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The bank wants to help scale digital 'platform players', and is also offering $150m of venture debt to the Singapore market to provide financing to early-stage, high-growth companies backed by venture capital or private equity.

Michael Hu joined from Ardian to take on the role, as the private equity player expands its on-the-ground presence in the region.

Aravind Krishnan, a managing director at Blackstone Private Equity, will relocate from Mumbai to lead the expanding Southeast Asia team.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore wants the credits to help with the retirement of coal plants, which account for 60% of energy supply in the region, and replace them with cleaner sources.

StraitsX and XREX have become the latest two blockchain firms to receive approval from MAS as major payment institutions (MPI) under the city’s payment service providers licensing scheme. They discussed their plans with FA.

New regulations for data and mandatory reporting are acting as a catalyst for making the country a regional ESG hub, a key topic at this week's Singapore Fintech Week.

The firm has made two senior appointments in Sydney and Singapore, as Asian investors eye fixed income opportunity.

Nicholas Tong joins the firm at its Singapore base.

The city-state has plans to expand current climate disclosure requirements to a wider group of listed and unlisted companies active in the market. Ahead of implementation, Srac invites market feedback.