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Visa targets Asia Pacific amid travel shifts

Visa has announced the launch of its experience-led travel programme, Visa Destinations, in the Asia Pacific region, starting with Thailand. This initiative aims to connect...


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Visa launches Agentic Ready programme in Singapore, taps 13 banks and fintech partners

Visa has unveiled its Agentic Ready programme in Singapore, collaborating with 13 banks and fintech partners to enhance the payments ecosystem in the era of...


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Ant International dominates with 20m daily transactions

Ant International has announced a significant expansion of its global payment services, now connecting over 150 million merchants with more than 2 billion consumers worldwide....


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Sunrate secures Class B licence in Malaysia

Sunrate, a global payment and treasury management platform, has been granted a Class B licence by Bank Negara Malaysia under the Money Services Business Act...


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MetaComp leverages Solana for $15b payment shift

MetaComp, a leader in unified Web2.5 digital financial solutions in Asia, has announced its strategic move to utilise Solana as the primary blockchain for its...


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Ant International upgrades Alipay+, deploys PETs

Ant International has announced a significant upgrade to its global wallet gateway, Alipay+, by integrating privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) across all critical operations. This development...


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Tribe Payments joins EPAA amid APAC growth race

Tribe Payments, a fintech company specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has announced its membership with the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA). This move comes...


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Mastercard launches AI payments across ASEAN

Mastercard has announced the successful rollout of its first wave of authenticated agentic transactions across ASEAN, marking a significant step in its AI strategy. This...


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Asia dominates as digital wallets surpass cards

Worldpay, now part of Global Payments, has unveiled its 2026 Global Payments Report, revealing that the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remains the global leader in digital...


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Sunrate boosts operations with KL office expansion

Sunrate, a global payment and treasury management platform, has inaugurated a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as part of its strategic expansion across Southeast...


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