China puts equal emphasis on development and security in artificial intelligence (AI) and has released an updated AI safety governance framework, its foreign ministry said.

Global Payments’ Konrad Chan discusses digital wallets, cross-border payment rails, agentic commerce and the trust questions that grow as payments fade into the background.

OSL says Banking Circle now supports its business payment rails in six fiat currencies, including Australian, Hong Kong and Singapore dollars.

Allfunds says its HSBC-backed same-day settlement service for Hong Kong-domiciled money market funds went live in August 2026.

GSK agreed to acquire global rights to a Chimagen multiple myeloma program in a deal with an undisclosed upfront fee and contingent payments totaling up to $750 million.

Grab signed an agreement to buy 60% of Atome Financial for $1.49 billion in cash, with the first closing expected by the third quarter of 2027, subject to approvals.

Jumio has expanded selfie.DONE across Asia-Pacific, offering previously verified users a selfie-first path through identity checks while retaining risk controls.

Flam raised $40 million in a QED Investors-led Series B to develop interactive AI content tools and expand enterprise sales, with activity in India and Southeast Asia.

Japan's Ricoh has invested in Intellect, a Singapore-based workplace mental-health platform, through its corporate venture-capital fund, in the fund's first deal.

China's AlphaPai, an AI assistant for investment research, has raised $50 million in a Series B round backed by major Chinese financial institutions, its third funding round in a…