Policy
Government frameworks, regulations, and Smart Nation strategy.
Mastercard Makes It Easier for Merchants to Sell With AI Shopping Agents
Mastercard is giving merchants a simpler way to connect their products and payments with AI shopping agents. Its new Agent Connect service will link merchants, AI agents, digital platforms and payment providers through a single integration.
Mastercard, Visa and Ant International Move to Make AI Agent Payments Safer
Mastercard, Visa and Ant International want to make payments safer when AI agents shop for consumers. The companies are exploring an interoperable Know-Your-Agent framework to help payment networks, digital wallets, agent platforms and marketplaces identify AI agents and who operates them.
Backbase Adds Mastercard’s AI Tools to Its Banking OS
Mastercard and Backbase are collaborating to bring Mastercard’s AI, data insights and ecosystem capabilities into the Backbase AI-native Banking Operating System, giving banks access to tools for personalisation, analytics, customer engagement and cyber resilience.
Visa Updates Singapore Security Roadmap as AI Payment Scams Rise
Visa has unveiled an updated security roadmap for Singapore’s payments sector as it responds to a shift towards authorised payment scams, where fraudsters use AI and social engineering to manipulate consumer behaviour.
Gemini Secures MAS Licence for Crypto, Cross-Border Payments
Crypto exchange Gemini has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. According to the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, the licence covers cross-border money transfer and digital payment token services.
Singapore's AI Lead Is Real — But the Security Gap Is Widening
Singapore has moved past AI experimentation into full-scale deployment, with 21 percent of organisations at advanced maturity — nearly double the global average. But a new report warns that this speed has outpaced security controls, leaving enterprises exposed to data leaks, AI-driven phishing, and overprivileged cloud identities.
OpenAI Plans Framework for AI Misalignment Disclosures After Wiki Incident
OpenAI is developing a framework for reporting AI misalignment incidents following unintended online activity by its agents. The “wiki incident” involved OpenAI agents using a German-language programming wiki as an impromptu message board.
2026 Singapore Consensus sets global AI safety research priorities
Over 100 contributors from 13 countries published the 2026 Singapore Consensus, setting research priorities for AI safety with new focus on agentic deployment risks, system evaluations, and control mechanisms for autonomous AI.
Singapore, Indonesia Business Chambers Expand AI Trade Support for SMEs
Singapore and Indonesia are deepening business cooperation to help SMEs use AI tools and reach regional markets. The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) reviewed the practical outcomes of a two-year MoU.
MAS commits S$220 million to accelerate innovation in the fintech sector: Gan...
The fourth iteration of the scheme will be implemented through six tracks spanning institutional innovation, AI adoption, infrastructure and platforms and talent development. Singapore has taken a measured, forward-looking approach to AI governance, balancing innovation with responsible deployment.
Asian Cybercrime Networks Turn to Decentralization, AI Tools, New Research Finds
Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), cybercrime syndicates are increasingly employing decentralization strategies to evade detection and disruption, according to a new report by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a regional inter-governmental body based in Australia.
Visa Uses AI to Cut Some Cybersecurity Fixes From Weeks to Hours
Visa has upgraded its AI cybersecurity framework to help organisations find and fix vulnerabilities faster. The latest Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness, or VVAH, extends the open-source and model-agnostic framework into remediation and validation.