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Consider these two scenarios – A bank is asked to open an account for a crypto exchange. A payments firm is about to send funds to a counterparty that provides wallets. In both cases the compliance team faces the same question: who are we actually dealing with? The counterparties in question are virtual asset service [...] The post Why VASP Due Diligence Goe
Collected: 28/10/2026 at 03:13 (Brasília)
OCBC has added travel rewards to its overseas QR payment service as more customers use the feature abroad. The bank has introduced Alipay+ Travel Treat, offering more than 200 merchant deals across seven destinations. These include mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Thailand. Customers can claim dining, shopping and travel vou
Collected: 28/10/2026 at 03:13 (Brasília)Meta has launched its personal AI agent Muse in Singapore, allowing users to manage everyday tasks across shopping, travel and productivity apps. Users can connect Muse to Gmail, Google Calendar and Instagram to manage emails, coordinate schedules and access saved content. The AI agent also supports services from local launch partners including Shopee, Grab,
Collected: 27/10/2026 at 23:59 (Brasília)
Diebold Nixdorf and Euronet Worldwide have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a global collaboration on ATM outsourcing services for financial institutions. The proposed collaboration would combine Diebold Nixdorf’s cash recycling ATMs, banking software and global field services with Euronet’s technology and infrastructure. These include Eurone
Collected: 27/10/2026 at 23:39 (Brasília)
Canadian credit union Vancity has selected Temenos SaaS to modernise its core banking platform. The credit union will add new digital banking services on the platform and gradually migrate its existing operations. Vancity serves more than 588,000 members across over three million accounts. It reports CAD 42.4 billion in assets. The programme will support cor
Collected: 27/10/2026 at 06:49 (Brasília)
DBS is stepping up haze relief efforts in Singapore with a S$1 million commitment targeting seniors and migrant workers. The initiative is expected to benefit 275,000 people, with two N95 masks allocated per person. DBS will provide 50,000 masks and 100 air purifiers to DBS Foundation-supported social service agencies, including Allkin Singapore, Lions Befri
Collected: 27/10/2026 at 02:48 (Brasília)Grab, Wise and Liquid Group are the first to sign up to Singapore’s new payments industry code of conduct. The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) introduced the voluntary code in August 2026 to improve transparency and consumer protection across the payments sector. It sets standards for payment service providers, including disclosing the full cost of trans
Collected: 27/10/2026 at 01:51 (Brasília)
A new study by the Fin.Tech Marketing Community, in partnership with digital marketing agency Accuracast, polled 105 marketing leaders in financial services and fintech about the state of their digital marketing. The findings reveal several trends, highlighting consistent positive results from digital marketing, a rising emphasis on answer engine optimizatio
Collected: 26/10/2026 at 04:51 (Brasília)
Igloo aims to grow its insurance software business fivefold over the next two years as it looks beyond Southeast Asia for new markets. The Singapore-based insurtech plans to expand Igloo Tech Solutions into the Middle East and North Africa through organic growth and acquisitions. Launched in June 2025, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform helps insurers
Collected: 26/10/2026 at 01:00 (Brasília)
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has received in-principle approval in Kazakhstan. The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) granted the approval to its local unit, Payward Kazakhstan. As a result, the unit has moved closer to securing a licence in the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). However, an in-principle a
Collected: 23/10/2026 at 09:54 (Brasília)
Linking payment systems with digital identity systems among other services and facilities can help Asian economies expand digital trade and narrow the trade finance gap facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a new paper by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). In particular, pairing payment data with commercial, logistics, cust
Collected: 23/10/2026 at 00:23 (Brasília)
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody. The bank plans to integrate Zodia’s regulated custody operations into its existing digital asset custody business. Meanwhile, Zodia will transfer its software and professional services business to a separate company. The agreements follow the acceptance of Standard Chartered’s non-
Collected: 22/10/2026 at 10:00 (Brasília)
HSBC has used tokenised deposits to invest in a tokenised money market fund for the first time, working with Ant International and Franklin Templeton. The transaction linked HSBC’s Tokenised Deposit Service to Ant International’s blockchain-based settlement platform, WhaleRTP. It also involved Franklin Templeton’s tokenised money market fund. The integration
Collected: 21/10/2026 at 23:46 (Brasília)
Standard Chartered is partnering with Air India to offer the airline’s frequent flyer status to affluent Global Indian clients in Singapore and the UAE. The partnership combines Standard Chartered’s cross-border wealth management services with Air India’s Maharaja Club loyalty programme and will launch in the coming weeks. Standard Chartered will offer eligi
Collected: 21/10/2026 at 07:08 (Brasília)Mastercard has demonstrated how AI agents can make multiple payments to different service providers under a single approved budget. The company showcased its Agent Pay for Machines solution at Cloudflare Connect following pilots with Cloudflare, Ant International, AIsa, Base, BVNK, Coinbase and Hype. It has also opened early access for developers to build an
Collected: 21/10/2026 at 07:08 (Brasília)Google Cloud has restored services in its London region after an outage disrupted UK banks on Tuesday. The company has apologised to affected customers and plans to release a report of the incident, BBC News reported. Google traced the outage to a power event at a third-party facility in its europe-west2 region. Problems began shortly [...] The post Google C
Collected: 21/10/2026 at 07:08 (Brasília)
DBS PayLah! users can now make QR payments at more than 250,000 merchants across Taiwan, covering approximately two-thirds of the country’s TWQR merchant network. DBS expects payment acceptance to expand across the full participating TWQR merchant network in 2027 as more providers join. More than three million PayLah! users can use the service at night [...]
Collected: 21/10/2026 at 07:08 (Brasília)Tech giant Sea Limited is looking to support the growth of its financial services arm Monee through a separate public listing. Formerly known as SeaMoney, the division was rebranded in May 2025 and offers digital payments, lending and banking services. It operates across eight markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwa
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)
Revolut has obtained a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Provider licence in Gibraltar for a new crypto entity. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) granted the licence to Revolut Global Digital Assets Limited (RGDAL). With this licence, RGDAL will support Revolut’s crypto services in its international expansion markets. However, the company
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)Chocolate Finance has entered the UAE market, extending its investment services beyond Singapore and Hong Kong. UAE residents and international non-residents can now open accounts and invest in UAE dirhams (AED), US dollars (USD) or both. Customers can earn returns of 4.4 percent per annum on their first AED 100,000 or US$25,000 respectively, with returns [.
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)
Switzerland’s UBS ranks sixth this year in AI maturity among global banks, sustaining its European lead in adopting and integrating the technology for four consecutive years, according to a new research by Evident Insights, an intelligence platform that tracks AI adoption across financial services. This leadership arises from strong workforce enablement and
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, financial institutions view stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and tokenized funds as the most significant trends in digital assets and tokenization over the next three to five years, according to a new study by the Center for Financial Services Innovation at the University of St. Gallen. However, integrat
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)A technical failure involving a third-party vendor knocked out key YouTrip services in Singapore and Thailand for several hours on 19 October. The outage disrupted payments, wallet top-ups and currency exchange across both markets, according to The Straits Times. YouTrip confirmed at about 6.45pm that all services had returned to normal. The company continue
Collected: 20/10/2026 at 10:09 (Brasília)
Sound Credit Union has selected Swiss banking software provider Temenos to modernise its collections operations. The Washington-based credit union, which serves more than 183,000 members through 26 full-service branches, will use Temenos Collections delivered as SaaS. It offers financial products and services to consumers and businesses. Sound made its choic
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