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Global bank Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power faster and cheaper international payments for the bank’s cross-border payment service, SC Remit.

PayPay, Japan's top QR payment operator, has on Wednesday announced an expanded partnership with Alipay+, Ant International’s cross- border mobile payment and digitalization technology solution, broadening its merchant coverage network across Japan.

Canva, an Australia-based online design platform, has forged a long-term partnership with Philippines e-commerce platform Enstack to empower businesses with free design tools.

Bizcap, an Australia-headquartered fintech firm, has on Monday announced its expansion plans into Singapore, along with the appointment of Joseph Lim as Asia Managing Partner.

NTT DATA, a global firm in digital business and information technology (IT) services, has on Monday announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based data analytics and generative artificial intelligence AI solutions for customers across key markets in Asia Pacific (APAC).

FLock.io, a community-driven platform for federated learning on blockchain, has partnered Animoca Brands, the company driving digital property rights via non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and gaming to build the open metaverse, to explore co-creation opportunities for domain-specific AI models using FLock.io’s training platform and protocol.

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption lag leaves Asian financial institutions vulnerable amid rising financial crime, a new research from SymphonyAI and Regulation Asia revealed Tuesday.

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, has announced a partnership with GEODNET, the world’s largest decentralized Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) network, to advance mixed-reality gaming and immersive experiences, and integrate cutting-edge location technology into consumer……

Electric vehicle makers is projected to bet $20 billion on South And Southeast Asia (SSEA), S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday.

Earlier this month, the Future Investment Institute published the white paper “Hong Kong’s Dual Focus on Sustainable Investment and Green Innovation” written by HKSTP. It highlights the city's robust efforts in enhancing its green finance ecosystem.