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CBDCs in practice: What we’ve learned from the early movers

The Payments Association

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments. From Asia to the Caribbean and Europe, central banks are grappling with how to digitise public money while preserving trust, utility, and sovereignty.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

From digital payments to decentralised finance (DeFi), these companies are solving real-world challenges like financial inclusion and cross-border transactions, while setting new global standards for innovation. Coda aims to make digital transactions simple, inclusive, and accessible to everyone. Coda Valuation: $2.5

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Tokenisation 2.0: Are we ready for the next generation of payment security?

The Payments Association

Tokenisation is now a core enabler of secure, interoperable digital paymentspowering embedded finance, asset tokenisation, and evolving identity flows. Once a system for masking sensitive data, tokenisation has evolved into a foundational technology for enabling secure, interoperable, and scalable digital payments.

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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

Fintech News

These companies span every segment of the market, from long-established remittances players and banks to neobanks, business-to-business (B2B) platforms, stablecoin providers and regional specialists, and are powering global trade. It is one of the Big Three local banks in Singapore, and among the largest banks in Southeast Asia.

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Wallet wars: How digital payments are reshaping finance

The Payments Association

As digital wallets reshape finance and big tech challenges traditional banks, who will control the future of money? CEO Linda Yaccarino framed the move as a leap forward, but the real story is bigger: tech giants are no longer just facilitating payments, theyre actively reshaping the financial industry.

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Payments trends report 2024

The Payments Association

Payments providers will need to prioritise interoperability and compliance to unlock growth while addressing security and volatility concerns. Decentralisation, through DeFi and CBDCs, is driving financial innovation, addressing challenges like financial crime and cybersecurity, and meeting growing demand for secure, efficient solutions.

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Key Trends Shaping Cross-Border Payments in APAC

Fintech News

Asia Pacific point-of-sale payment methods – Select markets, Source: Beyond Payments: Digitalization Trends in the Cross-Border Checkout Revolution, Deloitte, Jul 2024 Payment interoperability The growth of digital payment innovations in APAC has emphasized the need for connectivity and interoperability in both online and offline transactions.