Strong growth in tech across Asia-Pacific will nurture many suitable de-Spac candidates

Increased digitalization remains a crucial goal for many firms looking to stay ahead of curve. This is particularly true for financial firms aiming to further deepen their relationship with clients by offering customized investment solutions or receiving alerts on unusual transactional activity.

Changes to trade and industry in the wake the pandemic and climate change, particularly rising labour costs and supply chain disruptions, are pushing many disruptive technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), electric mobility, and blockchain to forefront and creating new investment opportunities in 2022.

French digital asset service provider aims to be Europe’s first crypto bank

London-headquartered fintech firm Railsbank is expanding its presence in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Australia to support the growing demand for “embedded finance” in the Asia-Pacific region.

David Lewis, former FATF secretary, has extensive anti-money laundering experience

Fintech leads country’s alternative lending sector, focuses on underbanked individuals, MSMEs

China’s central bank has issued a development plan for the fintech sector for 2022 to 2025, providing guidance, targets, key tasks, and support for the financial industry’s digital transformation.

Industry, public stakeholders views invited on its ‘risk-based, pragmatic, agile regulatory regime’

Digital finance took centre stage at Hong Kong’s annual Asian Financial Forum as speakers discussed how economies and companies are using technology to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances around the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Asset speaks with Andrew Shirley, the editor of Frank Knight's The Wealth Report, on the 2022 outlook for passion investments such as classic cars, art and wine, and the market for digital art.

Green fintechs are becoming key players in ESG investing, buoyed by digital technology, decentralization, thematic investing, and investor demand.

E-commerce aggregator Rainforest aims to acquire more brands in Asia after raised US$20 million in its latest funding round.

Presenting three scenarios on how various digital assets will develop in the coming years.

India’s largest commercial bank State Bank of India has invested US$20 million in Pine Labs, a merchant commerce platform that is planning to launch an initial public offering in the United States this year.