Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Futian District People’s Government of Shenzhen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise at least US$300 million at a valuation of…
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicts that China could roll out a yuan stablecoin within three to five years to expand…
Preparations for a Naver IPO are underway following an agreement between Naver Financial and cryptocurrency exchange operator Dunamu to merge…
TransUnion is urging lenders to update their risk assessment models, revealing that gig workers in Hong Kong exhibit strong repayment…
Citi and digital wealth platform Endowus have launched a joint credit card promotion in Hong Kong, expanding the Citi Endowus…
Singapore-headquartered fintech Aspire has secured three financial licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The new Aspire license in…
Stablecoin transaction volumes surged 72% in 2025, reaching a record US$33 trillion and signalling growing institutional adoption for real-time settlement.…
South Korean genAI startup Upstage has raised 180 billion won (US$120 million) in a Series C round backed by major…
Ripple has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance to pilot a settlement system for tokenised government bonds in Korea, targeting the…
South Korea’s central bank is urging local cryptocurrency exchanges to adopt stock market style circuit breakers, driving a push for…
ShopBack is integrating its rewards and payments platform with point-of-sale provider Eats365, giving food and beverage merchants a streamlined way…
South Korean crypto exchange operator Dunamu and US blockchain firm Circle have signed a MoU to improve transparency in the…
South Korean digital asset exchange Bithumb has signed a MoU with Circle, the issuer of USDC, to cooperate on digital…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is facing industry calls to loosen restrictions on stablecoin issuance after granting its first…
Licensed digital asset trading platform EX.IO has signed a MoU with electronic payment provider Payment Asia to explore the use…
HKMA announced today the recipients of the Hong Kong stablecoin licence under the Stablecoins Ordinance. The much-coveted Hong Kong stablecoin…
International travelers in South Korea can now use their iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for public transport through the…
Hang Seng Bank has rolled out an e-Passbook service in Hong Kong in a bid to strengthen age-friendly banking. The…
Why do so many AI pilots fail in banking even when the technology itself works? In this episode, Vincent Fong,…