Circle launched the Arc blockchain and full-stack platform on Sept. 16, a product co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire called the "most consequential major platform launch" in the company's history, with…
A February 2026 study by McKinsey, EDB and Tech in Asia found that 46% of surveyed companies in six Asean markets had moved beyond piloting AI initiatives to scaling them, compared with 35% globally, …
Solowin Holdings signed a memorandum in April with SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's venture arm, to incubate an AI payments project called AGENPAY, which includes a Know-Your-Agent compliance engine …
Deutsche Bank analysis of 30 countries found Britain is more exposed than any other major economy to AI disruption, with a high share of the domestic workforce in AI-impacted roles and significant ser…
POSCO International, the trading arm of steelmaking giant POSCO Holdings, tokenized real trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain on August 25, 2026, selling them to Olea, a trade finance platfor…
POSCO International, the trading arm of South Korea's POSCO Holdings, completed a pilot on August 25 tokenizing real trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain with Olea, a trade-finance firm backe…
Bernstein maintained an Outperform rating and a $140 price target on Circle Internet Group, implying about 59% upside after CRCL closed Friday at $87.98, as the brokerage expects $USDC adoption to sup…
Wealth managers and venture investors say AI remains a compelling multi-year theme for high-net-worth portfolios, but advise shifting from momentum-driven bets to selective, infrastructure-anchored po…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a recent interview that the more AI is used, the more companies will need to hire, arguing that AI agents create new jobs rather than eliminate them. Huang dismissed AI…
Southeast Asia risks missing the AI boom because the region 'has not really moved up the value chain' and contributes only 6% of global intermediate manufacturing versus 15% for China, Standard Charte…
AI-driven growth risks stalling as energy grids fail to keep pace with innovation, warned Standard Chartered's global head of research Eric Robertsen on Wednesday, citing New York's moratorium on new …
CEOs announcing AI-first initiatives risk public backlash and internal toxicity if they fail to communicate sensitively, as seen in Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters' gaffe. With 64% of businesses s…
David Hardoon, Standard Chartered's former global head of AI enablement, has joined Accenture as managing director and head of advanced AI for Southeast Asia. The move reflects growing demand for AI e…
The three biggest foreign banks in Indonesia—Citigroup, Standard Chartered, and HSBC—have repatriated $640 million in earnings since 2024, exceeding their combined profits, as President Prabowo Subian…
Kraken is in talks to acquire a 15% stake in Aave at a $385 million valuation, investing 35,000 ETH and receiving 250,000 AAVE tokens plus equity. The deal highlights the valuation gap between Aave's …
Banks are racing to hire AI leadership as regulatory pressure and client demand drive adoption, but AWS executive Shaown Nandi warns success depends on implementation. Standard Chartered and HSBC have…
Banco Santander, owner of Santander UK, announced plans to cut costs by over €500 million (£433 million) by accelerating AI adoption across its global operations, targeting more than €1 billion in ext…
CEOs are writing tone-deaf AI memos that threaten employees, refer to them as line items, or cheerlead technology they fear. Experts advise leaders to write separate memos for employees and shareholde…
NatWest CEO Paul Thwaite admitted that artificial intelligence will replace some banking jobs, joining other bank chiefs like Standard Chartered's Bill Winters and HSBC's Georges Elhedery in acknowled…
HSBC announced a partnership with Google Cloud to deploy AI across its operations, targeting over $100 million in cost savings or revenue generation. The bank plans to use AI for personalized wealth m…