China Tech Giants' AI Spending Squeezes Profits
🇨🇳Spending on #AI, new businesses eats into profits of #China’s tech giants: Alibaba, Tencent and https://t.co/2YbZG3Kzzb ramped up investments in artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and overseas expansion in the first quarter, squeezing the companies’ bottom lines. @Caixin: https://t.co/DMkwDciiZ3 #Asia #technology
Standard Chartered Forecasts $4 Trillion Tokenized Assets by 2028
Standard Chartered projects $4T in tokenized assets by end-2028, with #DeFi protocols primary beneficiaries. @TheBlockCo. #tokenizatiom https://t.co/fGtbQE6d0G
Vietnam to Launch Regulated Crypto Exchange in Q3 2026
🇻🇳#Vietnam prepares debut for government‑backed digital asset market: Vietnam plans to launch a regulated #cryptocurrency market in Q3-2026. 5 companies linked to private banks and local conglomerates already passed the initial round to operate the exchange. @CryptoEconomyEN: https://t.co/cQg8akMOSs #cryptoassets #digitalassets #trading
DeFi and TradFi Swap Benefits as Blockchain Gains Choice
#DeFi and #TradFi firms are borrowing each other’s benefits: As blockchain tech gains a small foothold in market data, the thing separating #blockchain's previous craze and its second wind is choice. @WatersTech: https://t.co/R1FS5K86yA #digitalassets #cryptoassets #trading https://t.co/k3hdgfn2LM
Mynt Targets $8 B Valuation in Landmark Philippine IPO
🇵🇭Philippine e-wallet firm Mynt aiming for $8 billion valuation in IPO: Mynt, the PH behind the country's top e-wallet #GCash, aims to raise around $1 billion. The listing could rival #Philippines' biggest IPO to date. Sources via @Reuters: https://t.co/bP1rNbaGRt #FinTech #payments...
Revolut Cleared to Launch Full‑service Wealth Platform
#Revolut primed for wealth management push after FCA approval: After securing a series of permissions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), challenger bank @Revolut is set to expand its investment services in the UK. It will allow Revolut to offer more...
Three Neobanks Command Over 80% of Swiss Market
🇨🇭How neobanking reached mainstream adoption in #Switzerland: Of the #neobanks' nearly 2.3 million customers, #Revolut, @Yuh_app, and #Neon collectively capture >80% of the Swiss market. @IFZ_Zug/@HSLU via @FintechCH. #neobanks #fintech #DigitalBanking https://t.co/TXoUDr65oF
Singapore WealthTech Targets Hong Kong’s Wealthy, Idle Savings
🇸🇬⤴️🇭🇰 Why #Singapore wealth-tech firms are choosing #HongKong as their first overseas market: Chocolate Finance joins Syfe and Endowus in targeting the city’s wealthy population and idle savings. @SCMPNews: https://t.co/MZ5MGkEcmT #WealthTech #WealthManagement #Asia #SoutheastAsia
Metrobank's Moneygurado Uses Real Stories to Teach Finance
🇵🇭Metrobank boosts financial literacy campaign with #Moneygurado: The 'Moneygurado' initiative combines a public awareness campaign with a docuseries that frames #money management through real-life Filipino experiences rather than traditional rule-based guidance. Great initiative by @Metrobank: https://t.co/EdGXMngyIO #FinancialLiteracy #resilience #Philippines
Chinese Banks Dominate Top Four by Assets Worldwide
The world’s 50 largest banks by assets: - $101.6 trillion in assets combined. - The four largest #banks in the world are from #China. - #JPMorgan Chase is the world’s most valuable bank by market capitalization, ranking 5th by assets. @VisualCap. https://t.co/cbVDxd1tKF
India's WealthTech Startups Expand Long‑Term Advisory Access
🇮🇳WealthTech Sherpas for financial goals: Explore how #India's #WealthTech startups are evolving to meet growing demand for accessible, long-term financial advisory solutions. The Hindu @BusinessLine. #FinTech #financialliteracy https://t.co/UdtWZB1L78
Southeast Asia Tops Asia in Fintech Density, Singapore Leads
🌏#Souhheast Asia leads #fintech density as Asia gap widens: #Singapore recorded 619 fintech companies per 1 million people. SEA is the most financial technology-dense sub-region in #Asia, with Singapore leading all markets. SEA holds an average of 14 firms per one...
Alipay Launches AI Voice Payments for Cars
🇨🇳 Alipay brings mobile #payments to the car: Chinese tech firm Banma Intelligence and #fintech giant @Alipay unveiled a new AI-powered in-car system that allows drivers to make purchases using only their voice at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2026. @finews_asia. https://t.co/S3ihuRsaq4
Wealth Firms Lag Culture, Talent Despite AI Push
#PrivateBanking tech struggles with traditional attitudes and talent shortage: Although wealth managers have moved fast to introduce #AI and data analysis, many can struggle to build an appropriate #culture to foster high-level #innovation. @YuriBender, @FT_PWM: https://t.co/ocChsW4E3q #WealthManagement #WealthTech #AItransformation
AI Moves From Pilot to Core in Asian Finance
From Bangkok to the Boardroom: AI in Finance Has Left the Lab – At @Money2020 Asia 2026 in #Bangkok, the shift from experimentation to execution was evident. Leading institutions are no longer piloting AI – they are scaling it across operations,...