Site Visits Feb 19 Strategic investments drive customer-centric digital finance The second day of the Japan Innovation Study Tour 2025 provided an in-depth look at how Japan’s financial institutions are leveraging technology, st... 804
Feature Dec 20 Scaling asset tokenisation and DLT in finance Asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology are reshaping finance by bridging traditional and digital markets. From Europe, Hong Kong, Singap... 2249
Interviews Nov 25 Burnt Banksy - from burning NFT art to refining digital assets In a conversation with The Asian Banker founder Emmanuel Daniel, “Burnt Banksy”, who in 2021 set aflame a Banksy piece after tokenising it, talked... 2801
Interviews Oct 11 Doha Bank's strategic transformation and digital innovation Under new leadership, Doha Bank is undergoing a significant transformation, focusing on digital innovation, customer experience, and environmental, s... 2849
Opinion Aug 02 Revolut receives UK banking licence, but reasons to remain sceptical Revolut, a notable player in European fintech, received its UK banking licence on 25 July 2024. This has been widely celebrated by the international f... 4275
Interviews Apr 29 Sean Kiernan on blockchain: “Crypto bridges real-world capital needs” Banking innovator Sean Kiernan from Greengage discussed how they use crypto-collateralised loans to help SMEs, stressing the importance of partnership... 3080
Current Account Apr 03 Bitcoin’s $1.3 trillion market cap reflects heightened interest despite regulatory scrutiny Surging past $1.3 trillion, the cryptocurrency marks a significant milestone, with some enthusiasts predicting a potential $56 trillion cap by 2034... 24577
Interviews Jan 24 Circle’s Yam Ki Chan: “Stablecoins can reduce transaction time and cost for Asian businesses” Yam Ki Chan, vice president of strategy and policy at Circle, discussed the stablecoin landscape, and how Singapore is taking the lead on the fintech ... 2685
Interviews Jan 08 OKX Ventures’ Ren: “Our vision is on the long-term future of Web3” Jeff Ren, partner at OKX Ventures, recently shared his insights into the future of Web3 industry. OKX Ventures’ current portfolio contains 15 start-... 3380
Interviews Nov 29 HashKey Group to strengthen Web3 ecosystem, ramp up offerings At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023, Anna Liu, general manager of tokenisation at HashKey Group, and Leo Li, CEO of the subsidiary HashQuark, talked about ... 1260
Interviews Oct 02 Chris Holmes: “Cooperate to enable economic and social benefit right away around the world” Chris Holmes, UK’s leading advocate for technology and innovation, and committee member on the groundbreaking Electronic Trade Documents Act that ca... 3163
Panel discussion Aug 24 Cloud migration— Pandora’s box of data, culture and core replacement The cloud was the main topic of discussion at a tech roundtable, with leaders in digital innovation describing their experiences in core migration, ch... 4372
Panel discussion Aug 23 Digital money changes everything Financial industry leaders and decision-makers assess the banking and financial regulatory landscape over the course of digitalisation, fintech innova... 5044
Speech Jul 24 Emmanuel Daniel: “We are coming to the end of the platform era” At Seamless Middle East 2023 Dubai, Emmanuel Daniel, founder of TAB Global, presented his book and discussed the ongoing transformation on the financi... 2534
Speech Jul 24 NatWest’s Howard Davies: “The rise of neobanks, fintechs and AI challenges traditional banking” Howard Davies, chairman of National Westminster Group, delivered an insightful speech at The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit held in Bangkok, Th... 3955
Panel Discussion Jul 12 Barney Frank: Regulators unaware of risk of Signature Bank’s imminent failure Signature Bank’s collapse highlights the need for reforms to address liquidity, regulate cryptocurrencies, and protect depositor interests... 3487
Interviews May 23 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 Man... 9524
Perspectives Apr 20 Financial risks after SVB and Credit Suisse—scanning for sources of future instability The party came to an end with the collapse of US banks and Credit Suisse, and the industry must be wary of the sources of future instability... 2905
TABLive Apr 19 Dušan Stojanović of True Global Ventures: “Centralisation is dead” Dušan Stojanović, founder of True Global Ventures, caught up with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, and talked about how the loss of tru... 8456
Current Account Mar 17 US Treasury promises full access to SVB deposits, no bailout US financial regulators have announced damage-control measures for the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promised that there... 1932
Sibos Round Up Jan 18 WadzPay's Parv Aggarwal: “We allow anyone to pay for anything with anything” Parv Aggarwal, head of partnerships at WadzPay, talks about the company's mission to integrate payments between the physical currency world and the me... 4769
Interviews Jun 03 YGG's Gabby Dizon: "Gamers earn crypto assets with value in the real economy" Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games (YGG), spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about how YGG and the gaming industry adopted blockchain technology and... 12208
interviews Feb 11 GCEX’s Holst wants to replicate Saxo model for crypto brokers Lars Holst, founder and CEO of GCEX, and Dusan Stojanovic, founding partner of TGV, discussed with Emmanuel Daniel the business model of the UK based ... 21816
Research Note Feb 10 Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of cryptos The continuous expansion of the crypto market and the innovations it promises have been closely watched by the financial services industry, particular... 22790
