Apac/page/3 news and trends

FIS Expands Commercial Banking Platform to APAC Region
Banking // August 06, 2026

FIS has completed the global rollout of its Digital One Commercial platform by launching it in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the FinTech company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 5) press release. The platform is already available across the United States and the Europe, Middle East...

Mastercard Debuts Fleet Management Tools in Asia Pacific
Payment Methods // February 04, 2026

Mastercard launched a portfolio of fleet management solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen is designed for fleets of all sizes and brings together payments, data and controls, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 4) press release. The portfolio provides global acceptance...

Mastercard Predicts AI Will Be ‘Meaningful’ Tailwind in APAC for 2026
Artificial Intelligence // December 15, 2025

Mastercard found that the Asia-Pacific region is seeing stable growth amid tariff and artificial intelligence-related upheaval. The company’s annual economic outlook for 2026, published Tuesday (Dec. 9) by the Mastercard Economics Institute, also projected global real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to ease to 3.1%...

UN Warns Southeast Asian Cybercriminals Are Going Global
Cybersecurity // April 21, 2025

Cybercrime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are expanding their operations on an industrial scale, according to the United Nations. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a Monday (April 21) report that the threat from criminal networks in countries such as Myanmar,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bank of America Says APAC Redefines Cross-Border Money Movement

August 31, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Bank of America’s Narendra Kumar Parhi Cross-border payments in Asia-Pacific are being pulled toward the speed of the region’s domestic commerce, leaving companies in the United States to contend with payment systems that can move money around the clock while regulations, treasury practices and operating conventions remain divided by […]

Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Launchpad for APAC Payments

April 04, 2025
The rapid advancement in payment innovations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is transforming the digital commerce landscape. But those advancements, including digital wallets and digital payment methods, aren’t uniform or...

APAC Middle-Market Leaders Embrace External Financing for Growth

May 14, 2024
We are in the midst of a working capital revolution — one that is increasingly driven by innovation and made more necessary by the macroeconomic backdrop, particularly for those middle-market firms generating annual revenues between $50...

Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants

May 08, 2024
There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to preferred payment mechanisms. That’s why businesses looking to expand internationally need to ensure that their strategic approach includes diversification of payment methods and the...

Quick Reads
FIS Expands Commercial Banking Platform to APAC Region

August 06, 2026
FIS has completed the global rollout of its Digital One Commercial platform by launching it in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the FinTech company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 5) press release. The platform is already available across the United States and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, according to the release. Digital One […]

Mastercard Debuts Fleet Management Tools in Asia Pacific

February 04, 2026
Mastercard launched a portfolio of fleet management solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen is designed for fleets of all sizes and brings together payments, data and controls,...

Mastercard Predicts AI Will Be ‘Meaningful’ Tailwind in APAC for 2026

December 15, 2025
Mastercard found that the Asia-Pacific region is seeing stable growth amid tariff and artificial intelligence-related upheaval. The company’s annual economic outlook for 2026, published Tuesday (Dec. 9) by the Mastercard...

UN Warns Southeast Asian Cybercriminals Are Going Global

April 21, 2025
Cybercrime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are expanding their operations on an industrial scale, according to the United Nations. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a...