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Project Guardian: Interoperability From Tokenised Bank Liabilities Could Save Firms $50bn in FX Fees

The Fintech Times

As a Project Guardian participant, Ant International also leveraged its blockchain-based Whale platform to develop a global treasury management use case for real-time multi-currency clearing and settlement. By enabling interoperability between bank solutions, payments can be completed 24/7 with FX settlement conducted in real-time.

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Standard Chartered, Ant Complete First Blockchain-Based SGD Settlement

Fintech News

Standard Chartered and Ant International have successfully completed their first Singapore dollar (SGD) transaction using the latter’s blockchain-based Whale platform. Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post Standard Chartered, Ant Complete First Blockchain-Based SGD Settlement appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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Is Southeast Asia Fintech Funding Drying Up?

Fintech News

A Tracxn Technologies report highlights that the Southeast Asia fintech ecosystem experienced its zenith in 2021, marking the highest annual equity funding in the last decade. A visual overview of the SEA fintech sector’s funding trajectory from 2017 to 2024, showcasing the sharp decline after a record-breaking 2021.

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Keeta, Solo partner on blockchain-native credit bureau

Finextra

Keeta Network, a high-performance blockchain that connects Web3 and traditional financial systems, aims to be a real-world tokenisation and financial interoperability frontrunner by working with Solo.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

The fintech unicorns in Asia are moving to reshape the very fabric of how people and businesses interact with money. Out of the unicorns worldwide valued at a combined $4 trillion , a rising share are coming out of Asias fast-moving fintech ecosystem. These include two decacorns from India and China, each valued at over $10 billion.

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Announced at Singapore FinTech Festival 2024: New Partnerships, Product Launches and Appointments

The Fintech Times

Singapore FinTech Festival returned for its ninth annual edition, bringing together policy, finance and technology communities at the Singapore EXPO. Here’s our pick of the announcements made at Singapore FinTech Festival 2024.

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UBS Successfully Pilots Blockchain-based Payment Solution for Cross-Border Transactions

The Fintech Times

Global asset manager and Swiss bank UBS has developed and successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment solution, aiming to increase efficiency and transparency, as well as enable the programmability of money movements for corporate and institutional clients.