RedotPay Eyes US IPO With Potential US$1 Billion Raise
RedotPay is reportedly exploring an IPO in the US that could raise more than US$1 billion, according to people famili... Read more
Bank Of Korea Calls For Banks-Only Issuance Of Won-Denominated Stablecoins
South Korea’s central bank has reiterated that regulators should initially permit only licensed commercial banks to i... Read more
Not Everything Is A Bed Of Roses In Fintech Adoption, HKMA Blueprint Indicates
Hong Kong’s fintech story is a resounding success: 95% of banks are already using some form of it. However, the recen... Read more
Ant Group Sees AI Payment And Health Apps Surpass 100 Million Users During Chinese New Year
AI adoption during the 2026 Chinese New Year drove a sharp rise in usage across Ant Group’s consumer platforms, with ... Read more
EDENA Unveils AI System To Automate Sovereign Asset Settlement
At the DAT Summit Hong Kong, EDENA Capital Partners launched the Autonomic Financial OS. The company describes it as an... Read more
Naver Exposes 15,000 Knowledge IN Users Activity, Moves To Improve Privacy Controls
Naver has announced measures following an incident in which around 15,000 users’ activity histories on Knowledge iN w... Read more
Japans PayPay Files For US IPO, Targets Valuation Above US$10B
SoftBank‘s digital payments unit, PayPay, has filed publicly for a US IPO. The listing could be the largest by a Japa... Read more
Inference Research Launches In Hong Kong With US$20M Seed Funding
Inference Research, an AI-native quantitative trading firm based in Hong Kong, has announced its launch and the expecte... Read more
London-Based Unlimit Appoints Michele Fung To Lead APAC Expansion
London-based fintech company Unlimit, which provides a broad range of financial technology services, has appointed Mich... Read more
SoFi Launches Digital Asset Trading In Hong Kong Through OSL Partnership
SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) (SoFi Hong Kong) and OSL Group have announced a partnership to offer digital asset trading ... Read more
UAE Central Bank Joins Hong Kongs CMU To Expand Debt Market Connectivity
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) held their third meeting in Abu Dhabi. ... Read more
How To Solve The US$2.5 Trillion SME Credit Gap In Asia Pacific
The US$2.5 trillion SME credit gap in the Asia Pacific remains a significant challenge for traditional banks. Joe Udomd... Read more
Alipays AI Payment Service Surpasses 120 Million Transactions In A Week
Alipay announced that its AI Pay, a payment solution using AI agents, processed over 120 million transactions in the pa... Read more
Sumsub Warns That Identity Fraud Is Becoming Sharper And Better Planned
The global rate of identity fraud decreased in 2025 from the previous year’s high, but the threats have become more s... Read more
Sands China, Alipay And Macau Pass Expand Tap! Payments Across Macao Resorts
During Chinese New Year, Sands China, Alipay, and Macau Pass expanded their partnership to support Macao’s tourism se... Read more