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. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:11:20 +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 As tokenised money develops, the Standard Chartered-backed JV is rolling out access for institutions, corporate users and professional investors. ]]> Ryan Cheng Markets Companies Banks North Asia Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/hk-stablecoin-issuer-anchorpoint-begins-rollout/508192 https://www.financeasia.com/article/hk-stablecoin-issuer-anchorpoint-begins-rollout/508192 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:13:00 +00:00 More firms are building data centres across SEA as demand for compute rises, but risks are lurking for investors. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Companies Equity Debt North Asia Southeast Asia Rest Of World South Asia https://www.financeasia.com/article/southeast-asia-data-centre-deals-ramp-up-as-power-risks-grow/508177 https://www.financeasia.com/article/southeast-asia-data-centre-deals-ramp-up-as-power-risks-grow/508177 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:26:00 +00:00 The optical module producer has made a secondary listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising approximately $7bn; the city has already raised more so far this year on the HKEX than across 2025. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Companies Equity North Asia Debt https://www.financeasia.com/article/zhongji-innolight-raises-7bn-on-hkex-as-ipo-momentum-continues/508128 https://www.financeasia.com/article/zhongji-innolight-raises-7bn-on-hkex-as-ipo-momentum-continues/508128 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:43:00 +00:00 Citi has hired Cristina Mascanzoni for a new role in its capital markets and advisory team as director and technology coverage lead for Australia and New Zealand. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Banks Moves Australasia Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/citi-hires-goldman-sachs-exec-in-australia-for-anz-tech-build-out/508121 https://www.financeasia.com/article/citi-hires-goldman-sachs-exec-in-australia-for-anz-tech-build-out/508121 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:23:00 +00:00 Companies tied to AI, including in Asia, account for a rising proportion of major investment indices, challenging diversification strategies. Chinese players are gaining ground on the US giants in the AI race, leading to greater stock volatility. Christopher Chu reports. ]]> Christopher Chu Markets Disruption Companies Equity North Asia Rest Of World https://www.financeasia.com/article/growing-concentration-of-ai-related-stocks-testing-fund-manager-convictions/508099 https://www.financeasia.com/article/growing-concentration-of-ai-related-stocks-testing-fund-manager-convictions/508099 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:21:00 +00:00 Following an agreement in San Francisco, the Korean and US firms will collaborate across memory and foundry technologies, supporting the next generation of AI infrastructure as the semiconductor ecosystem becomes more sophisticated. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Companies North Asia Rest Of World https://www.financeasia.com/article/samsung-electronics-and-broadcom-sign-200bn-partnership-at-ai-summit/508087 https://www.financeasia.com/article/samsung-electronics-and-broadcom-sign-200bn-partnership-at-ai-summit/508087 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:15:00 +00:00 Hong Kong-based William Si-Tu will lead the origination and execution of investment banking activities in the region across the technology, media and telecom sector, including AI. ]]> Andrew Tjaardstra Disruption Banks M&A Equity Moves North Asia https://www.financeasia.com/article/societe-generale-appoints-former-jp-morgan-banker-as-tmt-apac-head/508072 https://www.financeasia.com/article/societe-generale-appoints-former-jp-morgan-banker-as-tmt-apac-head/508072 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:44:00 +00:00 The alternative asset manager is backing a South Korean motion-control technology provider at a reported valuation of $676m; Blackstone has also appointed former KKR executive Ami Momaya as its first dedicated infrastructure hire in Asia Pacific. ]]> Ryan Cheng Markets Disruption Companies M&A Moves North Asia Southeast Asia South Asia https://www.financeasia.com/article/blackstone-invests-in-koreas-futronic-and-launches-apac-infrastructure-platform/508058 https://www.financeasia.com/article/blackstone-invests-in-koreas-futronic-and-launches-apac-infrastructure-platform/508058 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:51:00 +00:00 The Shanghai-based photonic computing company's blockbuster debut in H1 underscores investor appetite for AI infrastructure while testing both HKEX's Chapter 18C regime and Hong Kong's IPO revival. Ryan Cheng spoke to senior market participants about the deal. ]]> Ryan Cheng Disruption Companies Banks Startups Equity North Asia Unicorns https://www.financeasia.com/article/deal-analysis-lightelligences-hk2-5bn-ipo-on-hkex/508048 https://www.financeasia.com/article/deal-analysis-lightelligences-hk2-5bn-ipo-on-hkex/508048 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +00:00 The asset manager's blockchain-native bond fund marks another milestone in Hong Kong's push to build regulated tokenised capital markets. ]]> Nishtha Asthana Disruption https://www.financeasia.com/article/baillie-gifford-sets-up-fully-native-tokenised-bond-fund-in-hong-kong/508027 https://www.financeasia.com/article/baillie-gifford-sets-up-fully-native-tokenised-bond-fund-in-hong-kong/508027 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:57:00 +00:00