GCash and Maya Are Both Racing Toward an IPO. Only One Timeline Looks Solid.
The Philippines' two largest digital wallets are both eyeing 2026 stock listings, with Maya further along on a dual Manila-New…
Category: Fintech
BSP Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules for Every Digital Bank and E-Wallet in the Philippines
The central bank is forcing every supervised bank and e-wallet to kill SMS and email one-time passwords by the end…
Stablecoins Went From Crypto Curiosity to Bank Infrastructure in About a Year
A dollar-backed stablecoin law signed in the US in mid-2025 is now reshaping global payments infrastructure, with Klarna, Stripe, and…
The Philippines Just Reopened the Door to New Online Lending Apps. This Time With Real Teeth.
The SEC will lift its nearly five-year moratorium on new online lending platforms starting August 1, but the replacement rules…
US Fintech Funding Just Had Its Best Quarter in Over a Year. Wealthtech Missed the Memo.
US fintech raised $16 billion across 445 deals in Q2 2026, its strongest quarter in over a year, but nearly…
Singapore’s Central Bank Just Set the Rules for Letting AI Agents Touch Real Money
MAS and a group of banks and fintechs published SAFR, a framework governing how AI agents get authorized to actually…
The Philippine Senate Wants to Cap What Remittance Companies Can Charge OFWs
Senate Bill 1917, the proposed OFWs Remittance Protection Act, would let regulators set actual allowable fee ranges for remittance providers…
Embedded Finance Is Now Almost Universal. Regulators Are Finally Catching Up.
99.8% of firms now offer some embedded financial feature, but a $265-million-plus BaaS middleware collapse in 2024 and a wave…
Klarna and Affirm Both Turned a Profit. Wall Street Rewarded Only One of Them.
Klarna and Affirm posted genuinely profitable quarters in early 2026, but Affirm's stock climbed on heavier loss provisioning while Klarna's…
Thailand Just Launched Its First Virtual Bank. Two More Are Racing to Catch Up.
CLICX went live as Thailand's first licensed virtual bank on June 19, 2026, with CP Group's Ascend Bank chasing a…