Digitalisation

Payments, including remittances, across Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Germany, India, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the US, will come with certainty of cost, end-to-end traceability, and faster speeds, with over 25 banks go live by the end of June.

AirTrunk’s TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in East Tokyo is scalable to over 300MW of capacity towards Japan's overall cloud and AI investment ambitions; 12 banks were involved in the deal.

Under the MoU, the HKMA, the SDB, and the NTICB, will conduct research on digital technology such as the use of electronic bills of lading and promote it in areas such as cargo trade and finance.

After 3.5% GDP growth in 2025, finance secretary Paul Chan offered support for SMEs, residents, treasury centres, AI hubs and the Northern Metropolis; there is also stamp duty relief for the intra-group transfer of assets.

India is the most important market for the global car giant outside of Europe.

The partnership with FPT Corporation and the Viet Thai Group is backed by consumption commitments of up to $1bn.

Digitalisation is being brought to the logistics sector through easier document validation and payment processing, significantly reducing time and cost for carriers and shippers.

The technology is helping business leaders secure additional revenue growth, while providing treasurers with more specific use cases such as liquidity strategy and cash flow forecasting.

Amit Baraskar believes tariffs, US diversification, artificial intelligence and geopolitics will all be key themes for Apac treasurers this year.

GTreasury is looking to automate reconciliation and regulatory reporting across treasury, finance, and compliance operations.

CorporateTreasurer's editorial team picked six key stories across different areas, such as fundraising, tokenisation and sustainability, which impacted Asia Pacific treasurers in 2025.

Sharon Wang, senior director, head of group treasury & project finance at CLP Group, shared her views with CT on AI, inflation and transition finance.