12+ hour, 11+ 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,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (174+ words) All payments must first settle in ESAS before reaching their destination. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has approved the first non-bank member to New Zealand's Exchange Settlement Account System (ESAS). The Nelson Building Society, a non-bank deposit taker,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (129+ words) DBS, OCBC, and UOB tested the technology for payments beyond traditional processing hours. DBS, OCBC, and UOB have completed their first live domestic Singapore dollar (SGD) interbank transactions using tokenised deposits on Swift's blockchain-based ledger. Pilots have shown that clients…...

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, 17+ hour ago   (191+ words) Cross-border payment volumes using stablecoins rose by an estimated 64% year on year in 2025, compared with 9% growth for traditional fiat payments. Consumer-to-business, or C2B, stablecoin payments recorded the fastest growth at 72%, compared with 7% for fiat payments, according to data from FXC Intelligence…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (220+ words) Citi and DBS said it complements their existing services and tokenised offerings. DBS and Citi have successfully made US dollar payments between Singapore and the United States using tokenised deposits via the Swift digital ledger. The transaction took minutes to…...

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, 10+ hour ago   (109+ words) Mastercard has appointed Beena Pothen as division president, West Southeast Asia. Pothen will lead Mastercard’s business across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, and Myanmar. Pothen was previously country manager for Malaysia and Brunei. Her appointment comes with the introduction of Mastercard’s…...

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, 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…...