Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Maybank joins MAS BLOOM project for tokenised settlement trials

The group expands its existing digital asset testing by joining an industry network evaluating alternatives to correspondent banking.

How Tan Su Shan, world's 6th most powerful businesswoman, is leading Southeast Asia's largest bank into the AI era

By the end of 2025, staff had created around 26,000 personal AI agents

Taiwan’s new digital asset law seen to boost crypto market

The new law requires full reserve assets to be held in financial institutions within Taiwan.

Banks in Japan Turn to AI for Cyberdefense

Financial giants in Japan partner with AI firms to build zero-trust cybersecurity defenses.

Asia’s boutique firms poised to profit from AI-led realignment

Technological innovation must be accompanied by cultural change in order for both advisers and clients to enjoy maximum benefits from the fast-evolving wealth story

Stables and access bank south africa explore new cross-border payment infrastructure

The two organizations will evaluate payment and settlement solutions, with any products subject to regulatory approval.

Apple Pay launches for Mastercard cardholders in the Philippines

The launch extends Apple Pay's footprint in Southeast Asia, a region where mobile wallets have become an increasingly common alternative to physical card payments.

HSBC to establish Global AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore

The CoE will initially focus on enhancing customer wealth journey conversations, introducing agentic treasury solutions and developing AI-enabled digital payments.

Brookfield bets on AI inference, clean power in India while tackling curtailment risks

It expects the country to add 6 GW in data centre capacity for AI inference over the next 5 years

Eddid Financial, SageRock Capital, and ArtWise Sign MOU to Drive Art Tokenisation and Blockchain Finance in Hong Kong

This collaboration combines the respective expertise of the three parties across investment architecture, compliant financial services, and the art sector.

GrabPay Singapore Profit Rises to S$14 Million in 2025

Transaction revenue grew while lower operating costs helped improve gross profit.

Visa Plans 2,600 Job Cuts With Tech and Product Teams Most Affected

The payments group is reviewing how it allocates resources as AI changes the way work is carried out across the business.

OCBC Deploys Agentic AI to Speed Up Wealth Client Onboarding

The platform completes much of the KYC process before relationship managers engage prospective clients.

Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank of Thailand ink cybersecurity MoU

The MoU formalises and expands the ongoing collaboration between MAS and BOT to strengthen cyber resilience and combat digital fraud across their respective financial sectors.

Opening Remarks at FiNETech8 on “Navigating Quantum Duality”

Carmen Chu, Executive Director (Banking Supervision), Hong Kong Monetary Authority

AI Is Becoming Singaporeans’ New Financial Assistant

The findings indicate that AI is moving beyond information gathering.

Thunes Named a 2026 World's Top FinTech Company by CNBC and Statista

For the second year running, cross-border payments leader Thunes, named on the prestigious list

Ant International Raises US$1.2 Billion for Overseas Expansion

The proceeds will support merchant payments, business account services and credit technology across international markets.

PILLAR Targets Middle East Expansion With US$15 Million Series A Round

The Singapore-headquartered startup will use the capital to deploy its artificial intelligence mortgage infrastructure across the Middle East

Singapore Introduces Data Initiatives Covering AI and Cross-Border Privacy

The regulatory updates recommend specific consent for AI model training and introduce frameworks to reduce compliance costs for international data transfers