SEA Weekly

Vietnam arrests the ONUS team the same week it advances its crypto licensing framework; Grab posts a $400M buyback the day after its governance EGM; and Singapore's stablecoin settlement layer gets built from three directions at once. Follow me for weekly update on Southeast Asia

Read Chloe Tan's article at https://expertlinked.in/posts/2026-03-29-sea-weekly-clearing-the-field/

Thunes embeds stablecoins into Swift, Vietnam shortlists its first five licensed crypto exchanges, HSBC plans 20,000 AI-driven cuts, and DBS has a one-hour outage — all in the same week. Follow me for weekly update on Southeast Asia

Read the article at https://expertlinked.in/posts/2026-03-22-sea-weekly-stablecoins-find-their-rails/

Kredivo's acquisition of Vietnam's Timo, an IMF report crowning Thailand as ASEAN's digital payment leader, and Grab's voting rights restructure all point to the same underlying shift: Southeast Asia's fintech story is moving from growth to control. Follow me for weekly update on Southeast Asia

Read the article at https://expertlinked.in/posts/2026-03-15-sea-weekly-consolidation-and-control/

Vietnam's landmark AI law, a pivotal fintech industry report, and a major investment summit all converged this week to signal that Southeast Asia's digital economy is no longer just building — it's governing. Follow me for weekly update on Southeast Asia

Read the article at https://expertlinked.in/posts/2026-03-08-sea-weekly-architecture-meets-accountability/

DBS-Visa AI agent payments, the Philippines' dual IPO race, and Indonesia's new digital innovation hub all point to the same quiet shift: Southeast Asia is building financial infrastructure, not just fintech apps.

Read the article at https://expertlinked.in/posts/2026-03-01-sea-fintech-from-apps-to-architecture/