Japan Post Bank announced it will introduce a digital yen by the end of fiscal 2026 to make digital financial…
Obita, an enterprise-level cross-border payment and digital financial network, has completed an angel funding round exceeding US$10 million. The round…
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong), a technology-focused broker in Hong Kong, has opened its largest flagship store in Causeway Bay,…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that it has granted a restricted banking license to ABN AMRO Clearing Bank…
The IDC Financial Insights team has for many years focused on global fintech innovation, closely tracking developments among providers. Its…
StashAway, an investment platform serving both retail and professional investors in Asia, has expanded its private markets offering in Hong…
Digital banks in Hong Kong are no longer the curious newcomers they were back in 2020. Five years on, they’ve…
AMINA Bank, a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)-regulated crypto bank, has announced a strategic partnership with Metalpha, a digital…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and imposed a fine of HK$4.2 million on HSBC for breaching disclosure…
The Philippines is the fastest-growing digital economy and home to one of Southeast Asia’s most valuable fintech unicorns. Yet for…
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates with assets exceeding the equivalent of US$200 billion, has announced a strategic…
China is considering permitting the use of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time in a move that could support wider…
Financial sanctions are essential government tools for achieving foreign policy objectives – and compliance is mandatory – but the sanctions…
South Korea’s Upstage has secured a US$45 million Series B bridge round supported by Korea Development Bank (KDB), Amazon and…
HashKey Capital has signed a memorandum of strategic collaboration with Tiantu Asset Management (Tiantu AM), a wholly owned subsidiary of…
RayNeo and Ant Group have announced a partnership to develop digital payment solutions for global use. The collaboration will begin…
Finastra has announced that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has gone live with its Loan IQ platform. The project,…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing to approve the issuance of the country’s first yen-backed stablecoin, with approval expected…
Bank Indonesia (BI) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have begun a series of trials for cross-border QR code…
ANZ, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, announced the appointment of Ender Tanar as Country Head for Japan, reporting to Simon Ireland,…