OCBC Bank and Ant International announced a strategic partnership to use tokenized deposits and leverage advanced encryption technology and artificial intelligence to simplify cross-border fund settlements. It is reported that the cooperation will prioritize the realization of 24/7 real-time payments between Singapore and Malaysia through Ant International's Whale platform, which uses blockchain technology, advanced encryption technology and artificial intelligence to improve the speed, efficiency and transparency of cross-border transactions. (techinasia)