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Companies & Markets

Digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros of deposits in bank run, ECB says

Prior to the move, customers in Australia were able to use Gemini’s platform but were serviced through the firm’s global arm.
Banking & Finance

Crypto exchange Gemini launches Australian arm

The prosperity of Asean+3 economies hinges on whether policymakers, central banks and financial supervisors can navigate an increasingly complex landscape of novel risks, say the writers.
Opinion & Features

Central banks must guide Asean+3 through age of novel risks

Representation of Bitcoin coin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Wealth & Investing

Bitcoin treasury companies: Infinite money glitch?

Japan Post Bank, which holds roughly 190 trillion yen (S$1.66 trillion) in deposits, highlights a growing wave of domestic entities tapping blockchain technology to streamline financial transactions.
Banking & Finance

Japan Post Bank to launch digital yen in 2026

Cross-border QR code payment between Singapore and Malaysia, which  allows customers of certain financial institutions to make retail payments  by scanning their Nets QR code (for payments in Singapore) or DuitNow QR codes (for payments in Malaysia).
ASEAN Business

Asean’s QR linkage push to go local could chip away at greenback’s grip

The change reflects the dwindling interest globally in the creation of state-led digital currencies as stablecoins and other payment innovations emerge.
Banking & Finance

Bank of England considers shelving plans for a digital pound

“Interest rates remain on a gradual downward path,” BOE governor Andrew Bailey said.
Banking & Finance

Bank of England governor Bailey warns banks against issuing own stablecoins

The RBA is concentrating on wholesale uses for a digital currency, having decided there was no economic benefit in an official retail cryptocurrency.
Banking & Finance

Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency

A cutout of US President Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin is displayed on a group of servers during The Bitcoin Conference at in Las Vegas in May.
Wealth & Investing

Reserve managers overwhelmingly reject digital assets

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