Indonesia’s OJK Imposes Conduct Rules On Financial Influencers

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Indonesia’s OJK is closing the gap between viral financial advice and licensed financial guidance.

MAS And ABS Chart The Next Generation Of Singapore’s Instant Payments Infrastructure

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Singapore’s PayNow Generation 2 signals a shift from building instant payment rails to upgrading them for future commerce.
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eGovPH Surpasses Target With 800 Million Transactions

eGovPH continues to gain traction as a key platform for connecting citizens with government transactions and services.

Amazon Web Services Launches First AWS Local Zone In Hanoi

Amazon Web Services has moved from commitment to deployment with its first AWS Local Zone in Vietnam. The launch strengthens the infrastructure base for cloud-enabled financial services in the country.

Clicx Bank Launches As Thailand’s First Virtual Bank

Clicx Bank is now Thailand’s first virtual bank in operation. Its performance will be relevant not only to Thailand, but also to other Southeast Asian markets tracking digital-bank regulation and adoption.

Stripe Outlines AI And Stablecoin Infrastructure Strategy For Asia-Pacific Amid 288-Product Expansion

Stripe’s APAC stablecoin strategy acknowledges uneven regulatory clarity across the region, from Singapore’s clear framework to Indonesia’s still-developing approach. The compliance-first model from Bridge is designed to reduce that risk for early adopters.

Nuvei To Acquire Payoneer For USD2.75 Billion In All-Cash Cross-Border Payments Deal

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Nuvei and Payoneer’s combination gives businesses a single partner to accept, hold, and move money across 190-plus countries, including stablecoin transactions. The infrastructure race is accelerating.

Rising Fraud Rates In Asia-Pacific Expose Digital Financial Platforms To Synthetic Identity And Deepfake Threats

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The 2026 LexisNexis report frames cybersecurity as a structural prerequisite for sustainable digital financial inclusion across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Alibaba Cloud Launches Agentic AI Platform And Qwen3.7-Max Model

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Singapore hosts Alibaba Cloud’s debut international conference as regional enterprise AI competition intensifies.

Amazon’s Southeast Asia Cloud And AI Commitment Raises Stakes For Regional Digital Finance Infrastructure

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Amazon’s announcement of USD 33 billion in Southeast Asia infrastructure is a 13-year commitment with immediate relevance. Data center capacity, AI compute access, and cloud-native financial services are inseparable in 2026.

MAS Cancels Bsquared Technology’s Crypto Payments Licence

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The Bsquared revocation signals that MAS treats information accuracy across the full licensing lifecycle as a core supervisory requirement, not a procedural formality.

Atos And Backbase Sign Master Collaboration Agreement To Accelerate Ai-Native Banking Across Asia Pacific

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The Atos-Backbase deal covers not just technology but co-selling, delivery, and training across international regulated banking markets.

Payoneer And Upwork Extend 15-Year Partnership

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Stablecoin payouts are entering the mainstream freelance economy as Payoneer and Upwork begin joint infrastructure design work.

BTSE Bhutan Receives In-Principle Approval For Digital Asset Trading

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BTSE Bhutan’s IPA marks a concrete step in Gelephu Mindfulness City’s emergence as a regulated APAC digital asset venue.
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