GIM Closes US$20M Series A To Build Agentic AI Systems For Capital Markets
Grace Investment Machine (GIM) has secured US$20 million in a Series A funding round to develop agentic AI systems for ... Read more
Hyundai Card Tests Stablecoin Remittances For Faster Cross-Border Transfers
Hyundai Card has completed a stablecoin-based cross-border remittance pilot for Hyundai Motor Company. The proof of con... Read more
JCB Develops Hands-Free Payment System For Japans Public Buses
JCB, Resona Holdings and ODAWARA have partnered to develop an ultra-wideband (UWB) hands-free payment system for public... Read more
Hong Kong Shoppers Remain Wary Of AI-Automated Checkouts Over Security Concerns
Adyen has released the Hong Kong edition of its Adyen APAC Retail Index 2026, revealing that while Hong Kong consumers ... Read more
Alipay Expands AI Agent Services Across 30 Million Tap Devices
Alipay has upgraded its contactless merchant devices into an offline business operations network powered by AI agents. ... Read more
Fraud & AML In Asia: What Banks Need To Know In 2026
Fraud and AML in Asia have shifted over the past year. Alongside the system-level attacks that continue, panellists poi... Read more
Hong Kongs Total AUM Hits Record HK$42.2 Trillion In 2025
According to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s total assets under management (AUM) reached a r... Read more
Hyundai Card Leverages Apple Pay To Target Gen Z Users
Hyundai Card launched six new debit and hybrid cards tailored to Apple Pay users in April. The South Korean issuer is t... Read more
DBS And Samsung Securities Partner For Global Wealth Expansion
DBS has signed a MoU with South Korea’s Samsung Securities to establish a strategic partnership in wealth management.... Read more
RedotPay Selects OpenPayd For Treasury Operations And Global Remittances
RedotPay has selected OpenPayd to enhance its treasury operations and cross-border remittance services. The company wil... Read more
JCB Rolls Out Contactless Transit Payments Across Taipei Metro
JCB has rolled out contactless payment acceptance on the Taipei Metro. The integration allows cardholders to tap physic... Read more
Ping An Bank Targets Young Customers With AI Compute Card Launch
Ping An Bank has partnered with China UnionPay and Tencent Cloud to launch a debit card that rewards users with AI comp... Read more
Hong Kong And Türkiye Central Banks Establish Fintech Cooperation Framework
Hong Kong and Türkiye have established a formal framework to collaborate on financial innovation. Signing a MoU, the H... Read more
LexisNexis Risk Solutions And Promon Partner To Strengthen Mobile Fraud Prevention
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon announced a strategic alliance to strengthen fraud prevention in mobile apps globa... Read more
Have Malaysias Digital Banks Delivered On Financial Inclusion? | Hildah Hamzah, Deputy CEO, GXBank
87% of GXBank’s small-business borrowers had never held a loan before. Deputy CEO Hildah Hamzah explains how the bank... Read more