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5 stories tagged cross-border-payments, newest first.

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 Briefing3 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 Briefing3 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