The US firm’s acquisition heats up the buy now, pay later race in a country where more than two-thirds of all transactions are still paid for in cash

A South Korean parliamentary panel votes to recommend amending a law to stop Google and Apple from charging high commissions on app store purchases

Korean lawmakers are expected to ban app store operators with dominant market positions from forcing certain payment systems. The move is expected to hit both Google and Apple.

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The US tech giant has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the start-up as Japan only now begins to embrace the cashless culture of many of its rivals

China's banking regulator has introduced more specific rules on online lending that analysts say will further cripple growth of fintech companies such as Ant Group.

Investors in the Trust are angry that it was operating as a kind of pyramid-style 'Ponzi scheme'; sources have claimed 10 to 20 billion yuan of investments may be at risk

Australia's financial crimes regulator has launched a civil action against the casino group seeking penalties for “serious and systemic non-compliance”