Hong Kong’s WeLab Bank remained profitable in the first half of 2025, reporting revenue of about HK$460 million, a year-on-year…
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank has swung into the black, reporting a HK$49 million interim profit for the six months to…
WeLab Bank has launched what it says is Hong Kong’s first AI-powered foreign exchange service, offering customers cost-price FX rates…
Visa has named Elaine Chang as its new Group General Manager for Greater China, replacing Shirley Yu, who will retire…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from theory to practice, propelled by advances in computing power and the increasing accessibility of…
WeLab, a Hong Kong fintech platform, and Google have announced a partnership focused on applying AI across WeLab’s operations and…
To further support mainland tourists’ travel and spending in Macau and to encourage integration within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay…
The Asia-Pacific region is approaching a milestone in cross-border payments: though fully achieving instant, efficient international money movement remains a…
Yuno, a global payment orchestration platform, announced its expansion in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with the opening of regional headquarters…
RedotPay, a fintech specialising in stablecoin-based payments, has closed a US$47 million strategic investment round. The funding included new participation…
Kakao Pay and Japan’s PayPay have expanded their partnership, allowing PayPay users to make offline payments at more than two…
OSL Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset platform, has completed the acquisition of Koinsayang, a licensed digital asset exchange in…
In APAC, online payments are dominated by digital cashless payments. 87% of payments on Southeast Asia’s e-commerce platforms are done…
Alibaba Cloud announced new large models and infrastructure upgrades at its annual Apsara Conference 2025. The updates cover language and…
iFAST Financial HK successfully hosted the iFAST Wealth Advisers Awards 2025 (iWAA) on 11 September 2025. The event brought together…
On the second day of HUAWEI CONNECT 2025, Zhang Ping’an, Huawei’s Executive Director of the Board and CEO of Huawei…
South Korea and BlackRock have entered into a partnership to position the nation as the “AI capital in Asia” through…
As financial institutions increase their use of AI, opaque decision-making systems risk undermining public trust, regulatory compliance, and risk management,…
Kaia DLT Foundation (Kaia), a blockchain-based organisation, and LINE NEXT, the venture arm of Japan-based LINE Corporation focused on the…
ZA Bank has exceeded one million users as of the first half of 2025, marking a notable milestone in Hong…