Bank Indonesia (BI) aims to expand the use of the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) for cross-border…
Korea
Explore the latest Korea fintech news, with insights into the innovations, regulations, and startups shaping fintech in South Korea.
Airwallex has completed the acquisition of Paynuri, gaining the licences required to enter the South Korean market. Paynuri…
South Korea’s customs authorities said on Monday (19 January) that they have uncovered an international crime ring accused…
The South Korean government plans to introduce a second-phase digital asset bill this year, which will establish a…
South Korea’s plan to legalise a bank-led, won-denominated stablecoin is facing political resistance. The push is deepening long-standing…
TRM has published new research showing that North Korea-linked actors were responsible for more than half of the…
The South Korean government announced on Thursday (19 December) that it will establish an interagency task force to…
Do Kwon, the crypto tycoon behind the 2022 collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, caused an estimated US$40 billion…
KakaoBank, South Korea’s largest internet-only bank, is accelerating its global expansion through a deepened partnership with Superbank. Superbank…
a16z crypto, the crypto-focused arm of Andreessen Horowitz, has announced its expansion into Asia with the opening of…
Alipay+ reported an 18% increase in supported QR code payment transactions. Total payment volume (TPV) in South Korea…
The South Korean government plans to impose bank-level, no-fault compensation rules on cryptocurrency exchanges. The move follows a…
South Korea’s NH NongHyup Bank has completed a pilot of blockchain-based cross-border payments using Partior’s blockchain platform. In…
South Korean gaming company WEMADE, parent company of the blockchain ecosystem WEMIX, has partnered with Chainalysis, SentBe, and…
MOIN, a fintech company focused on cross-border payments, has expanded its strategic partnership with Nium, the global infrastructure…
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, has suffered a hack that resulted in the loss of digital assets…
Naver is expected to confirm its plan to acquire Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange,…
Major holding companies in South Korea are accelerating efforts to forge partnerships with major tech firms, notably Naver,…
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain and CEO of Input Output, is turning his attention to South…
Kakao Pay and Japan’s PayPay have expanded their partnership, allowing PayPay users to make offline payments at more…