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    Colombia's fintech boom hits its first real policy test
    APAC Intelligence

    Colombia's fintech boom hits its first real policy test

    Aug 10, 2026
    OCC rejects Bunq's US bank charter, closing the door on a neobank land grab
    APAC Intelligence

    OCC rejects Bunq's US bank charter, closing the door on a neobank land grab

    Aug 10, 2026
    Singapore fintech cools on events, breaks out on operators
    APAC Intelligence

    Singapore fintech cools on events, breaks out on operators

    Aug 8, 2026
    Singapore and Thailand Just Signed a Deal to Fight Financial Fraud Together
    APAC Intelligence

    Singapore and Thailand Just Signed a Deal to Fight Financial Fraud Together

    Aug 2, 2026
    PromptPay Became a Verb in Thailand. Now Other Countries Want the Blueprint.
    APAC Intelligence

    PromptPay Became a Verb in Thailand. Now Other Countries Want the Blueprint.

    Jul 30, 2026
    77 Percent of Southeast Asians Already Use Embedded Finance and Most Do Not Know It
    APAC Intelligence

    77 Percent of Southeast Asians Already Use Embedded Finance and Most Do Not Know It

    Jul 30, 2026
    Vietnam Wants 95 Percent of Adults Banked by 2030
    APAC Intelligence

    Vietnam Wants 95 Percent of Adults Banked by 2030

    Jul 30, 2026
    Malaysia's Digital Insurer Licence Window Closes December 31 and Most Firms Have Not Noticed
    APAC Intelligence

    Malaysia's Digital Insurer Licence Window Closes December 31 and Most Firms Have Not Noticed

    Jul 28, 2026
    Project Nexus Is Quietly Wiring Five ASEAN Countries Into One Payment System
    APAC Intelligence

    Project Nexus Is Quietly Wiring Five ASEAN Countries Into One Payment System

    Jul 28, 2026
    At Money20/20 Asia, a Fraud Executive Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
    APAC Intelligence

    At Money20/20 Asia, a Fraud Executive Said the Quiet Part Out Loud

    Jul 28, 2026
    Three Exchanges Gone, One Bought: The Crypto Shakeout of 2026 Has a Pattern
    APAC Intelligence

    Three Exchanges Gone, One Bought: The Crypto Shakeout of 2026 Has a Pattern

    Jul 27, 2026
    Binance Pulled Its EU Licence Bid and Is Now Chasing Five More Licences in Asia
    APAC Intelligence

    Binance Pulled Its EU Licence Bid and Is Now Chasing Five More Licences in Asia

    Jul 26, 2026
    Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Live. The Second One Just Slipped Again.
    APAC Intelligence

    Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Live. The Second One Just Slipped Again.

    Jul 25, 2026
    The UN Says Asia Lost Up to $114 Billion to Online Scams Last Year. That Is Triple 2023.
    APAC Intelligence

    The UN Says Asia Lost Up to $114 Billion to Online Scams Last Year. That Is Triple 2023.

    Jul 25, 2026
    Japan's SBI Is Buying Crypto Exchange Bitbank for Nearly $290 Million
    APAC Intelligence

    Japan's SBI Is Buying Crypto Exchange Bitbank for Nearly $290 Million

    Jul 19, 2026
    Southeast Asia's Tech Funding Doubled, but Fintech Just Fell Off a Cliff
    APAC Intelligence

    Southeast Asia's Tech Funding Doubled, but Fintech Just Fell Off a Cliff

    Jul 13, 2026
    Singapore Just Wrote the Rulebook for AI Agents That Move Real Money
    APAC Intelligence

    Singapore Just Wrote the Rulebook for AI Agents That Move Real Money

    Jul 13, 2026
    Thailand Is Finalizing the Rules for a Baht Stablecoin, and Banks May Issue It This Year
    APAC Intelligence

    Thailand Is Finalizing the Rules for a Baht Stablecoin, and Banks May Issue It This Year

    Jun 28, 2026
    Thailand's SEC Is Going After Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges, and It Is Not Slowing Down
    APAC Intelligence

    Thailand's SEC Is Going After Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges, and It Is Not Slowing Down

    Jun 28, 2026
    Indonesia Just Made It Illegal to Hype Crypto and Stocks Without a License
    APAC Intelligence

    Indonesia Just Made It Illegal to Hype Crypto and Stocks Without a License

    Jun 27, 2026
    The Race to Launch Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Down to the Wire
    APAC Intelligence

    The Race to Launch Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Down to the Wire

    Jun 25, 2026
    Vietnamese Travelers Can Now Pay by QR in Thailand Straight From Their Home Account
    APAC Intelligence

    Vietnamese Travelers Can Now Pay by QR in Thailand Straight From Their Home Account

    Jun 25, 2026
    A Singapore Fintech Just Raised 36 Million Dollars to Let AI Agents Pay the Bill
    APAC Intelligence

    A Singapore Fintech Just Raised 36 Million Dollars to Let AI Agents Pay the Bill

    Jun 25, 2026
    Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is About to Launch
    APAC Intelligence

    Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is About to Launch

    Jun 7, 2026
    The Thailand Fintech Landscape And Opportunities for Market Entry
    APAC Intelligence

    The Thailand Fintech Landscape And Opportunities for Market Entry

    Jun 4, 2026
    Grab Just Bought a U.S. Fintech for $425 Million
    APAC Intelligence

    Grab Just Bought a U.S. Fintech for $425 Million

    Jun 1, 2026
    Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia Are Building the Regulatory Infrastructure That Makes Fintech Entry Worth It
    APAC Intelligence

    Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia Are Building the Regulatory Infrastructure That Makes Fintech Entry Worth It

    Jun 1, 2026
    APAC Fintech Entry Layer Is Struggling to Keep Up
    APAC Intelligence

    APAC Fintech Entry Layer Is Struggling to Keep Up

    Jun 1, 2026
    APAC Fintech Is Growing at Full Speed Into an Industrial-Scale Fraud Crisis
    APAC Intelligence

    APAC Fintech Is Growing at Full Speed Into an Industrial-Scale Fraud Crisis

    May 30, 2026
    Robinhood Just Let AI Agents Take the Wheel on Retail Portfolios
    APAC Intelligence

    Robinhood Just Let AI Agents Take the Wheel on Retail Portfolios

    May 30, 2026
    Brussels Just Gave Itself the Power to Override Private Contracts
    APAC Intelligence

    Brussels Just Gave Itself the Power to Override Private Contracts

    May 30, 2026
    Every ASEAN Super App Is Now Running a Bank
    APAC Intelligence

    Every ASEAN Super App Is Now Running a Bank

    May 17, 2026