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14
Dec

The Asian countries that need a CBDC

At the recent Singapore Fintech Festival, the city-state’s announcement that it would pursue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot next year was big news, and justifiably so. As Southeast Asia’s key financial center, Singapore’s monetary policy decisions usually have regional implications.
13
Dec

Toss Bank just reached profitability

There is something about digital banks in South Korea. Just like most incumbent banks – and unlike many of their digital peers – they tend to be profitable. Toss Bank, the digital banking unit of fintech unicorn Viva Republica, is no exception to the rule. In the July to September…
12
Dec

SBI leans further into digital assets

The Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings has become an aggressive fintech investor, taking stakes in many different digital financial services startups that it views as promising. Earlier this year, it led a US$28 million Series A round in German fintech Pliant, while its digital banking unit SBI Sumishin Net…

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Established as part of the Atlas Technologies Group and building on the legacy of Kapronasia (founded in 2007), Atlas Technologies Singapore is a strategic consulting and market research firm specializing in fintech, banking, payments, and capital markets across Asia Pacific.

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