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ASEAN fintech M&A is accelerating as regional players pursue licensed banking infrastructure to scale cross-border financial services.

Payment orchestration for airlines in Southeast Asia remains a specialized, competitive space. 2C2P continues to consolidate its position.

Laos entered March 2026 with inflation already at 6.2% and limited foreign reserves. A 50% diesel price surge in six days tests the outer limits of subsidy-based price stabilization.

The Legok Nangka waste-to-energy plant and Sarulla geothermal project remain active under AZEC. The March 15 MoC adds nuclear to a bilateral energy agenda that already spans geothermal, LNG, coal, and critical minerals.

British Airways’ Melbourne routing mirrors a Gulf-bypass strategy increasingly adopted across European long-haul aviation.

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Flight Centre in Australia reported a 75% surge in calls as customers scrambled to rebook via Singapore, China, and Houston. The demand shock triggered by the Gulf crisis is moving through the system fast and the ripple effects are only beginning.

Cathay Pacific has suspended remaining passenger services to Dubai and Riyadh. That decision, coming after years of gradual Middle East retrenchment, effectively positions Hong Kong as another non-Gulf gateway for Asia–Europe traffic at the precise moment that role is in highest demand.

Mastercard Move now covers cards, digital wallets, and bank accounts in China, giving payment providers a single platform for cross-border flows into and out of the country.

83% of SMEs in DBS's latest Business Pulse Check Survey plan to internationalise in 2026. SecureFX is the tool DBS is using to support that ambition.