FinTech
Malaysia’s Juris Technologies partners Thai-listed TBN for AI digital lending solutions
Malaysia-based lending technology provider Juris Technologies Sdn Bhd (JurisTech) has partnered with Thai-listed enterprise software company TBN Corporation to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital lending solutions for Thailand's financial institutions, initially targeting the non-bank lending segment.
Chinese consumers favor digital payments for cross-border transactions, Thunes report finds
Chinese consumers increasingly rely on digital payment platforms for domestic and cross-border transactions, while high fees and settlement delays remain key pain points, according to a recent report by Thunes and Juniper Research.
Capital.com enters Singapore with MAS capital markets licence
Capital.com's Singapore unit has received a MAS capital markets licence and plans to begin onboarding local clients in early 2027.
Thunes raises UnionPay payout limit in mainland China to $10,000
Thunes has expanded its UnionPay connection to support instant payouts of up to $10,000 daily to cards across 79 mainland Chinese banks.
HSBC plans Hong Kong AI institute with HKUST for early 2027
HSBC plans to open a Hong Kong AI and emerging technology institute with HKUST as its anchor academic partner in early 2027.
Ant International completes live cross-bank tokenised deposit transfers with 3 Hong Kong banks under EnsembleTX
Ant International has achieved real-time cross-bank liquidity management with three banking partners in Hong Kong, using tokenised deposits under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's EnsembleTX program.
Animoca Brands receives ADGM final permission to manage collective investment funds
Animoca Asset Management (AD) Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, has received a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, allowing it to manage collective investment funds in or from the financial center.
Sunrate launches agentic card for AI-driven business payments
Sunrate has introduced a programmable virtual commercial card that lets authorized AI agents execute business payments under predefined controls.
Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank adds Alipay+ to payments ecosystem
Malaysia's lender Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is expanding its cross-border payment ecosystem by integrating Alipay+ through Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), establishing an extensive overseas QR payment networks directly within the HLB Connect App.
Singapore’s HugoHub makes first live bank deployment in Pakistan
HugoHub, a Singapore-based financial infrastructure platform, has secured its first live deployment with a regulated bank, as Pakistan’s digital retail bank HugoBank opened its first pilot customer account on the platform on Sept 25, 2026.
