Long-form coverage of cards, IBANs, payment rails, regulation and the technology that moves money — in seven languages, written by working operators.
A Forrester study commissioned by Boomi finds 86% of firms have deployed AI agents, yet only 34% trust them — with integration, not model intelligence, as the decisive factor.…
Singapore fintech PILLAR is raising up to US$15M in Series A funding to capture Saudi Arabia's underpenetrated mortgage market amid a massive housing development boom.…
A new ISG Provider Lens® report finds U.S. firms are embedding AI into daily work operations, shifting from hybrid enablement toward intelligent, long-term workplace ecosystems.…
Singapore unveiled generative AI data protection guidelines and a cross-border privacy agreement with Japan, signaling a coordinated regulatory push for responsible data governance across Asia.…
FIS and Anthropic are deepening their strategic alliance to deploy advanced agentic AI across core banking functions, with an opening focus on financial crime prevention.…
Research from Infobip and Retail Economics signals that one-way broadcast messaging is giving way to AI-driven, two-way conversational engagement as retail's dominant customer relationship model.…
The LSE is targeting a 2027 overnight trading launch as crypto markets and tokenized equity platforms intensify pressure on legacy exchanges with 24/7 access.…
Vietnam moves to penalize retail crypto traders using offshore platforms like Binance and OKX, while Asia's broader crypto landscape faces mounting regulatory and geopolitical friction.…
Tether's USDT faces a critical two-year regulatory compliance window under new US stablecoin legislation that could determine its future on American digital asset platforms.…
Lumin Digital has secured $70M in financing from its own clients, a rare model where financial institutions double as investors in the cloud banking platform they rely on.…
Singapore's MAS has issued new audit guidelines requiring licensed payment service providers to tighten risk management, compliance oversight, and internal controls.…
A new study finds DACH-region financial institutions enthusiastic about agentic AI but still stuck in foundation-building, works council negotiations, and ROI selection.…