Western Union launches Stablecard with Rain in 37 markets, letting users hold USDPT and spend through a linked Visa card.

S&P Global Ratings rates Tether, TrueUSD and Ethena USD as weak, while six of 11 stablecoins score adequate or above.

TRM Labs has appointed former Monetary Authority of Singapore regulator Claudia Hui as Head of Compliance Advisory for Asia ...

Sumsub and Sumvin partner on AI agent verification to link transactions with KYC-verified users across commerce and financial services.

HSBC profit rose 23% to US$19.5 billion in the first half of 2026 as net interest income and wealth fees increased.

Allianz Global Investors will acquire UOB Asset Management for S$555 million, with the deal expected to close in 2027.

Cloudflare has launched digital wallets and identity tools that allow AI agents to securely spend stablecoins on behalf of their owners.

Singapore introduces a voluntary payments code setting standards for pricing transparency, fraud protection and consumer ...

Visa will acquire BioCatch for US$2.4 billion, adding behavioural fraud intelligence to its cyber and risk capabilities.

Eftsure launches continuous payment verification tools in Singapore to help finance teams tackle B2B fraud and BEC scams.

Grab revenue 2026 rose 22% in the second quarter as lending and digital banking growth lifted its financial services business ...

Project Agorá tests tokenised central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits for wholesale cross-border payments.