Hong Kong’s Social Welfare Department (SWD) has launched a free cross-border remittance service for elderly recipients of portable…

JCB and MUFG Bank have signed a MoU to form a strategic alliance across the ASEAN region. Both…

Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code, following the discovery of hidden…

According to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s total assets under management (AUM) reached a record…

Hyundai Card launched six new debit and hybrid cards tailored to Apple Pay users in April. The South…

DBS has signed a MoU with South Korea’s Samsung Securities to establish a strategic partnership in wealth management.…

RedotPay has selected OpenPayd to enhance its treasury operations and cross-border remittance services. The company will integrate OpenPayd’s…

JCB has rolled out contactless payment acceptance on the Taipei Metro. The integration allows cardholders to tap physical…

Ping An Bank has partnered with China UnionPay and Tencent Cloud to launch a debit card that rewards…

Hong Kong and Türkiye have established a formal framework to collaborate on financial innovation. Signing a MoU, the…

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon announced a strategic alliance to strengthen fraud prevention in mobile apps globally. The…

Visa has launched a contactless transit payment pilot programme across the Shenzhen Metro network. The initiative allows international…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) have completed the…

Tencent is testing a mobile application called TenPayGo to help overseas visitors make digital payments in China. The…

SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank in a deal valued at approximately US$289 million,…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wants banks to use AI in financial crime as a way to…

Ripple has launched its US dollar-denominated stablecoin, Ripple USD, in the Japanese market. The expansion follows regulatory clearance…

SBI Group has introduced its trust based stablecoin JPYSC in partnership with Singapore-based fintech company Startale Group. SBI…

Visa has released its latest Consumer Payment Attitudes Study, highlighting how payment seamlessness is linked to a shift…

Chainlink, South Korean infrastructure provider FairSquareLab, the Unified Korea Alliance (UniKA), and European stablecoin consortium Qivalis have launched…

Reap has integrated Circle’s tokenised money market fund, USYC, into its corporate spend platform. The move allows globally…

Tencent has started testing a new AI assistant named Xiaowei for its WeChat platform, as reported by Bloomberg.…

WeLab is on the lookout for banks to buy in Southeast Asia. WeLab Southeast Asia expansion plans could…

Payment Asia is integrating with PayMe by HSBC to allow its merchant network to accept payments directly from…

JPMorgan Chase as blocked staff in Hong Kong from using Anthropic’s AI models, according to a Financial Times…

HSBC has launched a digital trade finance tool called HSBC TradeCash, allowing businesses in Hong Kong to upload…

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have launched a joint…

Checking someone’s ID at the door of a nightclub tells you who they are, but it does not…

Tencent Cloud has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI) to support the digital…

Chinese cross-border payment company Payful has launched a cloud-native Visa charge-card programme for corporate and merchant clients through…

The Northern Metropolis Financial Advisory Taskforce held its inaugural meeting on 17 June to discuss the financing needs…