Revolut spent the past week moving on several fronts at once: compensating customers caught in a data leak, lifting savings rates for smaller euro balances, scouting a banking foothold in the Philippines, losing the executive hired to build commercial property lending, and pressing ahead with… Read More
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CloudTech Group has introduced RooRooEx, a digital-asset trading venue meant to give professional desks, high-net-worth clients, and individual investors in the Asia-Pacific region access to tools and pricing that have long been associated with large institutions. The Melbourne-based firm built the platform on technology from… Read More
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Zurich-based ETF data specialist ETFBook has closed a €4 million Series A round led by BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from former Amundi ETF head Arnaud Llinas. The capital is intended to support product development, talent hiring, and geographic growth into the United States and… Read More
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Asia-Pacific hardware and software companies that make products with digital elements available on the European Union market are now required to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents impacting product security under the bloc’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The reporting obligations took effect on Sept…. Read More
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Alpaca and Indonesia’s exchange have taken a formal step toward linking local brokers with overseas markets. On September 1, 2026, Alpaca co-founder and CEO Yoshi Yokokawa and Indonesia Stock Exchange President Director Jeffrey Hendrik signed an agreement at IDX’s main hall in Jakarta. The pact… Read More
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Five years on from Asia-Pacific’s venture capital surge, most startups funded at the peak remain in business, but far fewer have kept advancing through new rounds, later stages or exits. A PitchBook resaerch study published in late August 2026 tracks the 24,602 unique APAC-headquartered companies… Read More
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BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) has announced that its South Korean subsidiary has obtained official registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider. This development enables the firm to deliver specialized custody and transfer solutions tailored to professional clients within one of the region’s fast-growing cryptocurrency ecosystems…. Read More
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FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global provider of financial technology solutions, has introduced its Digital One Commercial platform in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This move finalizes the solution’s worldwide availability, extending it to financial institutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),… Read More
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Private equity and venture capital firms across Asia-Pacific are finding it increasingly difficult to raise new funds as institutional investors become more selective, with fundraising overtaking exits as the industry’s biggest challenge, according to a new survey. The survey, released by DealStreetAsia and Vistra Fund… Read More
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In its recently released APAC Private Capital Outlook / Midyear Update, PitchBook’s research team provides a comprehensive assessment of how private equity and venture capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region have performed during the first half of the year. The research report from PitchBook highlights… Read More
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has indicated in a key update that Singapore continues to solidify its position as a key financial hub, as evidenced by recent gatherings that highlighted the rising adoption of advanced technologies in corporate finance. Over 250 senior executives from major… Read More
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Japan, like other advanced economies including the United States, is now taking considerable steps to integrate cryptocurrencies into its mainstream financial system, signaling a concerted push to capitalize on the growing digital asset market while addressing emerging threats. In a significant legislative move unveiled recently,… Read More
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iCapital, a global fintech platform dedicated to transforming investment practices, is significantly bolstering its operations throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This move responds directly to the increasing interest from wealth managers and their clients in alternative investments and advanced technological tools. The company first set up… Read More
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A recent study conducted by IDC found that companies in Asia Pacific are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) more aggressively than their global peers. The study, commissioned by managed network services provider Expereo, however, saw that many are doing so with little evaluation of returns… Read More
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Asia-Pacific led global high-net-worth individual wealth growth for the second straight year in 2025, as strong stock market performance and semiconductor demand helped drive gains across the region, according to Capgemini’s World Wealth Report 2026. HNWI wealth in Asia-Pacific rose 10.5%, the fastest among major… Read More
Singapore-based DBS Group (SGX:D05) is set to significantly strengthen its wealth management operations by launching 18 new wealth centres and upgrading 36 existing ones across key Asia-Pacific markets by the end of 2027. This initiative represents the largest physical expansion in the bank’s wealth franchise… Read More
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Asia is set to play a pivotal role in the expansion of the global cyber insurance sector. A joint report by CyberCube, a key player in cyber risk analytics, and United Insurance Brokers (UIB), a Lloyd’s broker, underscores the region’s potential amid surging digital transformation… Read More
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Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has announced full integration with Kaia, a an EVM-compatible Layer-1 network designed to power regulated stablecoin payments and on-chain services across Asia. The latest partnership equips compliance and investigation professionals with comprehensive real-time and historical visibility into one of the region’s… Read More
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Regulatory technology provider Trulioo has reported steady expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, attributing a 51 percent year-on-year increase in business verification volume during 2025 to its latest advancements in identifying ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs). The company, which specializes in global identity verification, fraud prevention, and… Read More
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Ripple Labs has joined forces with Kyobo Life Insurance to launch the country’s inaugural tokenized government bond settlement system powered by blockchain technology. The collab represents Ripple’s initial venture with a Korean insurance provider and marks a pivotal advancement in building robust, institution-level digital asset… Read More
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