Digital assets lead 26% of APAC cross-border payment discussions

Homepage > News > Finance > Digital assets lead 26% of APAC cross-border payment discussions Digital currencies, stablecoins, and tokenization are leading cross-border payment topics in Asia, appearing in 26% of discussions in more than 1,000 industry articles reviewed over the past year. QR code and wallet connectivity ranked second at 24% share, according to Money 20/20 and the FXC Intelligence’s The New Era of Asia’s Cross-Border Payments report. The report’s coverage focused on retail payment systems working in different countries, particularly on QR code networks and digital wallets. While national real-time payment links accounted for 19% of the discussion, remittances and financial inclusion accounted for 13%, artificial intelligence (AI) accounted for 9%, and local currency settlement accounted for 7%. The findings indicate that the main priorities for cross-border payments in 2026 include enhancing interoperability between payment systems, increasing adoption of digital payment technologies, and reducing the costs and complexities of cross-border transactions. In terms of regional adoption, the FXC Intelligence report revealed that cross-border payments have been ...