Asia-Pacific

ASIA-PACIFIC

How India’s UPI Expansion Turned a Payments App Into Foreign Policy

India’s UPI expansion is turning real-time payments into foreign policy as the country exports digital payment rails across APAC, Europe and the Gulf.

22 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

AI Agent Payments in Asia Are Taking Off, But Is the Region Ready?

AI agent payments in Asia are accelerating as Mastercard, Visa and regional banks test agentic commerce across digital wallets and payment rails.

22 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Tencent Cloud, CNCBI Team Up For Cloud-First Banking Strategy

Tencent Cloud and CNCBI partner to rebuild core banking systems on the cloud and use AI across fraud detection, risk control and operations.

22 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

China-Nexus Cyber Threats Hit Banks in 36 Countries, Asia is Its Prime Target

CrowdStrike names five China-linked groups targeting 340 financial firms, with Asia as the top target. Read the report findings.

16 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Agentic AI in Banking: Capturing the Opportunity While Managing the Risks

Explore how agentic AI in banking can improve fraud detection, customer service and efficiency while introducing new governance, data and security risks.

16 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Johor Leads APAC Data Centre Growth as AI Reshapes Regional Demand

Johor leads Asia Pacific data centre growth as AI demand, neocloud expansion and power constraints reshape investment across the region.

16 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Australian Investors Want Innovation But Face Funding Barriers

New research points to strong demand for innovation-led assets in Australia, with information gaps, perceived risk and capital constraints limiting how much capital reaches emerging businesses

11 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Alipay Pushes AI Payments Beyond the Demo Stage

Alipay launches AI Wallet and Token Pay as it looks to build payment controls, user oversight and monetisation tools into agent-led commerce.

26 MAY 2026