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Coface’s APAC Payment Survey 2026 found 93% of organisations in Hong Kong experienced late payments in the past 12 months, above the 91% average across Asia Pacific (APAC). Hong Kong’s GDP grew 5.1% in the…
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Read MoreDBS has upgraded its credit card rewards programme in Hong Kong through a new integration with loyalty technology…
Alipay has launched a new AI payment processing product in mainland China, allowing merchants to accept payments directly…
Ping An Digital Bank has integrated real-time US market data into its mobile application following a new collaboration…
Microsoft is rolling out its new enterprise AI suite in Hong Kong as organisations move from pilot projects…
Hong Kong virtual lender Airstar Bank has officially rebranded to EleBank, signalling a strategic shift towards wealth management…
Banma Intelligence and Alipay have launched an AI cockpit solution that introduces in-car voice payments to smart vehicles…
Vietnam and South Korea have launched cross-border QR payments that allow Korean users to pay merchants in Vietnam…
WeChat Pay has integrated its service with national QR code networks in five Asian countries, simplifying cross-border WeChat…
The global transition finance ecosystem is gaining momentum. According to new research by the Hong Kong Institute for…
Global payments bank Banking Circle will now handle cross-border transactions and settlement flows for South Korean payment service…
Digital infrastructure company Equinix is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch the Equinix AI Discovery Hub…
Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are in discussions to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, The Information reported,…
Well Link Bank and FWD Macau have launched a bancassurance partnership in Macau, allowing the bank to distribute…
Digital asset platform OSL Group has partnered with Circle to expand access to the USDC stablecoin across its…
London-based 9fin is launching its AI-powered debt market intelligence platform in the APAC region. The company is establishing…
Hang Seng Bank has launched an end-to-end digital application process for the 80% Guarantee Product under Hong Kong’s…
Global insurtech bolttech has appointed Kohei Watanabe as General Manager for Japan, with responsibility for the country’s business,…
Hang Seng Investment and HSBC have launched a tokenised unlisted class of the Hang Seng Gold ETF in…
Singapore-headquartered payment and treasury management platform SUNRATE has signed an agreement with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises…
Alipay has launched a service that lets OpenClaw-type AI agents make purchases and complete payments with user approval.…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched a new regulatory framework to pilot the secondary trading of tokenised…
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Futian District People’s Government of Shenzhen have signed a Memorandum of…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise at least US$300 million at a…
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicts that China could roll out a yuan stablecoin within three to five years…
Preparations for a Naver IPO are underway following an agreement between Naver Financial and cryptocurrency exchange operator Dunamu…
TransUnion is urging lenders to update their risk assessment models, revealing that gig workers in Hong Kong exhibit…
Citi and digital wealth platform Endowus have launched a joint credit card promotion in Hong Kong, expanding the…
Singapore-headquartered fintech Aspire has secured three financial licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The new Aspire…
South Korean genAI startup Upstage has raised 180 billion won (US$120 million) in a Series C round backed…
Ripple has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance to pilot a settlement system for tokenised government bonds in Korea,…
South Korea’s central bank is urging local cryptocurrency exchanges to adopt stock market style circuit breakers, driving a…















