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Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
Taiwanese stablecoin payment firm OwlTing makes direct listing on Nasdaq
Taiwanese stablecoin payment firm OwlTing makes direct listing on Nasdaq
CEO Darren Wang described the process to FA as “difficult” and said that reaching out to more US-based private investors, while expanding globally, is the next step.
Token2049: Regulation, liquidity and financial inclusion for capital markets
Token2049: Regulation, liquidity and financial inclusion for capital markets
As tokenised assets surge, institutions, innovators and regulators, are converging to rewrite how global capital moves, including in Apac, according to a high-level panel discussion at Token2049 in Singapore.
KKR and Quadrantis Capital take stakes in Hong Kong’s Peak Re
KKR and Quadrantis Capital take stakes in Hong Kong’s Peak Re
Prudential Financial is selling its 13% stake in the Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer, which is majority owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun.
Five Bangladeshi banks set to merge after widespread loan defaults
Five Bangladeshi banks set to merge after widespread loan defaults
After a deluge of defaults, a new state-owned bank called United Islamic Bank is set to emerge out of the five banks, with the plan to privatise them over time.
Jardine Matheson makes Mandarin Oriental take private bid
Jardine Matheson makes Mandarin Oriental take private bid
The proposal values the group at $4.2bn and will involve delisting from the Singapore Exchange. Alibaba and Ant Group have agreed to buy 13 floors of Mandarin Oriental's new Hong Kong office building One Causeway Bay; the group is also expanding in Seoul.
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Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge
Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge
Hari Janakiraman, head of industry and innovation, transaction banking at ANZ, discussed legal frameworks, digital standards and tokenisation pilots, including Australia's Project Acacia, with FA in an exclusive interview.
LG Electronics India and Tata Capital list amid strong IPO demand
LG Electronics India and Tata Capital list amid strong IPO demand
The $1.3bn raise from the electronics giant and $1.75bn IPO from Tata Group's financial services arm attracted strong demand from institutional investors. Citi is seeing its largest Indian IPO pipeline on record.
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