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Six Holds And A Pivot: Bank Indonesia’s Formal Break With Its 2025 Easing Posture

Moody's in February. Fitch in March. Now a formal pivot in Bank Indonesia's forward guidance. Indonesia's policy credibility story is the most consequential emerging market narrative in Southeast Asia right now.

Japan Starts Releasing Oil Reserves

Authorities in Japan began releasing oil reserves to cushion the impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

From BNPL To Full-Stack Banking: Kredivo Group’s Expanding Ambitions In Vietnam

The Timo brand survives under Kredivo Group ownership, with card-based payment products to follow in phase two of a structured integration plan.

BSP Capital Thresholds And Salmon Bank’s Path To A Broader Banking Licence

Salmon Group has now committed PHP 1.3 billion to its Philippine banking subsidiary, signaling long-term confidence in the country's digital banking market.

EBANX’s Singapore HQ Is The Culmination Of A Decade-Long APAC Infrastructure Build

EBANX projects 30% TPV growth in APAC in 2026, driven by merchants expanding into Latin America and Africa through its emerging markets payment rails.

Strait Of Hormuz Closure Exposes Philippines Grid’s Structural Dependence On Imported LNG

With imported LNG now priced at more than double the cost of Malampaya gas, the Philippines faces a near-term choice between fuel substitution and emergency market intervention ahead of the dry season demand peak.

Hai Phong To Become Southeast Asia’s First HVDC Transformer Production Hub Under GE Vernova Investment

Six 9HA.02 turbines and six H78 generators across three Vietnamese LNG plants, each targeting 1.6 GW by 2030. GE Vernova's Hanoi summit produced the company's most concentrated equipment commitments in Vietnam to date.

Thunes Appoints Guy Duncan As CTPO And Parvinder Bhatia As CFO To Accelerate AI-Driven Global Payments Expansion

Thunes pairs a technology transformation mandate with a financially disciplined CFO profile as a precondition for global scale.

Vietnam Issues Emergency Fuel Import Tax Decree and Deploys Price Stabilisation Fund Amid Global Oil Supply Crisis

Hoarding was documented in multiple Vietnamese border provinces within days of the March 7 price increase. The government's explicit prohibition signals the informal market moved faster than the regulatory framework.

ShopeePay Integrates With Alipay+ To Launch First Cross-Border QR Payment Feature For Singapore Users

ShopeePay joins OCBC and EZ-Link in the Alipay+ ecosystem, raising the bar for Singapore wallet interoperability.