Cashless: Fintech, CBDC and AI at the speed of Asia

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Sovereign AI: Go It Alone and Fall Behind, or Master Interoperability and Thrive
US AI or Chinese AI? Smart nations are choosing both and staying agnostic.
Asian Banks Lead Agentic AI Surge: Targeting Operations — 70% of Overall Costs
Forget the flashy front-office hype — 75% of AI’s value lives in operations
Top 2026 Trends, No. 5: Digital Public Infrastructure Goes Global — Powered by Payments Success in India, Brazil, and China
The West’s “it won’t happen here” excuse just died with the digital euro.
Top 2026 Trends, No. 1: AI Inequality and Why APAC Is the Ultimate AI Testing Ground
Losers in the "AI Race" will not bow out gracefully.
UNDP’s “Great AI Divide”: APAC Rich Nations Leap Ahead, Poor Nations Left Behind
Why China's open-source models are the only way not to be left behind
The AI Trust Gap: Why China Will Win the AI War
People cannot be forced to use AI, trust drives mass adoption
Mobile Money in Asia Never Ceases to Amaze: Even when UPI and WeChat are Excluded.
Mobile money on non-bank digital wallets is a key component of inclusion across Asia.
SE Asia's QR Code Revolution Fuels Double-Digit Digital Finance Growth Beyond Payments
QR payments are the foundation of SEA's digital boom, while card growth is flat.
Real-Time Payments Crush Cards Across SEA: Visa’s Trojan Horse
Visa wants in on RTPs anyway it can, including through the back door!
Singapore FinTech Fest's Dark Side: Bigger Isn't Always Better or More Innovative
The SFF is a great place to meet old friends and see "innovation theater."
Tencent's "Tech for Good" Reimagines Remittances
Palm biometrics are for more than payments, they are digital infrastructure
Tencent's Bold Move Bringing "Cashless" China Overseas
China's fintech won't stay bottled up.
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