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Ant, Mastercard, Visa build common AI agent identity framework
Ant, Mastercard, Visa build common AI agent identity framework
They aim to streamline AI agent onboarding and identification.
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Stablecoin payment growth slows to 23% in 2026
Early data shows business-to-consumer transfers expanding fastest at 28%.
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APAC has mastered domestic payments. The next challenge is connecting them.
Success will come from making cross-border payments feel as familiar and predictable as domestic ones.
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Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
Banks require local flexibility to navigate regulatory regimes, consumer behaviour, and infrastructure constraints.
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Banks narrow global ambitions as competition intensifies
Only four of the world's top 20 banks were global universals in 2025.
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Asian banks risk weaker lending as rate hikes bite
Pressure could persist into 2027 because monetary policy changes take time to affect financing.
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How can banks defend against AI-driven fraud?
Almost half of Asia-Pacific banks lose more than $10m to fraud yearly.
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Asian travelers demand integrated payment wallets, study says
They want booking and reservations in a single app.
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Citi processes live Swift blockchain transactions with OCBC and FAB
Citi expects to conduct similar transactions with DBS and UOB later in September.
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APAC fintech investment falls to $4.6b in H1 2026
Q1 deal value was $1.2b before rebounding to $3.4b in Q2.
Can Asia’s banks make stablecoins work across borders?
Asia’s big but fragmented banking markets pose a key challenge.
APAC tokenisation push exposes banks to execution gaps
Over a quarter of executives now place digital assets at the centre of strategy.
Citi boosts North Asia & Japan corporate desk headcount by 25%
It is also expanding its dedicated China desk network to Brazil and Europe.
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.
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.
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.
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APAC has mastered domestic payments. The next challenge is connecting them.
Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
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