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Five trends that will shape Asia's financial services industry in 2022
What should APAC financial institutions do to help develop a more digital, connected, inclusive and sustainable world?
December 21, 2021
Singapore FinTech Festival 2021
MAS embarks on 'Project Orchid' to build retail CBDC capabilities
The MAS recognises that there could be potential benefits offered by innovative retail CBDC solutions in the future.
November 09, 2021
Banking & finance
The case for digital currencies and CBDCs
CBDCs have been piloted by 80% of global central banks. The PBOC has piloted E-CNY in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities.
October 10, 2021
In Focus
Asean central banks to test digital currencies on R3's blockchain
“The collaboration will enable the global FinTech ecosystem to better understand the innovations around digital currencies."
July 26, 2021
Disruption and Digitalisation
MAS and Banque de France explore cross-border transactions in CBDC experiment
The experiment, supported by JP Morgan’s Onyx, simulated cross-border transactions involving multiple CBDCs on a common network.
July 08, 2021
Cybersecurity
Economy and financial system not the only concerns of MAS — cybersecurity too
Ravi Menon, managing director of MAS, warns that there are cyber threats that the financial sector needs to pay keen attention to.
July 02, 2021