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HK Fintech Week 2024: How fintech is helping power capital markets

Senior executives from the HKEX, SFC and SIX, discussed tokenisation, the new economy, AI and post-trade settlement, in a panel hosted by FA.

October 29, 2024

Can Bhutan develop a ‘mindful’ financial sector?

Hobeng Lim was appointed managing director to lead the finance sector in the Gelephu Mindfulness City. FA spoke to him about his new role, and how finance can embody the concept of ‘mindfulness’.

October 15, 2024

FTAHK reconsidering value proposition, plans to build mainland China ties: new chair

Lareina Wang, the newly appointed chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, shares her plans to lead the organisation over the next two years.

October 08, 2024

Deal Analysis: Lianlian Digitech’s HK$657.15m IPO

While a smaller size signalled a yet-to-rebound Hong Kong stock market, Lianlian is the first fintech firm to be approved by the CSRC since its registration-based new rules.

April 25, 2024

Fintech redefined: why Islamic finance matters to the development of Hong Kong’s fintech ecosystem

At Hong Kong FinTech Week, panelists shared their views on the capacity for fintech developments to improve regulatory and ethical standards, including ESG, across Asia’s financial markets.

November 14, 2023

Harnessing the power of Singapore fintech to drive sustainability

New regulations for data and mandatory reporting are acting as a catalyst for making the country a regional ESG hub, a key topic at this week's Singapore Fintech Week.

November 14, 2023

Setting sights on Southeast Asia

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.

August 29, 2023

Hong Kong and China interest in AI and regtech ‘palpable’ despite soft fintech funding: report

Asia’s fintech funding in 2023 might be lagging its US and European counterparts, but interest is strong in leveraging artificial intelligence and regtech throughout the region.

August 22, 2023

How structural growth and stable funding anchor Indian and Indonesian financiers' resilience

India’s domestically-driven economy and Indonesia’s commodity-led exports should provide some resilience despite a more challenging operating environment characterised by higher global inflation, rising interest rates and liquidity tightening. Elaine Koh, senior director for Asia-Pacific non-bank financial institutions at Fitch Ratings discusses the prospects for India and Indonesia’s finance and leasing sector in the current economic environment.

By Fitch Ratings