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DBS Restores Services In 90 Minutes But Outage Pattern Raises Ongoing Resilience Questions

DBS holds an SGD 80 million resiliency budget and elevated capital requirements from MAS. The March 19 outage raises questions about progress.

Ripple Treasury Targets The Last Workflow Without Native Digital Asset Support

Cross-border settlement is next on Ripple Treasury's roadmap, with potential implications for XRP's role in enterprise payments.

QRIS Cross-Border Network Grows To Five Corridors With South Korea Launch

The QRIS-South Korea launch was embedded in a presidential joint statement, marking payment connectivity as formal bilateral infrastructure.

MDP Launch Marks New Era For Vietnam’s Digital Payment Infrastructure

MobiFone’s telecom reach, One Mount Group’s platform capabilities, and Techcombank’s banking expertise combine in Vietnam’s newest payment infrastructure operator.

Digital Remittances Surge 70 Percent As Malaysia Closes In On Cashless Milestone

BNM’s 2025 Annual Report shows that Malaysia’s digital payments infrastructure has shifted from adoption to entrenchment, with DuitNow QR, ISO 20022, and Project Nexus now anchoring the next phase of growth.

FIKRALab Expands Malaysia’s Islamic Capital Market Innovation Beyond Fintech

FIKRALab formally links Malaysia’s Islamic capital market product development to the Capital Market Masterplan 2026–2030 as a regulatory deliverable.

The Chairman At No. 1, Bangkok At Nine Entries: The Cities That Now Define Asia’s Restaurant Rankings

Jakarta's August won the Asia's Best Pastry Chef Award for 2026, continuing Indonesia's steady rise in regional culinary rankings.

G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

The group underscored the need for coordination in managing global energy risks.

Vietnam’s Gia Lai Targets Semiconductor And AI Roles as Investment Pledges Cross US$32 Billion Mark

With 144 projects formally approved and 129 MOUs signed, Gia Lai's post-merger investment pipeline spans energy, manufacturing, agriculture, and logistics.

Supply Chain Resiliency, AI, And Energy Transition: Japan’s Four Pillars For Malaysia Investment

Japan has budgeted approximately US$7.9 billion for semiconductor and AI support in fiscal year 2026, nearly quadrupling prior investment levels.