In the past decade, the market for retail digital payments has witnessed heightened competition across various economies, which…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced that the Faster Payment System (FPS) will be unavailable for…

China has tested faster cross-border settlement with Malaysia using a 43,000 yuan (US$6,360) digital yuan payment for a…

NTT Data has launched its Adaptis payment service in India. The Japanese technology group is expanding its payments…

Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop AI-agent payment applications for cross-border…

KPay has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payments Institution…

Visa and Lianlian DigiTech have completed a live business-to-business transaction using an AI agent to automate product sourcing,…

Kakao Group has signed a strategic MoU with stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial to collaborate on digital asset…

HashKey Group has signed a MoU with South Korean internet bank Kbank and blockchain company BPMG to develop…

Ping An has launched a consumer credit card that allows users to redeem reward points for AI computing…

Shanghai-based AI company StepFun has launched the STEPX Neo, a smartphone powered by an AI agent designed to…

Statrys has launched local account capabilities in five European markets for its SME clients in Hong Kong. The…

JCB has signed a MoU with Circle to explore the use of stablecoins across its global merchant network.…

South Korean police are investigating KakaoPay over the alleged unauthorised transfer of customer data to Alipay, according to…

Hang Seng Bank has partnered with Alipay+ to enable its customers to make cross-border QR payments directly through…

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities in Hong Kong, developed in collaboration with…

Hyundai Card has completed a stablecoin-based cross-border remittance pilot for Hyundai Motor Company. The proof of concept successfully…

JCB, Resona Holdings and ODAWARA have partnered to develop an ultra-wideband (UWB) hands-free payment system for public buses…

Adyen has released the Hong Kong edition of its Adyen APAC Retail Index 2026, revealing that while Hong…

Airwallex has launched Octopus as a local payment method for online and offline checkouts in Hong Kong. The…