Stock exchanges’ do-little approach to their tech stack is running out of runway in fast-changing Asia.
Stripe argues that payments data, combined with AI, can free finance teams to become business leaders.
The payments giant hopes to build a cross-border foreign-exchange hub to capture intra-Asian currency flows.
ExeQution Analytics aims to help bank and buy-side desks make sense of their data – and prepare for genAI.
Herston Powers, partner at fintech VC 1982 Ventures, argues this is the right time to seed startups in Asia.
Regulators should require centralized crypto exchanges get out of the businesses of custody and trading.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is keen to see the eHKD embedded in retail and wholesale finance.
Arun Kini of Finastra says customer demands make it imperative for banks to embrace tech solutions.
And they want the central bank to mandate data sharing. But you can’t always get what you want.
Hong Fang of OKX has great expectations for centralized crypto exchanges becoming useful to DeFi.