FintechNews.sg – Weekly Newsletter December 13 – 19, 2025

Posted on December 20, 2025 at 08:14 PM

FintechNews.sg – Weekly Newsletter

Period: December 13 – 19, 2025


📝 Executive Summary

This week’s fintech headlines reflect a continued acceleration of digital assets and stablecoin infrastructure, with both regulatory pilots and commercial partnerships shaping how cross-border payments and settlement evolve. Singapore remains a key hub in these developments, including initiatives on renminbi clearing and e-CNY pilots, and funding activity in fintech infrastructure players.

AI and generative technologies continue to permeate financial services, as evidenced by product launches, tools for maturity assessment, and broader adoption studies showing widespread but uneven integration. These developments underscore both opportunities and challenges around implementation and trust.

Regional trends in payments, digital banking, and talent development also stood out this week, with partnerships enabling cross-border QR payments and educational programs scaling fintech professional skills across ASEAN.

Finally, industry events and ecosystem growth signal an active pipeline of collaboration and networking in APAC, setting the tone for early-year strategy and innovation cycles.


  • Stablecoins and digital asset settlement are moving toward mainstream utility, driven by partnerships and advisory offerings.
  • Cross-border payments and currency linkages are expanding via regulated pilots and bank partnerships.
  • AI adoption in financial services is widespread but implementation efficacy remains uneven.
  • Education and talent pipelines are being strengthened with new fintech-focused postgraduate initiatives.
  • Fintech events in APAC continue to attract strategic attention, reinforcing regional growth momentum.

🇸🇬 Singapore

Payments

Digital Banking / Cross-Border Finance

Crypto / Digital Assets

  • Crypto.com Adds DBS as Banking Partner for SGD and USD Transfers (18 Dec 2025) Crypto.com has enabled SGD and USD deposits and withdrawals for Singapore users via a new partnership with DBS, enhancing fiat on- and off-ramp options. Source: Fintech News Singapore December 18, 2025 (snippet) (Fintech Singapore)

RegTech / Security

AI in Finance


🌏 Southeast Asia

Payments

Talent & Education


🌏 Asia

AI & Tech

  • Akamai and Visa to Strengthen Security as AI Shopping Agents Scale (18 Dec 2025) Akamai and Visa announced plans to bolster security and trust for AI-driven shopping agents, addressing risks as agentic commerce expands. Source: Fintech News Singapore December 18, 2025 (snippet) (Fintech Singapore)

Security


🌍 Global

AI / Technology