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Finastra Convenes Industry Leaders in Sydney to Shape the Next Era of Banking at Innovating Finance Together Summit

Driving real world impact through AI, platform modernization, and industry-wide collaboration

SoftBank plans up to €75 billion investment in French AI data centers

The plan follows discussions between French President Emmanuel Macron and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son during Macron’s visit to Japan earlier this year.

AI firm MiniMax prepares for mainland China listing after shares surge in Hong Kong

Chinese AI model company hires Citic Securities to prepare a mainland share sale, with the listing venue yet to be confirmed

Why 52.9% of fintech firms back open banking growth

Respondents expect wider API ecosystems to emerge over the next 2 to 3 years.

TIFIN Australia Launches to Accelerate AI-Powered Wealth Innovation in the Region

TIFIN Australia will focus on delivering AI-native solutions for financial advisors, wealth managers, and enterprises across the Australian market, enabling personalized, scalable, and effective financial advice.

Scam alert related to banks

The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions.

Ant International Wants Sustainability to Mean More Than Just ESG

The report shows how Ant International is linking cross-border payments, AI tools, embedded finance and fraud prevention to its wider financial inclusion strategy.

Thailand’s PromptPay as a Blueprint to Modernize Trade Finance and Infrastructure

Trade finance is plagued with inefficiencies due to manual processes and disconnected workflows.

Pohon Dana Selects Oradian to Scale Digital Lending

Indonesia lender Pohon Dana partners Oradian to strengthen scalable digital lending infrastructure and operational control

Franklin Templeton and DigiFT forge tokenization alliance

Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform and related tokenization products are being made available through DigiFT’s MAS-licensed platform.

Big banks use OpenAI’s Daybreak for cybersecurity defence

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have turned to the OpenAI model – known as GPT-5.5-Cyber – after Anthropic restricted access to Mythos to a group of US technology companies.

Asia adds just 1 fintech unicorn in Q1 2026

Juspay raised $50m in January to hit a $1.2b valuation.

BC Card strengthens customer protection through new security patents

Until now, card payments and balance checks have largely relied on dedicated private networks with domestic wallet operators, which reduced the need for additional verification.

AI in the Family Office

Privacy, Efficiency and Institutional Rigor

FIS to Streamline Reconciliations for Australia’s CommBank

The Sydney-based financial institution will use FIS Data Integrity Manager to enhance its reconciliation operations.

Scam alert related to banks

The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions.

Australian regulators warn banks over AI cyber risks

While AI offers operational gains, it also raises concerns over governance, ethics, and potential impacts on the banking workforce.

Nonbank finance, AI and war top APAC financial institutions’ risks in 2026

A protracted war could raise their credit losses by 25% or $180b, S&P warned.

Singapore's regulator works with banks, agencies to use AI in fight against financial crime

All data will be deleted at the end of the initiative.

Goldman Sachs Restricts AI Usage in Hong Kong

Goldman Sachs has curtailed access to advanced AI tools for its Hong Kong bankers, underscoring how escalating U.S. China tensions are beginning to disrupt even core productivity infrastructure in global finance.

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