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Asian travelers demand integrated payment wallets, study says
Asian travelers demand integrated payment wallets, study says
They want booking and reservations in a single app.
2 days ago
Citi processes live Swift blockchain transactions with OCBC and FAB
Citi expects to conduct similar transactions with DBS and UOB later in September.
3 days ago
APAC fintech investment falls to $4.6b in H1 2026
Q1 deal value was $1.2b before rebounding to $3.4b in Q2.
3 days ago
Can Asia’s banks make stablecoins work across borders?
Asia’s big but fragmented banking markets pose a key challenge.
4 days ago
APAC tokenisation push exposes banks to execution gaps
Over a quarter of executives now place digital assets at the centre of strategy.
4 days ago
Citi boosts North Asia & Japan corporate desk headcount by 25%
It is also expanding its dedicated China desk network to Brazil and Europe.
5 days ago
Crédit Agricole CIB appoints Nicolas Vix as APAC senior regional officer
Vix has been with the bank since 1988 and was named senior country officer for China in 2019.
5 days ago
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Asia’s clients are asking if AI can make them wiser and better prepared for the lives they dream of building.
6 days ago
Local Asian wealth managers lose $10t transfer race to global rivals
Loyalty cannot be assumed, said Deloitte.
APAC financial services’ economic contribution can reach $4.8t by 2035
Financial institutions are expected to pour trillions in public infrastructure, energy, and data centres.
HSBC Private Bank makes four senior hires across Asia
The bank announced three new desk heads and a Global India franchise lead.
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Whilst the first digital banking focused on domestic use, the next phase will cater to customers whose financial lives are cross-border.
APAC banks’ average returns outpaced by European peers
Japanese banks’ outlook for 2026 remains improving, said Fitch Ratings.
Banks curb expansion into capital-heavy businesses
Retail banking participation fell to 9% in this year’s survey.
Citi launches Custody+ to accelerate asset servicing
More than 80% of total event volume now runs in real time.
Singapore’s most valuable payments export is not its own volume
Whoever operates the connections will shape global commerce.
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Speed doesn't mean how quickly money goes across a border; it means how quickly one’s money hits their account in the local currency.
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1. Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part 2. Citi boosts North Asia & Japan corporate desk headcount by 25% 3. UOB Private Bank hires Dominique Boer as ASEAN regional market head 4. Japan banks turn to stablecoins to retain deposits 5. India card payments post five years of growth: GlobalDataResource Center
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From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer