cryptocurrency
Visa, dtcpay launch card enabling digital currency conversion
                                                                                 
                    
                    The card will be available for public registration in Q4 2024.
                
                                
            Visa, dtcpay launch card enabling digital currency conversion
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            The card will be available for public registration in Q4 2024.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    DBS unveils crypto options trading and structured notes for wealth clients
                                                                                                 
                        
                        They may earn yield on fiat depending on the product’s structure and price movements.
                    
                                        
                    
                Crypto ownership down to 26% despite resilience
                                                                                                 
                        
                        However, 23% are likely to reenter the market.
                    
                                        
                    
                MAS warns of misuse in Worldcoin token, account trading
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This incident could potentially violate the Payment Services Act 2019.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley offers Bitcoin ETFs; Berkshire Hathaway sells $3.8b BofA stocks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Wells Fargo is under investigation over issues in its AML programs.
                    
                                        
                    
                AMINA onboards clients for crypto financial services
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Its initial product offering includes crypto ETPs, dual currency notes, and capital-protected notes.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Citi to cut 20,000 jobs in two years; Spain’s BBVA expects higher dividend payout
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And crypto firms in UK are introducing new risk assessment and profile tests ahead of stricter regulations.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: US regulators warn banks on liquidity risks from crypto deposits; Wells Fargo lays off hundreds of mortgage bankers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Europe bank stocks could still rally higher, analysts said.
                    
                                        
                    
                What’s in store for crypto’s future after the FTX debacle
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Asian Banking & Finance spoke with industry experts and crypto leaders to learn how the exchange's bankruptcy affected the industry.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Grupo Mexico clinches $5b to buy Citi assets; Brazilian banks may set aside $890m for Americanas losses
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And the UK lays out plans to regulate cryptocurrency.
                    
                                        
                    
                FTX-tied assets of Singapore users not protected by MAS: statement
                                                                                                 
                        
                        FTX is not licensed by MAS, operates offshore, and did not actively solicit Singaporeans, the central bank said.
                    
                                        
                    
                Wong says SG had plans to tighten rules on crypto even before FTX bankruptcy
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Singapore is open to digital innovation but not crypto speculation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Crypto exchange FTX owes $3.1b to creditors; Deutsche ex-trader sues bank for $150m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Italy’s UniCredit gives German staff bonuses up to 2,500 euros for inflation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tokenised assets, stable coins central to Singapore’s crypto hub ambitions
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Collaboration is key to achieving finance goals, says MAS’ Ravi Menon.
                    
                                        
                    
                Central bank proposes to regulate stablecoins, add rules for DPT providers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It seeks to prevent consumer harm from cryptocurrency trading.
                    
                                        
                    
                Does the future of banking lie in the metaverse?
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Virtual reality may be the answer to more digitally optimized financial services that does not sacrifice personalisation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Thailand’s SCBX scraps $500m deal for crypto exchange Bitkub: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        SCBX said that Bitkub needs time to fix its issues with the local regulator.