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Joint Statement of the 29th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting Amro, Posted May 3, 2026 The 29th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM+3) took…

Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos TechСrunch, Posted April 23, 2026 The Philippines has millions of unbanked adults, and its consumer lending…

China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years Сrunchbase, Posted April 13, 2026 Asia’s startup funding swung higher in the first quarter of this…

UnionPay Launches Agentic Payment Open Protocol Framework: Building an Open, Trusted Smart Payment Ecosystem PR Newswire, Posted April 3, 2026 On April 2, a special taxi booking transaction was successfully…

Rain Expands Visa Membership Into Asia-Pacific, Advancing the Reach of Its Global Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Rain, Posted March 25, 2026 Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced a…

Wise becomes first non-bank to be granted five licences in Thailand, accelerating its global expansion and growth Wise Posted March 17, 2026 Wise, the global technology company building the best…

TransUnion Philippines and Mastercard collaborate to expand access to responsible credit Mastercard, Posted March 10, 2026 Following a successful pilot program, TransUnion Philippines, an information and insights company, and Mastercard…

Walmart-backed PhonePe eyes $10.5b valuation in India IPO Tech in Asia, Posted March 4, 2026 Walmart-backed Indian fintech PhonePe is targeting a US$9 billion to US$10.5 billion valuation in its…

XTransfer Gets Conditional Approval from BNM for Payment Licenses Fintech News, Posted February 26, 2026 Bank Negara Malaysia has granted XTransfer conditional approval for key payment licenses, clearing a path…

OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership Tech Crunch, Posted February 18, 2026 As India pitches itself as a global hub for applied artificial intelligence, OpenAI has partnered…