Singapore’s PayNow Hit 752 Million Transactions. Cross-Border Is Still 0.12 Percent

MAS and ABS put QR interoperability, AI commerce and larger government payments into PayNow Generation 2 while scams still cost S$913.1 million By: Christian Brooks – SeaPRwire – PayNow turned nine in 2026 having processed 752.4 million transactions worth S$30.05 billion, with second-half growth of 26.3% year on year and roughly 11 million proxy registrations […]

Micro-Dramas After 1 September 2026 — How China (Mainland) Rewrote the Rules

The three-tier licence regime, the AI labelling mandate and the compliance cost facing studios serving 664 million viewers By: Christian Brooks – AsiaPresswire – China (Mainland) counts 664 million micro-drama viewers, 59.0% of its 1.125 billion internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Center’s 57th statistical report. It counts 814 million livestreaming users, […]