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SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia
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SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia

The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based settlement network.

By Olivier Acuna·28 August 2026·CoinDesk

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UOB Is First Singapore Bank to Complete Live Tokenised Deposits With HSBC on Swift
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UOB Is First Singapore Bank to Complete Live Tokenised Deposits With HSBC on Swift

UOB and HSBC have completed live cross-border Hong Kong dollar transactions using tokenised deposits on Swift’s ledger. The transactions make UOB the first Singapore-headquartered bank to conduct live transactions on the blockchain-based ledger. Swift announced in July 2026 that the ledger was ready for initial use, with 17 banks across six continents preparing to pilot [...] The post UOB Is First Singapore Bank to Complete Live Tokenised Deposits With HSBC on Swift appeared first on Fintech Sin

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AI Emerges as ASEAN Fintech’s Most Scarce Skill

AI Emerges as ASEAN Fintech’s Most Scarce Skill

Across the fintech landscape in ASEAN, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services are recognized as a critical future skill domain. However, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank, this skill set remains underdeveloped across the region, especially in Indonesia and Vietnam. Released in August 2026, the report shares findings from a research comprising a [...] The post AI Emerges as ASEAN Fintech’s Most Scarce Skill appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives

An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.

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Dubai fintech Fasset becomes unicorn after funding round

Dubai-based fintech Fasset has reached a $1 billion valuation after its latest fundraising round, joining the region’s unicorn ranks. The startup, which provides digital banking, payments and investment services and uses stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure to move money across borders, raised $68 million in a Series C funding round led by Japan’s SBI Group. A […]

AIIB explores digital payments, eyes Hong Kong hub as it raises record funds

AIIB explores digital payments, eyes Hong Kong hub as it raises record funds

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is setting its sights on tokenised payments and digital settlement systems, tapping into Hong Kong’s growing digital finance ecosystem as part of a broader push to modernise its capital market operations, according to a senior official at the bank. “That is a sector that we are exploring with interest,” Domenico Nardelli, the AIIB’s treasurer and acting chief financial officer, told the South China Morning Post in an interview last week,...

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