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So when I tell you that the George Town Accord, signed just a few days ago, is the most significant commercial forcing function I've seen in Southeast Asian banking in my 18-year career, I'm not being hyperbolic.

After three decades of deferral, tactical workarounds, and front-end cosmetics, Southeast Asia's banking sector has reached an inflection point. The core banking systems that power the region's financial infrastructure are, on average, more than 20 years old

The rumoured bidding war between Mastercard and Coinbase for stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK, with a valuation approaching $2.5 billion, is far more than another fintech acquisition. It is a seismic event signaling the end of the experimental phase for stablecoins and the beginning of their integration into the core of global finance