Businesses can issue cards where transactions occur, fund programs with stablecoins, and manage spending through API-based controls

Alongside physical gold formats, respondents in DBS study expect exchange-traded funds, derivatives and tokenized gold to see the strongest growth over the next 12 months. Regulatory stability, market infrastructure and liquidity will be key to unlocking opportunities across physical and digital gold markets.

Cybersecurity industry leaders in APAC chime in on lessons learnt from the US$6.36 billion theft.

On-chain losses have moved from smart-contract bugs toward credential compromise and social engineering.

Client-controlled authorization uses live rates, collateral, and API mirroring while preserving custody, treasury, pricing, and conversion responsibilities