Taiwan used the FinTechOn 2026 & AFA summit in Taipei on Sept. 3 to set out a policy agenda that links industrial competitiveness, AI adoption, digital trade, and financial regulation. Opening the event, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chiang Wen-jo said Taiwan’s semiconductor and ICT sectors have long held a key place in global supply chains, but manufacturing strength alone is no longer enough to sustain competitiveness. The government is now promoting its “New Ten Major AI Infrastructure Projects,” with a focus on helping small and medium-sized enterprises adopt artificial intelligence, improve production processes, and build a stronger pool of digital talent. Chiang also said Taiwan is working with Japan on cross-border data transfer and electronic document standardization to reduce friction created by regulatory differences and system incompatibility. In fintech, the government sees potential for stablecoins and digital assets in cross-border payments, clearing, and settlement, but said innovation must move alongside risk controls. Officials stressed anti-money laundering compliance, cybersecurity, and personal data protection as core parts of the regulatory approach.

The founder of Web3 project Lunar has announced an €8.2 million funding round tied to the launch of Repodo, an AI-driven audit company. According to the Techub News brief, the new company is aimed at bringing advanced auditing tools to small and medium-sized businesses through artificial intelligence. The report says Repodo plans to challenge traditional audit giants with that offering. The item was published by Techub News and cited Crypto Briefing as the source. No other details on the financing, investors, or rollout timeline were disclosed in the brief.

TON Foundation has partnered with Banxa to support stablecoin payments for SMEs across APAC, covering B2B settlements, cross-border transfers, and consumer payments with fiat conversion and compliance handled through Banxa.

China's tax authority and financial regulators are pushing banks to integrate blockchain into lending and tax data infrastructure, aiming to make tax data tamper-proof and real-time, speeding up credit assessments, especially for SMEs. It aligns with China's digital finance strategy including digital yuan.

Alliance’s ALL16 batch has graduated with 18 startups spanning stablecoin payments, prediction markets, AI applications and RWA tokenization. Applications for ALL17 close on March 25.

At the March 2026 UK AI Agent Hackathon in London, OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger delivered a talk that stretched to over two hours. More than 1,200 developers built six projects covering agriculture hedging, bioinformatics, smart cities, and more, while Web3 security remained a challenge.

Anthropic has launched Claude for Small Business, a new AI automation offering for SMEs that connects with seven mainstream business tools and includes 15 built-in skills for finance, operations, sales and HR tasks.

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance proposes letting SMEs use digital and virtual assets as bank loan collateral. The draft amendment is expected to go to the National Assembly in October 2026, aiming to unlock financing for over 98% of businesses.