• The explosive growth of real-time cross-border payments in APAC

    September 11, 2026 Article

    Asia is the most active region for growth in real-time payments according to HSBC's Global Payment Trends Report 2026. Moreover, India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) handles more than 640 million transactions a day. Banks, fintechs, regulators and consumers all want the same outcome: cross-border payments that work as quickly, as cheaply and as easily as domestic ones.

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  • From Card Payments to Wallets: How Banks Can Regain Control of the Customer Experience

    August 07, 2026 Article

    Account-to-account payments, particularly through digital wallets, now make up roughly 30% of point-of-sale volume worldwide, with the fastest uptake in mobile-first economies. Asia Pacific is furthest along. The region accounted for nearly two-thirds of global wallet spending, a combined US$9.8 trillion, and records the highest wallet penetration rates anywhere.

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  • From Wallets to Credit: Why Digital Onboarding Can’t Be One-Size-Fits-All

    July 28, 2026 Article

    Digital onboarding has become a critical capability across both banking and payments, yet adoption remains uneven and execution complex. While customers increasingly expect instant access to financial services, many institutions still struggle to balance speed, compliance and fraud risk.

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  • From Fraud Defence to Smarter Payments Experiences: How AI is Reshaping Customer Engagement

    June 16, 2026 Article

    Artificial intelligence is transforming the payments industry at pace, and the scale of AI in payments is now impossible to overlook. McKinsey's 2025 Global Payments Report identifies AI as one of three structural forces redefining the sector, alongside fragmentation and the rise of tokenised money.

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  • Open Banking in North America: From Access to Impact

    May 18, 2026 Whitepaper

    Open Banking in North America is evolving from an environment dominated by unregulated data collection towards structured, API-driven models that enable secure data sharing, regulatory alignment and new business value. As consumer expectations shift towards connected, real-time financial services, API‑first Open Banking is increasingly central to enhanced customer experiences, Banking‑as‑a‑Service models and long-term competitiveness, despite ongoing regulatory review.

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