For decades, accepting card payments meant investing in dedicated hardware, like a separate terminal for every checkout point. Each tech…
Alibaba has expanded its push into agentic AI with the launch of Accio Work, a plug‑and‑play “AI taskforce” designed to…
Hong Kong’s digital banks, operating for over five years, continue to face losses, making business consolidation or parent company support…
Digital assets were designed around decentralisation, yet the responsibility for securing them increasingly sits with institutions. Banks, fintechs, and specialised…
GTN, a Dubai-based fintech firm, has obtained a Type 1 license from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong…
South Korea’s Naver said it plans to deploy AI agents across all of its services within the year, as it…
WeLab Bank CEO Tat Lee is reportedly set to move into a group-level role as Head of Banking and AI.…
Grab has agreed to acquire the Taiwan delivery business of Delivery Hero SE’s foodpanda for US$600 million in cash, on…
Adyen has expanded its partnership with Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s home airline. The collaboration, which began in 2014, now includes…
Huawei and Yowpay, a Luxembourg-based fintech specialising in SEPA instant payments, have announced a partnership to launch the world’s first…
China plans to expand access to its digital yuan by allowing 12 additional banks to handle the currency, according to…
SBI VC Trade, the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, is launching a USDC lending product that provides regulated access…
Bank Indonesia (BI) has confirmed that Japanese visitors to Indonesia can now use QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard) for…
Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, Payment Gateway (PG) and Value Added Network (VAN) provider in South Korea, to enable…
Bithumb will face a six-month partial business suspension and a 36.8 billion won (around US$28 million) penalty over repeated failures…
Ant Group is nearing the completion of its acquisition of Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group, a deal first agreed…
FWD Group has announced several senior leadership appointments. David Junius will join the company as Managing Director and Group Chief…
Mastercard has announced a collaboration between its money movement platform, Mastercard Move, and Bank of Shanghai to support bi-directional cross-border…
The South Korean government is expanding its global AI partnerships beyond OpenAI, as it reviews potential policy cooperation with Anthropic,…
PayPay’s shares surged in a highly anticipated Nasdaq debut on Thursday (March 12), opening roughly 19% above their offer price…