Frances Gagua

StanChart HK enters JV to develop HKD-backed stablecoin

It is working with telecom company HKT and game software company Animoca Brands.

Westpac lets home loan clients set-up offset accounts with no extra fees

Home loan customers can create up to 10 offset accounts.

Fintech Aspire, Visa launch corporate card for Hong Kong’s SMBs

Globally, 4 in 5 small and medium businesses are looking to sell overseas.

Loan matching platform Lendela names new CFO, CTO

Lendela is planning to scale business across Hong Kong and APAC.

Straits Millennium obtains IPA for SG major payment institution licence

The company will offer digital payment token services in Singapore.

Biometrics vs deepfakes: How we’ll pay in 2025

Biometrics, passkeys, and improved data flow will shape the global payment sector.

Citi eyes 10% increase in social finance funding in Asia

Over $2b in social finance transactions were raised in Asia in 2024.

Mastercard rolls-out network-level AI-powered solution against financial crime

Together with BancNet, it has already onboarded 36 Philippine banks.

Singapore unveils BL checker for banks

Banks can automatically retrieve data points to verify if the Bill of Lading is genuine.

Singapore’s SMEs missing out on S$800m annually due to idle cash

Over 2 in 5 keep their cash idle in deposits and bank accounts.

DBS names new group COO, group audit head

Jimmy Ng, current group head of operations, will retire and become a senior advisor for AI.

OCBC, EnterpriseSG offer SMEs sustainability assessments, green loans

SMEs will be able to measure their sustainability performance.

ANZ joins Bank@Post, allowing customers to bank at Post Offices

Customers can access the services beginning 1 October 2025.

CBA expected to maintain low credit losses, strong capital levels

Australian banks remain exposed to high household debt and prices.

Westpac CEO welcomes changes to Australia’s home lending regulations

The bank suggested a more flexible approach to risk tolerance in property construction in select cases.