2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (328+ words) Alipay, GCash and TNG eWallet are among 10 digital wallets joining the first phase of Ant International’s Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) rollout. The technology enables artificial intelligence agents to make authorised payments through wallets, super apps and smart devices. Together, the…...

5+ day, 27+ min ago   (420+ words) Between 2024 and 2026, the active use of artificial intelligence (AI) across finance functions more than doubled, a rapid adoption that’s already yielding significant gains and improvements for organizations, according to a new study by KPMG. The majority of organizations are already…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (265+ words) OpenAI is developing a framework for reporting AI misalignment incidents following unintended online activity by its agents. The “wiki incident” involved OpenAI agents using a German-language programming wiki as an impromptu message board. According to Reuters, the agents used the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (254+ words) Anthropic said it includes the tools and safeguards engineering teams need to get these systems running within days. According to the company, retailers using Claude-powered shopping agents have seen carts grow by up to 35%, while shoppers were up to 60% more…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (917+ words) Ask any banking leader in the region whether AI is on the roadmap, and the answer is yes. Ask them where it actually sits today, and the tone changes. That gap was the subject of a study conducted by Sabio…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (274+ words) Construction subcontractors and suppliers in Singapore can now access funds earlier through a financing solution from OCBC, Visa and Doxa. The solution is available through the Doxa Connex platform and targets businesses further down the construction supply chain, where payment…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified cyber risk as the most immediate financial stability concern arising from frontier AI. In a letter to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, Chair Andrew Bailey warned that increasingly capable models could change…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) 500 Global reportedly does not plan to raise another fund focused exclusively on Southeast Asia. New investments in the region may instead be made through its global funds, DealStreetAsia reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The change contrasts with 500 Global’s…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) Vietnam’s Sacombank has upgraded the infrastructure behind its retail and small business banking services. The bank moved to the latest version of the Temenos Core Banking platform, shifting from an on-premises deployment to a hybrid cloud environment running on Red…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (322+ words) Google Cloud is taking Gemini deeper into banking with AI agents built for financial workflows. Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services is available in preview for capital markets and corporate banking. CME Group and Deutsche Bank are among the institutions using…...