Asian Wealth Gradually Integrates Crypto into Fintech Strategies
New data suggests digital assets are becoming an increasingly established, though still selective, component of wealth management across Asia.
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Citi Strengthens Asia FX Leadership With Strategic Talent Push
The global bank Citi is making a major push, bolstering its foreign exchange (FX) business across Asia with a fresh wave of senior hires and renewed focus on corporate and institutional clients.
Singapore Launches First Fully-Insured Physical Gold Fund, Democratizing Gold Ownership for Retail Investors
A new gold fund backed by physical bullion and vaulted in Singapore is set to redefine access to precious-metal investments, offering retail investors institutional-grade gold exposure with unprecedented ease.
Singapore’s MAS Proposes Robust New Guidelines for AI Risk Management Across Financial Sector
With the new guidelines proposal, MAS is clearly signaling that Singapore aims to be one of the global leaders in safe, responsible AI adoption within financial services, encouraging innovation, but not at the expense of risk.
UK / Singapore Report Exposes Big Adoption Gap in Tokenisation
The new UK/Singapore study highlights a widening “adoption gap” between what tokenisation could enable and what the buy-side is realistically prepared to implement today.
Mastercard Aims for Number-Free Cards & Password-Free Payments Across Asia Pacific by 2030
Mastercard has announced a major push: by 2030, it aims to make online shopping payments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region both password-free and number-free.
ST Engineering Introduces Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Tools for Financial Institutions
As quantum computing moves closer to practical reality, the global cybersecurity community is racing to prepare for a new era of cryptographic risk. At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, ST Engineering joined this effort, unveiling new quantum-safe solutions designed to help financial institutions and critical infrastructure operators strengthen their defences before quantum threats emerge.
Singapore Steps Into the Future of Investing as DBS and Franklin Templeton Debut Tokenised Retail Fund
The new Franklin Onchain U.S. Dollar Short‑Term Money Market Fund allows investors in Singapore to participate with a minimum investment of just $20, enabled by fractional ownership on a blockchain-based platform.
Arta Finance Accelerates AI Wealth Management Global Expansion with Major Asian Bank Partnerships
The new partnerships with prominent Asian financial institutions, including Bank of Singapore and Hong Leong Bank (HLB), underscore Arta Finance ambition to bring institutional-grade AI-driven wealth-management capabilities to the global market.
Fintechs Double Down on AI: Revolut Buys Swifty, Klarna Joins Google AP2, Tabby Builds AI Factory, Singlife Teams with Salesforce
Major fintech firms continue to accelerate their AI initiatives. Today, several AI-related deals were announced, involving Tabby, Revolut, Klarna, Singlife and Salesforce.
HSBC Blockchain Banking Brings Digital Treasury Evolution to Singapore
HSBC launches its 24/7 Tokenised Deposit Service in Singapore, extending its blockchain-based banking platform beyond Hong Kong to enable instant cross-border settlements and modernise treasury management at scale.
Singapore & UAE Lead in Crypto Adoption
Among the global crypto enthusiasts, Singapore and UAE stand out with their high cryptocurrency ownership, robust search activity and rapid adoption growth.
SEA Shoppers Prefer Digital Wallets for Cross-Border Shopping
Mobile wallets are now the payment method of choice across Southeast Asia, with 83% of Indonesian shoppers and 80% of Malaysians opting for them when making international purchases.
AsiaPay & UATP Unite to Support Rising Digital Payment Demand in Asia
Through integration with UATP Ceptor gateway, AsiaPay can reach hundreds of airlines and travel merchants worldwide.
Processing Power of Global Payment Networks
As India’s UPI has surpassed the industry giant, Visa, with over 650 million daily transactions, we prepared a brief illustration of the global payment networks’ processing volumes and values. Can real-time payments beat the cards?
Cashless Society: Myth or Reality? Top Cashless Nations Globally
Envision a future where all the transactions are paperless. For some, it feels like utopia with less theft and more convenience, while others suggest more dystopian scenarios where all your money and assets can be taken away by an evil omnipresent government at any moment. While I, personally, believe truth lies somewhere in between, many […]
