FinTech

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 has introduced a programmable virtual commercial card that lets authorized AI agents execute business payments under predefined controls.

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.

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.

The launch of a cross-border digital payment link between China and Laos marks an important step in regional financial integration, demonstrating how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can connect with conventional payment networks while preserving local-currency settlement, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Monday. 

JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of Japan's JCB, and Hanoi Metro, the operator of the city's metro railway, have signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce JCB transit on Hanoi's urban railway network.

Philippine seafarer payments provider MarCoPay is working with Sumsub on identity verification and fraud monitoring amid anti-scam compliance demands.

GoTo Group recorded a third consecutive quarterly net profit as its fintech business expanded rapidly, offsetting pressure from Indonesia's ride-hailing commission cap.

Hong Kong fintech PhotonPay has raised $40 million in a Series C led by Blockchain Capital to expand stablecoin, payment and card infrastructure.

China's Internet technology giant Tencent and American multinational payment company Visa have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore broader collaboration on payments and commerce across Tencent’s ecosystem.