JCB calls Thailand one of its most important markets in Southeast Asia. The new Krungsri JCB Ultimate card deepens its partnership with the MUFG-owned bank’s card unit.
Singapore's Syfe, which manages over USD10 billion in assets, is now letting couples and families co-manage investment portfolios through a single MAS-regulated platform.
The SEC's proposed OLP moratorium lift sets capital requirements up to PHP 100 million. FinTech Alliance PH wants those thresholds even higher to filter undercapitalized players.
Western Union identifies Vietnam as a $15 billion remittance market and the Philippines as a digital wallet priority. USDPT is the infrastructure underneath.
Bank account numbers in the MAS scam detection POV are cryptographically hashed. Only the originating bank can identify the underlying account. Utility and privacy, balanced by design.
The Philippines receives over $38 billion in annual remittances. Western Union's USDPT launch there signals stablecoin infrastructure moving into the world's highest-volume corridors.
MAS is not relaxing prudential standards. It is creating a risk-based pathway for certain permissionless cryptoassets to receive lower capital treatment.