Chinese fintech titan, Alipay, is ramping up its endeavors in AI-driven commerce with the introduction of an innovative AI payment infrastructure devised to bolster the burgeoning “agentic economy”. As per a press release issued on Monday, Alipay unveiled the…
OCBC, in collaboration with its asset management arm, Lion Global Investors, and digital asset exchange DigiFT, have recently introduced the OCBC-LionGlobal Physical Gold Fund Token (GOLDX token). Notably, this is Southeast Asia’s first tokenised physical…
The Kingdom of Bhutan is preparing to launch one of the first-ever sovereign-backed gold tokens, a groundbreaking move that places it at the forefront of governmental digital asset innovation. This bold step signifies the country’s attempt to combine…
The country’s finance regulator is banning licensed digital asset exchanges from trading meme coins, fan-based tokens, NFTs, and social coins as part of its ongoing regulatory action against crypto trading. The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is…
Standard Chartered will transition from physical to mobile tokens for its online corporate banking platform with expectations to benefit more than 100,000 clients in over 38 markets. The transition will be rolled out across the markets for the «Straight2Bank»…
DBS Bank has launched a new mobile banking feature that eliminates physical tokens for corporate transactions. The feature added to DBS IDEAL Mobile uses digital tokens to make banking on the go simpler and more convenient for corporate treasurers and small…
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