Tag: Asia

Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, has announced it will launch a proof of concept (PoC) pilot programme for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

India-based PrivaSapien has reportedly collected $1m in its seed round, which was led by Omidyar Network India.

Privy, a provider of digital trust in Indonesia, has bagged $48m for its Series C funding round, which was led by private equity giant KKR.

Singapore-headquartered Safeheron has reportedly raised $7m in its pre-Series A funding round.

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has expanded its Global Compliance Solutions, which are designed for the Singapore market.

United Overseas Bank (UOB), a leading bank in Asia, has launched its Green and Sustainable Deposits solution for corporate and institutional clients.

Singapore-based cybersecurity platform watchTowr has collected $8m for its pre-Series A funding round.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry aimed at exploring the economic potential and value-add of asset tokenisation.

Trade surveillance and market risk solution developer Eventus has named Scott Leader – former Workday executive director – as its new managing director, APAC.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named the 15 finalists for its competition to create Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions.