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At its Asia Pacific media launch, Visa announced the location of its Visa Innovation Center at its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, marking a new era of AI-driven commerce in the region. The company also unveiled a new face of future commerce and announced several innovative services and strategic partnerships to accelerate the Asia Pacific region's transition to this new era. ▲The Visa Innovation Center at its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, leading the Asia Pacific region into a new era of AI-driven commerce. Jack Forestell, Visa's Chief Product and Strategy Officer, stated, "Visa combines its powerful global payments network with its leadership in payments innovation in the Asia Pacific region to launch new products and solutions that will transform the business model in the region, making AI-driven payments more trustworthy and secure." At the Asia Pacific media launch, Visa shared how AI, combined with e-commerce, is bringing about a significant transformation in how consumers find and purchase products and services; consumers will be able to authorize AI agents to browse, select, purchase, and manage various transactions on their behalf. To achieve this vision, AI agents need to gain the trust of users, banks, and sellers. Visa is bringing new AI-driven solutions to its partners in the Asia Pacific region, including AI platforms, banks, fintech companies, technology companies, and merchants, providing a simpler way to connect Visa's payment network and achieve a seamless and secure electronic payment experience. ▲Jack Forestell, Visa's Chief Product and Strategy Officer, announced new products and solutions, launching a new era of AI commerce in the Asia Pacific region through "Visa Intelligent Commerce Solutions." One of the highlights of this presentation was the Visa Intelligent Commerce Solutions...

Razer Fintech, Razer's financial services arm, announced a rebranding of its B2B payment business, Razer Merchant Services (RMS), under the new name "Fiuu," a new logo, and as an independent subsidiary of Razer, while continuing its expansion in the global payments market. Following this change, Li Limin will become the new Executive Chairman of Fiuu, while Weng Xinyuan will become CEO. The company emphasizes its continued commitment to driving future payment visions and creating new payment experiences. Fiuu further emphasizes that its independent operation from the Razer ecosystem will allow for greater flexibility in developing its payment business and aligning with the Southeast Asian digital economy, projected to reach $2950 billion in revenue by 2025. Razer Fintech, originally part of Razer, was established in 2018 and subsequently developed payment services including Razer Pay, expanding into the Southeast Asian financial market. In 2020, it partnered with E.SUN Bank in Taiwan to establish a two-way cross-border payment service in Taiwan through a third-party payment platform.

Razer recently announced plans to partner with companies including FWD Insurance and Sheng Siong Holdings to apply for a Singapore online banking license, preparing to establish Razer Youth Bank, a globally operated platform, thereby entering the digital finance industry. According to Razer's announcement, the partnerships include FWD Insurance (owned by Li Ka-shing's son), Singapore's leading supermarket group Sheng Siong Holdings, internet company LinkSure Global, Singaporean venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners, and car wholesaler Carro. The bank aims to target the online banking market primarily aimed at young users. This development is driven by Razer's internal Fintech division and is expected to integrate Razer Pay, already promoted in Southeast Asia and with plans to enter the Taiwan market. However, it is uncertain whether it will further integrate with Razer's primary target market of gamers. The Singapore government is currently expected to issue five pure online banking licenses. In addition to Razer applying through its fintech division, Grab, an app-based ride-hailing service that has accumulated a large user base in Southeast Asia, is also expected to apply for a pure online banking license through its partnership with Singtel. It is anticipated that the license will be integrated with its ride-hailing app. Ant Financial has also already applied for an online banking service license in Singapore.