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AI trust gap threatens banks’ responsible adoption
AI trust gap threatens banks’ responsible adoption
Financial institutions confront rising risks from untested and opaque AI systems.
GenAI pressures overhaul banks’ data foundations
Financial firms race to strengthen data quality and governance.
AI disruption accelerates Southeast Asia’s telecom shift
Regional telcos turn to AI to boost efficiency and revenue.
Standard Chartered filters AI through business-first lens
Clear objectives and disciplined architecture are essential to scaling responsible AI.
NAB’s Ubank expands Passkeys feature to online banking
The digital bank now enables fingerprint or facial recognition logins online.
How Gen AI is transforming banks’ financial advice, risk, and operations
Gen AI can be used to reimagine distribution, improve financial advise, and transform risk management.
PH financial sector targeted by Chinese-linked cyber group: report
The group relies on financial-themed phishing lures.
CBA named best in APAC for AI maturity
The bank was first on talent development and responsible AI leadership, the index said.
BPI digital platforms unavailable on 4 October 2025
System integration will take place from 8AM to 6PM.
Banks expand cyber defenses with penetration tests, team drills
Asia outpaces other regions in cybersecurity leaders reporting to CEOs.
How banks boost risk controls as tokenisation, AI reshape capital markets
Real-time handling and monitoring is the way to go.
SCB Easy App unavailable on 5 October 2025
The app is being upgraded during the period, SCB said.
Visa launches AI-powered commerce initiative
It is working with Ant Int’l, Grab, and Tencent to enable an AI-powered checkout experience.
PayPal enables payment acceptance from over 200 markets
The new solution allows businesses to hold multicurrency balances.
Cake Digital Bank’s facial biometrics clinches highest-level ISO certification
Its system verifies without need for interaction such as blinking or facial gestures.
ANZ Bank set to unveil password-less web banking in mid-2025
Authentication will be done through biometrics or log-in request app approval.
Financial services, insurance lose $2.2m per hour from outages: study
The value they lose is 16% higher than the average across all industries.
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