9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (192+ words) The initiative aims to lower the cost for smaller financial institutions adopting AI. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) PathFin.ai programme to share artificial intelligence (AI) solutions has grown to over 300 participants since its launch in August 2025. “Smaller financial…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (261+ words) 10 mobile wallets and 7 acquiring partners will adopt the protocol in the first phase. Ant International has rolled out an agentic mobile protocol (AMP) globally that enables its partners to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents that execute payments. With the protocol,…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago   (299+ words) About 85% said they would feel more comfortable using an LLM provided to a financial provider they already trust. Nearly 9 in 10 (89%) of Indian consumers trust large language models (LLMs) or generative AI to compare loans across different lenders, according to a…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (194+ words) They aim to streamline AI agent onboarding and identification. The framework will be based on shared principles while preserving each network's own verification and decisioning processes, according to a joint statement of 10 September 2026. The three companies aim at helping card…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (267+ words) Financial institutions are prioritising productivity and risk before using AI to pursue customer growth and faster product development. Bank chief financial officers should look beyond immediate financial returns when deciding whether artificial intelligence investments are worth expanding, as early use…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (295+ words) Success will come from making cross-border payments feel as familiar and predictable as domestic ones. For years, payments innovation across Asia has focused on making domestic transactions faster, cheaper, and easier. From UPI in India and PayNow in Singapore to…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (268+ words) Mobile wallets are now the preferred way to pay when travelling. Singaporeans are amongst the most enthusiastic adopters of integrated digital wallet experiences globally, but privacy concerns and a preference for human control are holding back full adoption of AI-powered…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (286+ words) Almost half of Asia-Pacific banks lose more than $10m to fraud yearly. Banks face growing risks from artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled fraud as criminals use the technology to create fake identities, forged documents, and deepfake videos, whilst many lenders report rising…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (268+ words) Mobile wallets are now the preferred way to pay when travelling. Singaporeans are amongst the most enthusiastic adopters of integrated digital wallet experiences globally, but privacy concerns and a preference for human control are holding back full adoption of AI-powered…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (296+ words) Banks are rethinking legacy technology spending and vendor strategies to free capital for AI whilst keeping operations resilient. Asian banks are under pressure to free technology spending for artificial intelligence as maintenance, security, and rising software costs consume most IT…...