Eddid Financial, Ant Digital Technologies, and SageRock Capital have signed a MoU to explore the development of green energy tokenisation…
Hong Kong’s Social Welfare Department (SWD) has launched a free cross-border remittance service for elderly recipients of portable cash assistance.…
JCB and MUFG Bank have signed a MoU to form a strategic alliance across the ASEAN region. Both financial institutions…
Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code, following the discovery of hidden tracking software…
Fraud and AML in Asia have shifted over the past year. Alongside the system-level attacks that continue, panellists point to…
According to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s total assets under management (AUM) reached a record HK$42.2 trillion…
Hyundai Card launched six new debit and hybrid cards tailored to Apple Pay users in April. The South Korean issuer…
DBS has signed a MoU with South Korea’s Samsung Securities to establish a strategic partnership in wealth management. The collaboration…
RedotPay has selected OpenPayd to enhance its treasury operations and cross-border remittance services. The company will integrate OpenPayd’s financial infrastructure…
JCB has rolled out contactless payment acceptance on the Taipei Metro. The integration allows cardholders to tap physical cards or…
Ping An Bank has partnered with China UnionPay and Tencent Cloud to launch a debit card that rewards users with…
Hong Kong and Türkiye have established a formal framework to collaborate on financial innovation. Signing a MoU, the Hong Kong…
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon announced a strategic alliance to strengthen fraud prevention in mobile apps globally. The LexisNexis and…
87% of GXBank’s small-business borrowers had never held a loan before. Deputy CEO Hildah Hamzah explains how the bank reaches…
Visa has launched a contactless transit payment pilot programme across the Shenzhen Metro network. The initiative allows international visitors to…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) have completed the first phase…
Tencent is testing a mobile application called TenPayGo to help overseas visitors make digital payments in China. The platform aims…
SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank in a deal valued at approximately US$289 million, with completion…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wants banks to use AI in financial crime as a way to counter cyberattacks…
Ripple has launched its US dollar-denominated stablecoin, Ripple USD, in the Japanese market. The expansion follows regulatory clearance from the…