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QR Ph captures 55% as card payments lose ground: PayMongo

QR Ph captures 55% as card payments lose ground: PayMongo

Interoperability lets merchants accept payments from banks and e wallets through one code.
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Digital banks bet on AI to unlock outsized ROI

However, AI is everywhere except in ROIs.
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ANEXT Bank taps embedded lending to grow SME credit reach

Workflow data reshapes underwriting as banks move closer to small businesses.
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Deutsche Bank invests $50m in Southeast Asia climate fund

The bank will provide oversight for the programme and oversee fund implementation.
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Natixis CIB names Luc Bernard as CEO of its India tech hub

Bernar is tasked with strengthening Natixis Services’ integration with the rest of the bank.
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APAC investment banking fees dip 3% in H1 on lower M&A and DCM fees

Only ECM underwriting fees bucked the trend during the period.
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MAS proposes framework to govern AI agents

AI agents in finance now act faster than humans can directly intervene, MAS said.
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Human oversight remains central as insurers adopt agentic AI: valantic

Agentic AI handles verification and analysis whilst people make final decisions.
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Broad bank freezes cut scams but block rent payroll and medical payments too

ManageEngine and Okta say banks hardening identity controls with behavioural analytics is more effective than defaulting to freezes.
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Travel trends reshape banks' payment strategies: Euromonitor

AI and experiences are changing how lenders compete for travel spending.
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Singapore investment bank fees rise 3.1% in H1 on M&A boom

DBS topped the investment banking fee league table in the first six months of 2026.
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PayMongo's digital payments surge 89% as in-store QR use triples

PayMongo recorded 10 million transactions in H1 2026, compared to 5.2 million a year ago.
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DBS and Samsung Securities ink wealth MOU for mutual market access

DBS clients will be able to invest in Samsung Securities’ solutions.
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SME Bank Malaysia names Samad Majid Zain as CEO

He previously worked as a group chief operating officer at an investment bank.
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SMBC names 13 new managing directors across APAC

The promotions span a variety of roles both front-facing and in the middle and back office.
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Hyundai Card's Apple Pay cards find their home with teens and twenties

Nearly 7 in 10 of new applicants for the card are in this demographic.
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Krungsri partners Thailand Post to co-develop financial and insurance products

The Thai bank will use the postal carrier service to develop new offerings.
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