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Gaps in existing rules are prompting banks and fintechs to seek common standards as AI-led payments expand rapidly across Asia Pacific.
Seventeen banks will test whether tokenised deposits can speed cross-border payments and extend settlement beyond normal market hours.
The refinancing gives the Copenhagen-based software group room to expand enterprise sales and fund AI services built on backup data.
The fresh capital will fund platform upgrades and expansion as large enterprises demand cleaner supplier data for compliance, risk and automation.
Singapore merchants will get a faster online checkout as Juspay brings Mastercard Click to Pay to the city-state and wider Asia-Pacific region.
The move gives banks and brokers a clearer path to tokenised securities, with limited trading due to start in July 2026 and broader rollout in October.
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.
Customers could soon shop and pay through AI assistants, after HSBC UK and Visa completed a live end-to-end card transaction online.
Yet only 8% of investors in Singapore said AI drove their last major decision, underscoring demand for human validation.
FCA findings show vulnerable customers are still missing out on basic bank accounts, prompting nine banks to tighten offer and application processes.
Customers could soon verify their age, address and identity through banking apps, as lenders test a voluntary check-sharing service to curb fraud.
The lender expects AI to speed fraud checks and staff support, while helping prioritise projects that could each deliver more than USD $100 million.
UK banks, defence contractors and telecoms groups are backing a homegrown AI model designed to run inside customers' own systems.
Testing on a commercial quantum computer showed Archer's model can spot fraud, though the higher false-positive rate underscores hurdles for banks.
Recurring bank payments could soon replace some cards and direct debits as UK Payments Initiative rolls out a new open banking scheme.
Institutional investors in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to gain wider access to tokenised funds, bonds and structured products through the tie-up.
Backed through to 2027, the fintech body can expand work on SME finance and digital verification with new government and bank support.
Wider use of new financial health tools could help 200,000 more UK SMEs a year secure lending, CFIT said after testing prototypes.
The London start-up is adding senior AI expertise as wealth managers seek secure tools that fit regulated workflows without replacing core systems.
