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Panel Discussion
Banks aim for seamless global payments with ISO 20022 and…
Opening up payment systems for wider usage and standardising with ISO 20022 will achieve speed, security, transparency and traceability in cross-border…
Interviews
Signature Bank shutdown explained
Author Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, ignited a lively discussion with former US congressman Barney Frank and SC Ventures head Alex Manson…
Dušan Stojanović of True Global Ventures: “Centralisation…
Dušan Stojanović, founder of True Global Ventures, caught up with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, and talked about how the loss of trust…
Interview
Stojanovic of True Global Ventures: “Centralisation is dead”
Dusan Stojanovic, founder of True Global Ventures, caught up with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, to unpack how the recent banking crises…
Sibos Round Up
Digital Assets' Schneider: “We provide the building blocks…
Georg Schneider, head of financial engineering at Digital Asset, spoke about the difficulties in creating and digitising assets into tokens, and how Digital…
Interviews
Alejandro McCormack: “N1CO, first digital bank in El Salvador”
Alejandro McCormack, COO and executive director of N1CO discussed with Emmanuel Daniel how N1CO, a digital bank in El Salvador is leading the financial…
Research Note
Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of…
The continuous expansion of the crypto market and the innovations it promises have been closely watched by the financial services industry, particularly…
Interview
Chinese blockchain players want to ride 5G
He Cong, founder of Probe Group and a leader in China's blockchain industry, met with Emmanuel Daniel, founder, in Beijing to discuss the challenges and…
Radio Finance
APAC banks can expect a more stable outlook despite persistent…
At the Asia Pacific Banking Industry 2022 Outlook virtual session, chief economists and industry experts discussed key challenges and risks confronting…
Research Note
Digital asset outlook 2022: Will the momentum continue?
The total capitalisation of digital assets surged three-fold in 2021, with strong evidence that the momentum is likely to continue into the new year. DeFi…
Radio Finance
Crypto experts on regulatory compliance and building trust…
Eric Anziani, COO of Crypto.com, and Anson Zeall, founding chairman of IDAXA joined Emmanuel Daniel, founder, in a wide ranging conversation to share their…
Radio Finance
"Crypto regulation must stay ahead of innovation"
J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman and author of “CrypotoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money”, speaks to…
Speech
MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to…
Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival 2021 on the future of money, finance…
Radio Finance
Leading institutions in Asia are primed for the post-COVID-19…
Heads of technology, operations, payments and security experts from leading institutions across Asia discussed and shared their perspectives on the evolving…
Interview
CCU.ai's Romain Nouzareth: “Crypto blockchain is greener…
Romain Nouzareth, CEO and chairman of CCU.ai, a Quebec-based cryptocurrency miner, discussed its recent listing on the Toronto's TSX Venture Exchange and…
Research Note
Banks and exchanges venture into digital assets trading
Commercial banks such as DBS Bank and traditional exchanges such as the Singapore Exchange have one thing in common: they are setting up and adding digital…
Trendwatch
The $610 million DeFi heist that wasn’t
Despite losing over $610 million worth of cryptocurrencies to a cyber hack, touted as the largest of its kind, Poly Network was able to recover all assets…
Opinions
Lawyers Ashhab and Chan: “Cryptocurrency-related fraud to…
With the rise of cryptocurrency fraud, appropriate legal remedies are needed to mitigate risk and recover stolen assets. The ongoing pandemic has increased…
Briefing
Provenance's Ou: “Blockchain is a technology, application…
In this conversation, June Ou, incoming president of Provenance Blockchain Foundation, shares the complexities of building a public blockchain network…
Interview
STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge…
Hashtacs (STACS) co-founder and managing director Benjamin Soh emphasised need for financial exchanges and markets to improve outdated operating models…
Datafiles
Top ten companies with most bitcoin hold over 204,000 in…
Some companies have acquired cryptocurrencies for their corporate treasuries despite the volatility. MicroStrategy, the public company that holds the most…
Radio Finance
Elevated Returns’ De Baets: “Real estate token will be a…
Elevated Returns founder and president Stephane de Baets discussed the tokenisation of real estate and securities, as well as the regulatory framework…
Interview
ANNA’s Dreyer: “The value is in bringing the crypto and…
Stephan Dreyer, managing director of the Association of National Numbering Agencies, talked about the role of the global body in developing a common identifier…
Research Note
The central bank digital currency disruption has arrived!
As trials move into actual implementations, global financial markets and monetary systems will be disrupted and transformed.
