Scam offenders in Singapore will face caning from 30 December 2025 as tougher criminal penalties take effect. The changes are ...

Why Japanese banks are rethinking corporate lending platforms as legacy systems struggle with scale, complexity and global ...

Bhutan commits 10,000 bitcoin to develop Gelephu Mindfulness City, using digital assets to boost economic diversification and ...

APAC crypto regulation in 2026 enters a hard-launch phase, with FATF enforcement, stablecoins, and more reshaping the region.

Led by the BIS Innovation Hub and other central banks, Project Rialto tests tokenised settlement and automated FX for instant ...

Drukair has partnered with Worldpay to implement a global payment gateway, enabling more reliable cross-border card payments ...

Google Pay is expanding financial services in India with a UPI-linked credit card, Pocket Money feature and new merchant ...

OpenAI is in early talks with Amazon on a US$10 billion investment that could value the AI firm above US$500 billion.

Mizuho Securities to acquire a majority stake in India’s Avendus for up to US$523 million, expanding its investment banking ...

Zepz partners Fireblocks to support stablecoin-based remittances for WorldRemit and Sendwave across emerging markets.

Singapore grants SHOPLINE a Major Payment Institution licence, allowing it to offer regulated payment services locally.

Databricks raised more than US$4 billion in a Series L funding round, valuing the data and AI company at US$134 billion.