2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (242+ words) The BOT will promote data sharing amongst organisations. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and local financial service providers have jointly developed a framework to safeguard against illicit activities in the financial sector. The “Framework for Safeguarding the Financial Sector from…...

3+ day, 5+ 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…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (334+ words) Unlimit operates stablecoin clearing house and exchange platform Stable.com. Unlimit has obtained a money service operator licence from Hong Kong's Commissioner of Customs and Excise. Founded in 2009, Unlimit is a financial infrastructure company operating Stable.com, a stablecoin clearing…...

4+ day, 11+ 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…...

5+ day, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (140+ words) Changes cover foreign token recognition, interest bans, and stress testing. The framework will cover locally issued single-currency stablecoins pegged to the Singapore dollar or any G10 currency, with only licensed issuers allowed to market their tokens as MAS-regulated stablecoins. The regulator…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) They will test commercial applications for regulated tokenised money in Hong Kong. The Bank of East Asia (BEA) and Anchorpoint Financial have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore real-world applications for HKDAP, Anchorpoint’s regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. He…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (86+ words) Asian Banking & Finance Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026 Event Highlights Revisit the fintech innovators who raised the bar, unlocked new possibilities, and shaped the future of finance. The Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026 celebrated bold innovation and made headlines as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (526+ words) Japan's three biggest banking groups are turning to stablecoins to prevent deposits and payment activity from shifting to nonbank issuers as digital assets gain wider use. “When three of Japan's largest banks agree to do this jointly rather than compete,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) They aim to plug weekend settlement gaps for 24/7 payments. Visa is participating in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) new initiative for payment interoperability between traditional systems and stablecoin-based payment rails. Under BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-Currency), Visa and…...