interviews Jan 28 Ambitions of MAS’ first licensed crypto payments player Eric Barbier, founder and CEO, TripleA, speaks with Emmanuel Daniel, founder, about receiving the first crypto payments licence from the Monetary Auth... 15242
interviews Jan 27 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 a... 31835
Research Note Dec 31 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. ... 27646
Sibos Round Up Dec 02 In conversation with StanChart's David Whiteing on technology, innovation, regulatory compliance and operational resilience David Whiteing, chief operating officer at Standard Chartered, discusses the bank’s digital transformation, its various digital platforms and partne... 25644
Speech Nov 18 MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to meet high standards of governance, security and resilience” Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival 2021 on the future of money, finance... 28489
Speeches and Presentations Oct 26 Creating a roadmap for future digital banking strategies This is a workshop presentation by Emmanuel Daniel at the MPC Digital Commerce Event 2021 on 18 August 2021.... 11494
Speeches and Presentations Oct 19 "The three faces of wealth" Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker and Wealth and Society, discussed the three faces of wealth. He talked about wealth as an asset, its role... 3297
interviews Oct 01 CCU.ai's Romain Nouzareth: “Crypto blockchain is greener and smarter than "old" financial system Romain Nouzareth, CEO and chairman of CCU.ai, a Quebec-based cryptocurrency miner, discussed its recent listing on the Toronto's TSX Venture Exchange ... 17594
Research Note Sep 29 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 di... 26213
Trendwatch Sep 06 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 as... 22567
Opinion Sep 01 Lawyers Ashhab and Chan: “Cryptocurrency-related fraud to rise by 75% in 2021” With the rise of cryptocurrency fraud, appropriate legal remedies are needed to mitigate risk and recover stolen assets. The ongoing pandemic has incr... 22605
Speeches and Presentations Aug 27 On technology, skills and innovation in China: The next lap TAB chairman and founder Emmanuel Daniel was invited by the Nanjing Jiangbei government to speak at their "Yangtze River New Finance" Digital Economy ... 8279
interviews Jul 05 STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge down the road” Hashtacs (STACS) co-founder and managing director Benjamin Soh emphasised need for financiial exchanges and markets to improve outdated operating mode... 22920
Datafiles Jun 30 Top ten companies with most bitcoin hold over 204,000 in total Some companies have acquired cryptocurrencies for their corporate treasuries despite the volatility. MicroStrategy, the public company that holds the ... 107342
interviews Jun 08 ANNA’s Dreyer: “The value is in bringing the crypto and regulated systems together” Stephan Dreyer, managing director of the Association of National Numbering Agencies, talked about the role of the global body in developing a common i... 21640
Research Note May 31 The central bank digital currency disruption has arrived! As CBDC trials move into actual implementations, global financial markets and monetary systems will be disrupted and transformed.... 49284
Datafiles May 22 Bitcoin’s market dominance falls to 38% as crypto asset trading grows The crypto market is becoming more mature and many mainstream companies have shown interest in the crypto ecosystem.. The impressive rise of cryptocur... 24250
interviews May 10 Zilliqa's Conn and Kumar: "DeFi has not fulfilled its promise to help the underbanked" Amrit Kumar, president and chief scientific officer of Zilliqa, and Michael Conn, CEO of Zilliqa Capital, share their perspectives on current challeng... 24785
Current Account May 07 Digital currencies gain momentum in US and China The largest US cryptocurrency platform goes public and China's digital renminbi testing speeds up... 14665
Speech Jan 28 BIS’ Carstens: “Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system” Agustín Carstens, general manager of Bank for International Settlements, in a speech to Hoover Institution affiliates, comprising Stanford University... 8405
Feature Sep 07 Central banks accelerate digital currency plans as PBOC surges ahead Central banks are undertaking extensive work on digital currencies to improve the cost, security, speed and reach of transactions to eventually accele... 10733
Current Account Jul 27 International alliance introduces new universal payments ID An international alliance of over 40 blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, payment and charitable organisations has launched an open-source unique paym... 15925
interviews Aug 16 Twitter and Square investor Gregg Kidd: “Identity as a public good, but who is going to own it?” Greg Kidd, the serial startup investor who helped found Square and Twitter and is currently investor in GlobaliD, opens up in this wide-ranging and op... 11528
News Analysis Jul 04 Facebook's Libra will rival US monetary system cites US House Financial Services Committee The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has called for a halt to Facebook's cryptocurrency-based digital wallet citing seriou... 15178
Opinion Jan 08 NGC’s Lim: "Amid shifting horizons, regional crypto regulations pave the way towards a more certain future" Contrary to beliefs that guidelines may essentially diminish interest in blockchain and crypto, it in fact, helps to legitimise the industry in the e... 8783
Opinion Sep 27 Crypto regulation in China - Bans, blockchain acceptance, and the implications on a global scale ... 6456
Interviews Aug 27 Abacus Capital's Hogi Hyun: “Diamonds represent a very good store value and investment, which is why we have looked at how to create diamonds as an investible asset class” ... 21051
Radio Finance Dec 07 Dash’s Taylor: “Despite their volatility, cryptocurrencies offer real value” ... 3663
