an all-stock deal valued at US$400 million,…

Pine Labs has appointed former Razorpay executive Jayaram Karthik as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Jayaram will oversee the…

Between 2024 and 2026, the active use of artificial intelligence (AI) across finance functions more than doubled, a…