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TD Bank and BNY completed a real-value tokenized payment through Project Agorá, the BIS-convened wholesale settlement initiative, with cross-border transactions averaging roughly 80 seconds to settle.
MAS is committing S$220 million ($173 million) over three years to FSTI 4.0, a 46.7% jump from the prior scheme,…
Maya's dual US-Philippine IPO has slipped from a planned 2026 debut to a 2027 target, with PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan…
Digital payments hit 64.7% of Philippine retail transaction volume in 2025, clearing the BSP's 60-70% target three years before its…
BPI has partnered with clearinghouse Meridian to pilot stablecoin-based settlement for OFW and freelancer remittances, with a full rollout targeted…
A year after the GENIUS Act became law, six federal agencies missed their July 18 deadline to finalize stablecoin rules,…
New FCA rules took effect July 15, requiring BNPL lenders to run affordability checks and answer to the Financial Ombudsman…
The central bank is forcing every supervised bank and e-wallet to kill SMS and email one-time passwords by the end…
A dollar-backed stablecoin law signed in the US in mid-2025 is now reshaping global payments infrastructure, with Klarna, Stripe, and…
The Philippines' two largest digital wallets are both eyeing 2026 stock listings, with Maya further along on a dual Manila-New…
The SEC will lift its nearly five-year moratorium on new online lending platforms starting August 1, but the replacement rules…
US fintech raised $16 billion across 445 deals in Q2 2026, its strongest quarter in over a year, but nearly…