#Cross border payments

15 stories tagged Cross border payments, newest first.

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Singapore firms can now hold ringgit at Maybank: the first corporate ringgit current account in the city state, built for the Johor zone
Maybank has launched a Ringgit Corporate Current Account for Singapore businesses, the first in the city state, with no minimum balance and free transfers to Maybank Malaysia. It targets trade through the Johor zone.
Positioning7 min read

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Singapore travellers can now pay with DBS PayLah! at 250,000 shops in Taiwan, no DBS account needed
DBS PayLah! users can now scan Taiwan QR codes at more than 250,000 merchants, about two thirds of the TWQR network, from night markets to retailers. Full coverage including JKO Pay comes in 2027.
Narrative Strategy7 min read

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Japanese tourists may soon pay in Korea with a yen stablecoin: inside the Shinhan Card and SBI pilot
Shinhan Card signed a deal with SBI VC Trade and SBI XDC Network APAC on 20 October to test yen stablecoin payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and blockchain trade settlement. Coin, fees and timing are undecided.
Positioning7 min read

Monday, October 26, 2026

Malaysia and Thailand just joined Singapore's BLOOM: the plan to make stablecoin and tokenised money cross borders
Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand joined MAS's BLOOM initiative as policymaker members on 23 October, alongside Visa, Mastercard, Ripple, Maybank and the World Bank Group. What BLOOM is and why it matters.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Friday, October 23, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Airwallex buys its way deeper into Asia with an Indonesian payments deal
Airwallex has agreed to take majority ownership of a licensed Indonesian payments company, extending an aggressive acquisition run across Asia Pacific even as it signals that the timing for a public listing is not yet right.
Market Authority7 min read

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Airwallex lets AI agents run business accounts within set rules: what agentic banking means for finance teams
Airwallex upgraded its business accounts so AI agents, including its assistant Kai, can move money, manage FX exposure, rebalance liquidity and put idle cash to work under rules and approvals set by the business.
Narrative Strategy7 min read

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

RedotPay taps Nium to turn stablecoins into local cash in more countries: the off-ramp race heats up after TOKEN2049
Hong Kong's RedotPay, with more than nine million users, will use Nium's network of 100 currencies and 190 countries to expand stablecoin off-ramps. Announced at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, the deal shows where stablecoin payments are heading.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Corpay paid 100 million dollars to the FTC and the industry should read the terms
Corpay agreed a 100 million dollar settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over previously disclosed allegations. The number is not the point. The precedent it sets for cross-border payment firms is.
Positioning8 min read

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Vietnam Wants 95 Percent of Adults Banked by 2030
Vietnam's National Financial Inclusion Strategy targets 95 percent of adults holding transaction accounts by 2030. Mandatory biometric verification, cross-border QR payments and a fast-growing digital banking sector are the machinery behind that number.
APAC Briefing6 min read

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Project Nexus Is Quietly Wiring Five ASEAN Countries Into One Payment System
The Bank for International Settlements initiative Project Nexus is connecting the domestic instant payment systems of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. When it goes live, sending money across ASEAN could become as simple as sending it across town.
APAC Briefing6 min read

Thursday, June 25, 2026

A Singapore Fintech Just Raised 36 Million Dollars to Let AI Agents Pay the Bill
Tazapay closed a 36 million dollar Series B led by Circle Ventures, with Coinbase Ventures and CMT Digital joining, to build agentic payment rails and stablecoin settlement across emerging markets. It is one of the clearest signals yet that AI agents paying for things is moving from idea to infrastructure.
APAC Briefing5 min read

Monday, June 1, 2026

Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia Are Building the Regulatory Infrastructure That Makes Fintech Entry Worth It
Three of Southeast Asia's most commercially significant fintech markets are simultaneously upgrading their regulatory infrastructure in 2026. Thailand is deepening cross-border payment linkages, Indonesia is opening digital banking to international players, and Malaysia's two-year digital insurer licensing window closes December 31. For financial brands watching from the outside, the window is narrowing.
APAC Briefing6 min read

#Cross border payments

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Singapore firms can now hold ringgit at Maybank: the first corporate ringgit current account in the city state, built for the Johor zone

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Singapore travellers can now pay with DBS PayLah! at 250,000 shops in Taiwan, no DBS account needed

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Japanese tourists may soon pay in Korea with a yen stablecoin: inside the Shinhan Card and SBI pilot

Monday, October 26, 2026

Malaysia and Thailand just joined Singapore's BLOOM: the plan to make stablecoin and tokenised money cross borders

Friday, October 23, 2026

Three rival networks are racing to rewire how money crosses Asia's borders

Hong Kong and Malaysia will explore cross border stablecoin payments, and Islamic finance is part of the deal

Japan's three megabanks just tested a shared yen stablecoin, and rivals working together is the real story

Monday, October 19, 2026

Airwallex buys its way deeper into Asia with an Indonesian payments deal

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Airwallex lets AI agents run business accounts within set rules: what agentic banking means for finance teams

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

RedotPay taps Nium to turn stablecoins into local cash in more countries: the off-ramp race heats up after TOKEN2049

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Corpay paid 100 million dollars to the FTC and the industry should read the terms

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Vietnam Wants 95 Percent of Adults Banked by 2030

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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

Thursday, June 25, 2026

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

Monday, June 1, 2026

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