Radio Finance
True Global Ventures' Stojanovic: “Metakovan buying a Beeple…
In his discussion with Emmanuel Daniel, True Global Ventures founder and director Dusan Stojanovic shared the development path of non-fungible tokens and…
Datafiles
Bitcoin’s market dominance falls to 38% as crypto asset…
Crypto markets have seen recent spikes and increased volatility as more mainstream companies and speculators continue to join the digital asset trading…
Interview
Zilliqa's Conn and Kumar: "DeFi has not fulfilled its promise…
Amrit Kumar, president and chief scientific officer of Zilliqa, and Michael Conn, CEO of Zilliqa Capital, share their perspectives on current challenges…
Current Account
Digital currencies gain momentum in US and China
The largest US cryptocurrency platform goes public and China's digital renminbi testing speeds up
Radio Finance
Signature Bank’s Shay: “Bitcoin has proven itself a store…
Scott A. Shay, chairman of Signature Bank in this discussion with Emmanuel Daniel said that early adopters of cryptocurrencies saw a serious problem with…
Radio Finance
WFE’s Pedro Perez: “It’s not easy to decentralise trust”
Pedro Gurolla-Perez, head of research at World Federation of Exchanges, discussed the unabated rise of financial markets at the peak of COVID-19 crisis…
Radio Finance
Standard Chartered’s Hanna: “The biggest opportunity of…
Daniel Hanna, global head of sustainable finance at Standard Chartered, shared his view on the future of sustainable finance and its prospects and broader…
Interview
"Building digital asset infrastructure for financial markets"
SGX's Rehan Ahmed and Temasek's Pradyumna Agrawal discuss the joint venture between the two organisations to build a full fledged infrastructure for digital…
Radio Finance
Currencycloud’s Laven: “Transaction pricing gets compressed…
Mike Laven, CEO at Currencycloud, defines the company’s embedded finance business model via API and how its cloud-based platform differs from the host…
Radio Finance
Diginex’s Byworth: “DeFi is very fringe at the moment, certainly…
Richard Byworth, CEO at Diginex, discusses his entrepreneurial journey in leading the first digital asset financial services with a crypto exchange to…
Interview
Sarafu Credit’s Ruddick and Dama: Community currencies create…
Will Ruddick and Caroline Dama, board directors at Grassroots Economics Foundation, discuss how community currencies are helping the poor to exchange goods…
Current Account
International alliance introduces new universal payments…
An international alliance of over 40 blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, payment and charitable organisations has launched an open-source unique payment…
News Analysis
Facebook's Libra will rival US monetary system cites US…
The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has called for a halt to Facebook's cryptocurrency-based digital wallet citing serious concerns…
Opinions
Crypto regulation in China - Bans, blockchain acceptance,…
China’s ban on the use and trading of cryptocurrencies persists until today, this however does not mean that China is against the technology, as they believe…
editorial
Be Hungry, Be Angry to shape the future
The founding tales of FreeCom, TransferWise and PolicyPal reflect the next generation’s hunger and anger with this generation’s stoic acceptance of the…
Interviews
Abacus Capital's Hogi Hyun: “Diamonds represent a very good…
Hogi Hyun, Founder, D1 Coin and Managing Director, Abacus Capital, shares insights on the application of blockchain technology to the asset management…
News Analysis
Dubai-based Al Kasir Group launches diamond backed crypto…
A joint venture with the private investment office of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Obaid Al Maktoum was established to market and sell physical diamonds, precious…
Research Note
The inevitable rise of the fiat cryptocurrency
Despite concerns over the unbridled speculation that has inflated the value of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, many governments have embarked…
Interviews
Building a global loyalty network on blockchain
Hana Financial Group has launched an ambitious global initiative to create a shared-loyalty platform that is built on blockchain technology. The group’s…
Interviews
Reaching beyond the “crypto” community
Despite the current turmoil in the cryptocurrency world, Andy Tian, co-founder and chief executive officer of Asia Innovations Group, believes that the…
Research Note
Are cryptocurrencies on the path to becoming mainstream?
Spurts in prices of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings over the last two years, with start-ups raising millions in minutes, have raised excitement…
TABLive
Swarm Fund’s Pieper: "We are focused on providing a new…
Philipp Pieper, partner and co-founder of Swarm Fund, talks about the nature of the company, how it is using blockchain, and how it deals with different…
Radio Finance
Dash’s Taylor: “Despite their volatility, cryptocurrencies…
Ryan Taylor, chief executive officer, Dash, discusses the position of the company in the industry today, its differences to other crypto currencies, and…
TABLive
BTCC's Lee: "BTCC ATM holds bitcoin in over 100 currencies"
Bobby Lee, chief executive officer of BTCC, demonstrates the different transactions that can be accomplished using the bitcoin automated teller machine,…