For more than a decade, banks have been busy “going digital”. They built apps, digitised forms, and automated obvious tasks.…
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain and CEO of Input Output, is turning his attention to South Korea as…
ShopBack has launched ShopBack Pay in Hong Kong, allowing consumers to earn and redeem Cashback directly in-store. As part of…
RedotPay, a fintech company focused on advancing financial inclusion through stablecoin payments, has expanded its integration with the Circle Payments…
HashKey Group, operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the city, according…
PT Bank Amar Indonesia (Amar Bank), a digital bank serving retail and MSME segments, has announced that SBI Holdings, a…
Binance Japan and PayPay Corporation have entered into a capital and business alliance aimed at advancing digital finance in Japan.…
Anthea Holding, a global crypto-fintech group offering life insurance products denominated in cryptocurrencies through its wholly owned subsidiary, Anthea Insurance,…
Visa-free access to destinations such as Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand helped boost spending by Chinese tourists, according to…
HSBC announced that it, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC Asia Pacific),…
Everywhere you look today, identity is the real currency. Whether you’re opening a bank account or applying for government services,…
Fraud and scams are on the rise in Southeast Asia, from job scams and forced scam centers to deepfake impersonations…
Asia Insurance, a general insurer in Hong Kong and Macau, has gone live with CoverGo’s next-generation, end-to-end health insurance platform…
Hong Kong has launched the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global (GoGlobal Task Force) to strengthen its…
Obita, a Hong Kong-based enterprise-level cross-border payments and digital financial network, has signed a MoU with YY Group, a Singapore-headquartered…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), has launched…
Visa has announced that several major payment platforms in Hong Kong, including Adyen, AsiaPay, OpenRice, Worldpay and 2C2P, have integrated…
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…