11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (250+ words) The central bank will use data analytics and AI to monitor the sector’s practices. The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) plans to expand its oversight of the non-bank finance sector will tighten monitoring of buy now pay later (BNPL) products, according…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (242+ words) The BOT will promote data sharing amongst organisations. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and local financial service providers have jointly developed a framework to safeguard against illicit activities in the financial sector. The “Framework for Safeguarding the Financial Sector from…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (129+ words) DBS, OCBC, and UOB tested the technology for payments beyond traditional processing hours. DBS, OCBC, and UOB have completed their first live domestic Singapore dollar (SGD) interbank transactions using tokenised deposits on Swift's blockchain-based ledger. Pilots have shown that clients…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (334+ words) Unlimit operates stablecoin clearing house and exchange platform Stable.com. Unlimit has obtained a money service operator licence from Hong Kong's Commissioner of Customs and Excise. Founded in 2009, Unlimit is a financial infrastructure company operating Stable.com, a stablecoin clearing…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (191+ words) Cross-border payment volumes using stablecoins rose by an estimated 64% year on year in 2025, compared with 9% growth for traditional fiat payments. Consumer-to-business, or C2B, stablecoin payments recorded the fastest growth at 72%, compared with 7% for fiat payments, according to data from FXC Intelligence…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (295+ words) Success will come from making cross-border payments feel as familiar and predictable as domestic ones. For years, payments innovation across Asia has focused on making domestic transactions faster, cheaper, and easier. From UPI in India and PayNow in Singapore to…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (268+ words) Mobile wallets are now the preferred way to pay when travelling. Singaporeans are amongst the most enthusiastic adopters of integrated digital wallet experiences globally, but privacy concerns and a preference for human control are holding back full adoption of AI-powered…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (135+ words) It will initially focus on a USD-denominated stablecoin offering. MUFG Bank has joined a cohort of twenty-one international financial institutions that are setting up a company that aims to issue a stablecoin. The still-unnamed company is set to be established…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) They will test commercial applications for regulated tokenised money in Hong Kong. The Bank of East Asia (BEA) and Anchorpoint Financial have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore real-world applications for HKDAP, Anchorpoint’s regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. He…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) MUFG's Shriram Finance deal likely weighed on capital. Japan’s megabanks all registered strong growth in domestic net interest income, diversified and good increases in fee income, and inside-guidance credit costs in the Q1 2026 period, according to CreditSights by Fitch Solutions. Sumitomo…...