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Cross-currency payments between the euro area, Denmark and Sweden go live

The TIPS cross-currency service is a joint initiative of the Eurosystem, Danmarks Nationalbank and Sveriges Riksbank.

DBS to Launch Tokenised Physical Gold for Retail Customers in Singapore

The bank says AUM from physical gold holdings in its wealth clients’ portfolios has more than doubled over the past three years.

Hey Savi and PayPal launch agentic commerce platform with in-app checkout

Hey Savi's technology transforms any search - photo, screenshot or text - into ranked results across more than 10,000 brands, ordered by relevance.

Klarna launches savings account in US

Now, Americans can access that same expertise through an FDIC-insured savings account.

Revolut launches 5% savings rate for new UK customers

Interest under the new offer is calculated and paid out on a daily basis, enabling customers to monitor their balance growing in real time.

CIBC Caribbean launches Google Pay in Jamaica

Google Pay is a digital service offered in the Google Wallet mobile application which allows users to add their debit or credit cards to conduct transactions with their mobile devices.

OpenWay, Visa Work to Speed Up Payment Product Launches for APAC Banks

The collaboration builds on recent Visa payment products supported on Way4, including Visa Flexible Credential and Visa Fleet 2.0.

16 APAC Companies Named Among World’s Top Cross-Border Payment Firms of 2026

These companies encompass long-established remittances players, banks, bigtechs, and fintech unicorns, with names that include Nium, DBS Bank, Razorpay, bKash, and GCash.

PayMongo Launches a Mastercard Prepaid Card for Philippine SMEs

PayMongo and Paymentology have launched a new Philippine prepaid card using the Mastercard network to help local merchants control spending.

Ecommpay introduces express checkout for Google and Apple Pay users

When merchants have added the functionality to their own checkout flow, eligible customers can be presented with Apple Pay and Google Pay buttons as payment options.

HSBC Pilots B2B Agentic Payments in Singapore with Mastercard

The pilot comes as HSBC and Google Cloud expect ASEAN digital commerce transaction volume to grow from US$175 billion in 2025 to US$580 billion by 2030.

Cashfree Payments enables UPI acceptance for merchants in 40 markets

Cashfree Payments is now enabling global businesses in eCcommerce, SaaS, travel, and digital goods seeking to access India’s fast-growing consumer base where payment localisation is directly tied to conversion.

Chinese SMEs expand into ASEAN through digital-first model

Consumer goods, digital solutions, and logistics are driving outbound expansion.

Backbase connects with Mastercard Move

This integration reduces implementation timelines significantly for joint customers, while enabling complete payment flow management from customer initiation through settlement and reconciliation.

Major banks launch on-chain money initiative for tokenised deposits

That structure has aimed to support automated workflows, richer transaction data and 24/7 settlement, while preserving the balance-sheet role that commercial banks continue to play in the movement of money.

Bank of America to launch cross-border real-time payments solution

The service is expected to go live next quarter and will be accessible via Swift or the bank's digital treasury platform, CashPro.

Payments Canada welcomes 15 new members

This membership growth reflects growing interest in Canadian payments, including potential participation in Payments Canada’s national payment infrastructure, as well as the recent legislative amendments to the Canadian Payments Act.

Lloyds prepares for agentic future with roll out of Microsoft 365 Frontier Suite

Th deal gives Lloyds the foundation to scale agentic AI safely across the bank and follows the roll-out of 40,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot licences across the Group.

Banking Apps: Reimagined for Commerce

That scale alone positions the region's banking apps as significant players in the financial ecosystem.

ING completes live end-to-end European agentic payment transaction

From choosing the tickets to completing the payment, every step was carried out by the AI, running on infrastructure based entirely in Europe.

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