Long-form coverage of cards, IBANs, payment rails, regulation and the technology that moves money — in seven languages, written by working operators.
South Korean stablecoin outflows surpassed $367M in June, marking 18 consecutive months of sustained capital flight to overseas exchanges amid regulatory uncertainty.…
Eight central banks and more than 40 financial institutions have tested a shared tokenised payments platform under Project Agorá, led by the BIS and IIF.…
Mastercard has named six senior executives across Asia Pacific, including Joyce Bo as EVP of Core Payments, signalling a strategic push in the region's payments landscape.…
A five-year-old vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets went undetected because auditors confirmed the random number generator existed — but never verified it was called.…
NTT Data expands its Adaptis payments platform into India, marking a fifth Asian market as the Japanese tech group builds on its GHL Systems acquisition.…
Fraudsters are impersonating Singapore's IBF and MAS to sell a fake three-day capital markets training course at S$490, prompting urgent public warnings.…
South Korea's KOSPI index swings between an AI-driven rally and a historic slump, raising urgent questions about market concentration and global financial stability.…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is backing an expansion of the Fed's FIMA facility under the banner of yen support — but the real target is protecting U.S. sovereign debt.…
China broadens its Stock Connect program to include yuan-denominated stocks and REITs, deepening financial integration and elevating the yuan's global investment profile.…
Trump Media has transferred another 2,628 BTC to Crypto.com, bringing its total Bitcoin disposals over seven months to 7,281 BTC, with 4,261 BTC remaining.…
BNB Chain is pursuing legal action after a former employee allegedly used an internal tutorial wallet to launch an unauthorized memecoin without the company's knowledge or consent.…
Frost Bank CEO Phil Green warns that intensifying competition is pushing lenders toward dangerous loan structures, cautioning against a "race to the bottom" in Texas.…