https://www.financeasia.com/category/disruption/1169 FinanceAsia arms investors with in-depth coverage of the region’s capital markets and unique insights into its fastest-growing companies en-us Copyright 2026 Haymarket Media Ltd. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:48:56 +00:00 3600 China/Startups/unicorns/IPOs/bonds/M&A Asia/Asia/Finance Asia/Finance News/FinanceAsia/Awards/Debt/Capital Markets/Private Banking property/Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/Content/images/fa-logo.png https://www.financeasia.com The banking group has large back-office centres in India, China, Malaysia and Poland; over 7,800 such roles could be impacted. The bank has also increased its profit targets for 2030 and confirmed group CFO and COO appointments. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Banks North Asia Southeast Asia Rest Of World South Asia Moves https://www.financeasia.com/article/standard-chartered-to-cut-15-of-back-office-roles-by-2030/507734 https://www.financeasia.com/article/standard-chartered-to-cut-15-of-back-office-roles-by-2030/507734 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:16:00 +00:00 Rather than relying solely on exports, Chinese companies are gradually integrating into Europe’s industrial fabric, argues Collabrium Partners' Adam Zhang Yu. ]]> Adam Zhang Yu Markets Companies M&A North Asia Rest Of World Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/opinion-chinas-deepening-presence-in-europes-tech-and-manufacturing-sectors/507713 https://www.financeasia.com/article/opinion-chinas-deepening-presence-in-europes-tech-and-manufacturing-sectors/507713 Fri, 15 May 2026 03:07:00 +00:00 Roadshows in Apac are under way for the IPO of the innovative data centre firm, which would boost Australia's sluggish ECM market. ]]> Lachlan Colquhoun Markets Companies Equity Australasia Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/asx-prepares-for-a12bn-firmus-technologies-ipo/507670 https://www.financeasia.com/article/asx-prepares-for-a12bn-firmus-technologies-ipo/507670 Thu, 07 May 2026 02:50:00 +00:00 In a milestone development for the SAR, the two firms plan to launch and integrate stablecoin related payment products over the next few months. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Banks North Asia https://www.financeasia.com/article/hkma-grants-hsbc-and-anchorpoint-financial-stablecoin-licences/507530 https://www.financeasia.com/article/hkma-grants-hsbc-and-anchorpoint-financial-stablecoin-licences/507530 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +00:00 The Singapore law firm is reorganising into four specialist verticals, betting that sector depth will win mandates as wealth conflicts, crypto cases and cross-border enforcements increase across Asia. ]]> Nishtha Asthana Banks Southeast Asia Moves Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/rajah-tann-splits-disputes-practice-as-asian-litigation-grows-in-scale-complex/507508 https://www.financeasia.com/article/rajah-tann-splits-disputes-practice-as-asian-litigation-grows-in-scale-complex/507508 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:55:00 +00:00 Recent deals have involved hotel, food delivery and energy assets from firms in Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand. Japanese corporates are seeking diversification in western markets. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Markets Companies M&A North Asia Southeast Asia Rest Of World Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/apac-ma-deals-continue-momentum-with-vietnam-japan-taiwan-buys/507457 https://www.financeasia.com/article/apac-ma-deals-continue-momentum-with-vietnam-japan-taiwan-buys/507457 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:36:00 +00:00 At this year’s Two Sessions, Beijing has indicated it is slowing GDP growth to “high quality development”; rapid AI innovation is set to spur modernisation. ]]> Han Shih Toh Markets North Asia Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/two-sessions-china-faces-challenges-increasing-domestic-consumption-eyes-ai-boo/507435 https://www.financeasia.com/article/two-sessions-china-faces-challenges-increasing-domestic-consumption-eyes-ai-boo/507435 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +00:00 Banks are abandoning the narrative of energy scarcity as AI drives a huge pivot towards energy abundance and infrastructure dominance, including in Asia. ]]> Nishtha Asthana Banks Southeast Asia ESG Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/ai-and-data-centres-help-reshape-asia-sustainable-finance/507129 https://www.financeasia.com/article/ai-and-data-centres-help-reshape-asia-sustainable-finance/507129 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:48:00 +00:00 Singapore's ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has 2.3GW of design capacity across 12 markets in Asia Pacific, the UK and Europe; it is the largest ever data centre deal in SEA. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Companies M&A Southeast Asia https://www.financeasia.com/article/kkr-and-singtel-agree-s6-6bn-data-centre-ma-deal/507210 https://www.financeasia.com/article/kkr-and-singtel-agree-s6-6bn-data-centre-ma-deal/507210 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:04:00 +00:00 Hong Kong payment platform Wonder has raised $12m in venture debt from HSBC Innovation Banking to accelerate its regional expansion. ]]> FA Reporters Disruption Companies Debt North Asia Startups https://www.financeasia.com/article/hk-fintech-wonder-secures-12m-venture-debt-from-hsbc-to-expand-apac-operations/507208 https://www.financeasia.com/article/hk-fintech-wonder-secures-12m-venture-debt-from-hsbc-to-expand-apac-operations/507208 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:37:00 +00:00