News Analysis
Saudi Arabia’s banking sector continued to expand in July 2026, with total assets reaching SAR 5.75 trillion ($1.5 trillion), according to the latest data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)….
The Philippines is taking another step towards more connected digital payments after Philippine Payments Management Inc. (PPMI) and Ant International’s Alipay+ enabled Alipay+ on QR Ph. The partnership allows international…
The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Project Agora brought together 28 global commercial banks in July to successfully complete around US$1 million in real cross-border transactions using tokenised money across…
Visa’s announced it will acquire fraud-intelligence company BioCatch for $2.4 billion. Announced on 3 August 2026, the deal will bring BioCatch’s behavioural and device intelligence into Visa’s existing fraud, risk,…
Brazil is taking two different but closely linked steps in the development of its digital financial system. The central bank is looking at ways to connect Pix, the country’s highly…
At the 2026 BRICS summit in India, countries in the group discussed the possibility of linking their domestic fast payment systems and central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. Reserve Bank…
Deutsche Bank’s appointment as a renminbi clearing bank marks another step in China’s efforts to expand the international use of its currency. Earlier this week, China has appointed Deutsche Bank…
US banks are stepping up their expansion across Asia as rising corporate investment, AI infrastructure spending, trade and wealth creation fuel demand for banking services. JPMorgan Chase has said it…
MariBank is using the Philippines as its first major step towards exporting Sea’s Singapore digital banking model, building on the country’s growing digital payments market and large underbanked population. Its…
For more than a decade, the digital asset industry has developed much faster than the laws designed to regulate it. As cryptocurrencies grew from a niche investment into a market…