SBI VC Trade Launches USDC Lending Service For Retail Investors In Japan
SBI VC Trade, the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, is launching a USDC lending product that provides regulated access...
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Bank Indonesia (BI) has confirmed that Japanese visitors to Indonesia can now use QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian ... Read more
Crypto.com Partners With KG Inicis To Enable Digital Asset Payments In South Korea
Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, Payment Gateway (PG) and Value Added Network (VAN) provider in South Korea, to... Read more
Bithumb Faces Record 36 Billion Won Penalty Over AML Breaches
Bithumb will face a six-month partial business suspension and a 36.8 billion won (around US$28 million) penalty over re... Read more
Ant Group Nears China Approval To Complete HK$2.8 Billion Bright Smart Deal
Ant Group is nearing the completion of its acquisition of Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group, a deal first... Read more
FWD Group Announces New CFO, Group Chief Actuary And Thailand CEO
FWD Group has announced several senior leadership appointments. David Junius will join the company as Managing Director... Read more
Mastercard, Bank Of Shanghai Launch Direct Cross-Border Payment Network
Mastercard has announced a collaboration between its money movement platform, Mastercard Move, and Bank of Shanghai to ... Read more
South Korea Expands AI Partnerships As Government Explores Cooperation With Anthropic
The South Korean government is expanding its global AI partnerships beyond OpenAI, as it reviews potential policy coope... Read more
PayPay Shares Jump 19% In Nasdaq Debut, Valuing Fintech At US$12.7B
PayPay’s shares surged in a highly anticipated Nasdaq debut on Thursday (March 12), opening roughly 19% above their o... Read more
HSBC And Standard Chartered Venture Reportedly Among First For Hong Kong Stablecoin Licenses
People familiar with the matter say HSBC and a joint venture led by Standard Chartered will likely be among the first f... Read more
Hong Kong Taxi E-Payment Adoption Surges, Hits 90% Ahead Of April 2026 Mandate
The taxi industry is moving decisively toward digital payments as the mandatory Hong Kong taxi e-payment requirement, s... Read more
SUNRATE Renames China Payment Unit Following Regulatory Approval
SUNRATE has changed the name of its China-licensed entity from Transfar Pay to SUNRATE Pay following following regulato... Read more
Bithumb Could Face Six-Month Business Suspension Over AML Breaches
Financial authorities plan to impose significant sanctions on virtual asset exchange Bithumb for breaching anti-money l... Read more
HSBC Hong Kong Enables Digital Consolidation Of Multiple Passbooks
HSBC Hong Kong has introduced a new Passbook Consolidation feature on the HSBC HK App, allowing customers to view and m... Read more
PAObank Launches Flexible Wealth Service For Retail Customers
PAObank has launched a new wealth service, offering a dual-advantage solution that allows customers to switch between i... Read more