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Digital Assets Transforming Finance in Singapore

Digital Assets Transforming Finance in Singapore

Season 3 Episode 170

Do you want to hear insights from one of the most innovative banks in Singapore? In this episode, Evy Theunis, the Head of Digital Assets, Institutional Banking Group at DBS Bank explains to Chengyi Ong (Head of Policy (APAC), Chainalysis) about the thriving presence of digital asset firms running their businesses out of Singapore

Evy also shares how DBS bank has made groundbreaking strides in digital assets including many strategic initiatives such as launching their own digital asset exchange, while emphasizing the importance of regulatory frameworks and technological advancement as pivotal factors in DBS’s foray into digital assets.

Evy and Chengyi also marvel over the evolution and maturity of the digital assets sector and dissect DBS Bank’s top-down approach to crypto trading, digital payments and the tokenization of traditional financial markets.

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

2 | Evy’s Journey to DBS and Digital Assets

5 | Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Assets for a Bank

9 | DBS's Focus on Digital Assets Strategy 

11 | DBS's Innovation and Role in Digital Asset Financial Products

15 | Key Components for Future Financial Infrastructure

19 | Increase Demand for Digital Assets by High Net Worth Customers

22 | Singapore as a Hub for Crypto Businesses and Regional Expansion

24 | The Monetary Authority of Singapore and Their Digital Asset Impact

27 | DBS's Future in Digital Assets

 

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