As the crypto firm tests digital token viability and personal data boundaries beyond large economies, its ambition to build an international blockchain-backed identification network is attracting global attention.
The region’s start-up scene shows strength in weathering the sector’s global slowdown, with fintechs emerging as top performers. Financing the future remains crucial and Asia's regional capital markets are demonstrating how to move forward.
Recent efforts to align sustainable bond principles with international best practices show that China is serious about reaching its net zero goals. But it will need to ensure it can boost standards if it is to sustain momentum and investor interest in its green finance sector.
Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and home to tech success stories like GoTo and Bukalapak, but thanks to the market’s size and scale, we are only at the very beginning of its start-up story.
FinanceAsia talks to SGX head of global sales and origination, Pol de Win, on the exchange’s efforts to become a venue of choice when global markets recover.