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DBS, Ant International enhance strategic partnership to scale innovative cross-border payment and fintech solutions

Singapore lender DBS and payment firm Ant International have agreed to deepen their existing strategic collaboration to jointly explore innovative payments, digitization and fintech solutions aimed at providing more inclusive services for regional businesses of all sizes and individual consumers.

MAS and Deutsche Bundesbank sign MoU on tokenization and cross-border settlement

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Deutsche Bundesbank have on last Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration on cross-border digital asset settlement.

WeRide and Grab achieve first autonomous vehicle testing in Singapore

WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s superapp, announced last Friday that Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has granted them approval to conduct autonomous vehicle (AV) testing with the entire Ai.R fleet within the Punggol district.

FinFan, Veem join forces to expand global payment infrastructure for Vietnamese

FinFan, a Vietnam-based cross-border fintech company, and VEEM, a United States-based global payments and collection platform, have officially announced a strategic partnership to expand global payment infrastructure for Vietnamese.

NBC, TenPay Global ink MOU to promote digital payment between China and Cambodia

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and TenPay Global have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote digital payment between China and Cambodia.

Singapore and Cambodia officially launch cross border QR code payment

Singapore and Cambodia have officially launched the cross border QR code payment between the two countries.

MAS announces successful trial settles interbank loans using wholesale Central Bank Digital currency

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Thursday the successful completion of a live trial for settlement of interbank overnight lending transactions using wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on the Singapore Dollar Test Network.

XTransfer and Maybank announce strategic partnership to expand cross-border payment

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, and Maybank, a Malaysia-based bank, announced Thursday a strategic partnership to expand cross-border payment and Shariah-compliant solutions.

FinFan partners Neutron to power Lightning Network Infrastructure across Vietnam

FinFan, a Vietnamese cross-border payment service provider, and Neutron, a global Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure company, have announced a strategic partnership to officially distribute Lightning Network infrastructure for institutions across Vietnam.

GFTN expands digital solutions ecosystem with five strategic partners to drive technology-enabled financial transformation

The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) announced on Wednesday their partnership with five new platform partners to strengthen its suite of digital offerings and expand its capability to deliver technology-enabled transformation across global financial ecosystems.