Category: East Asia

Visa receives PBOC approval to begin preparing domestic bankcard clearing business in China
Visa receives PBOC approval to begin preparing domestic bankcard clearing business in China
Singapore  – Visa has received approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparations to establish a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China, the company announced on 13 October. The approval covers Visa’s Application to Prepare, according to the payments company....
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Ant Digital Technologies, HSBC complete technical test of AI agent micropayments using tokenised deposits 
Ant Digital Technologies, HSBC complete technical test of AI agent micropayments using tokenised deposits 
Hong Kong – Ant Digital Technologies and HSBC have completed a technical verification test in which an AI agent discovered a digital service, paid for it with a micropayment and settled the transaction in real time, the companies said. The test combined HSBC’s Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS),...
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Hitachi to work with Anthropic on cyber defence for critical infrastructure
Tokyo, Japan – Hitachi has joined Anthropic’s critical infrastructure cybersecurity programme as a founding partner, with plans to contribute operational technology expertise to efforts to strengthen the resilience of essential services. The programme focuses on cyber defence for infrastructure systems...
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Mizuho Securities turns to liquid cooling for growing compute demands
Tokyo, Japan – Mizuho Securities is building a new liquid cooling-ready data centre and deploying HPE Cray XD2000 infrastructure to support growing computational demands across its financial operations. The Japanese securities firm carries out more than 360 million calculations each day for derivatives...
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Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank deploys Box to strengthen AI-ready content management
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank has selected Box Enterprise Advanced as its content platform to centralise unstructured data and support the secure adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across the organisation. The bank plans to use Box as a central repository for unstructured content,...
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Securitize and LG CNS to explore tokenised asset infrastructure in South Korea
Seoul, South Korea – Securitize and LG CNS have entered into a strategic partnership to explore the development of tokenised assets and digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions in South Korea. Under a memorandum of understanding, the companies plan to combine Securitize’s experience...
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MediaTek and Airoha push next-generation network upgrades for AI era
Hsinchu, Taiwan – MediaTek and Airoha Technology are showcasing connectivity platforms spanning Wi-Fi, 5G customer premises equipment (CPE) and passive optical networking (PON), as telecom operators look to upgrade infrastructure to support growing demand from AI applications. The companies said AI...
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Huawei and Qualcomm expand patent cooperation across 5G, AI and networking
Shenzhen, China – Huawei and Qualcomm have entered into a multi-year patent licensing agreement covering their respective patent portfolios across several technology areas, including 5G, computing, AI and networking. The agreement includes cross-licences to the companies’ patent portfolios, as well...
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Hikvision rolls out Hik-Connect 7 with cloud-based HIKO AI engine
Hangzhou, China – Hikvision has announced Hik-Connect 7, an upgraded version of its cloud-based security software that introduces HIKO, an AI engine designed to simplify security monitoring, search and day-to-day management. The update is aimed at small businesses, households and enterprise teams managing...
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UnionPay expands card, QR code and mobile payment options for inbound travellers in Qianhai
Shenzhen, China – UnionPay has recently released the “Qianhai Smart Payment Service Support Plan for the 2026 APEC ‘China Year’”, aimed at making payments easier for international visitors to Shenzhen. According to the company, the plan covers bank cards, QR code payments and mobile contactless payments....
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