Alpaca named Rohit Mulani as President of Alpaca Southeast Asia and David Grant as CEO of Alpaca Singapore in May, ahead of this week's MAS approval in principle.
Verifiable Intent, built with Google, logs exactly what a consumer authorised before an AI agent transacts, giving every party a shared source of truth.
MoMo's evolution from e-wallet to super app spanning lending, insurance, and investments makes it a rare profitable fintech at scale in Southeast Asia.
Marketnode, backed by SGX Group and Temasek, moves from capital markets tokenization into corporate lending operations through its Finastra partnership.
Malaysia's RMiT policy framework requires financial institutions to detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats under strict timelines. Bank Rakyat fell short on multiple counts.
Thailand's virtual banking framework limits licences to three groups. With SCBX, Krungthai, and Ascend Money all in pre-launch preparation, branchless banking is months away.