Stripe will launch Stripe Capital, its business funding product, in Japan in 2027. It shared the plan at Stripe Tour…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have launched a Single Submission Arrangement for a…
HSBC has named its planned Hong Kong stablecoin HSBC RedCoin ahead of a phased rollout starting with everyday payments. The…
Eligible Binance Pay users from overseas can now pay at PayPay-supported merchants across Japan when they visit. The payments go…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on 30 September that banks in its IP Financing Sandbox have approved loans…
WeLab Bank reported an adjusted profit of approximately HK$14.6 million for the first half of 2026, excluding around HK$20 million…
Mox Bank recorded a profit before tax of HK$8.63 million in the first half of 2026. This is its first…
ZA Bank’s first-half net profit rose 44% year on year to HK$70.6 million as growth in wealth management drove fee…
BNPL is a lifeline for Malaysians shut out of formal credit, or a fast route into debt, depending on who…
Ping An Digital Bank’s total assets rose 133% year-on-year to more than HK$15.6 billion as of 30 June 2026. At…
Embedded finance has settled into the region’s everyday digital life. Payments, credit and wallets now sit inside platforms customers use…
HKEX has welcomed the listing of four exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track three of its cross-market indices. The exchange…
UBS and Mizuho Bank have executed test transactions on Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger. Through this initiative, both institutions confirmed operational…
Citi has expanded its blockchain-based liquidity product, Citi Token Services, into Japan and the UAE, extending its 24/7 liquidity and…
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has granted China Securities a licence to set up a regional office in the…
UnionPay has launched a plan to make paying easier for international visitors to Shenzhen’s Qianhai district during the 2026 APEC…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have extended credit support measures for…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) have signed a new memorandum of…
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) has ordered FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited to pay a HK$19.5 million penalty. It…
Planto, a leading financial technology company specialising in AI-driven banking solutions, officially unveiled its white-label Agentic AI CFO for SMEs…