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MOST cryptocurrencies were lower, with the native token of the Binance exchange dropping the most since a November market meltdown, as the regulatory crackdown on the digital-asset sector heats up.

BEING the bridge between China and Asean is a key focus for Green Link Digital Bank (GLDB), said its chairman Geng Jing. GLDB is one of two wholesale digital banks in Singapore, the other being ANext Bank, which caters to commercial customers. GLDB focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises...

THE dollar was testing a five-week high versus major peers on Monday (Feb 13), particularly gaining against the rate-sensitive Japanese yen, as investors’ bet that the Federal Reserve will keep monetary policy tight for longer sent US yields higher.

THE US dollar tested a five-week high against major peers on Monday (Feb 13), particularly gaining against the rate-sensitive Japanese yen. This came as US yields were sent higher by investors’ bets that the Federal Reserve would keep monetary policy tight for longer.

NOW that traders have an idea of who will likely take over the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) governorship, the focus will shift to global bond investors’ biggest worry: a wave of Japanese cash flowing out of international markets towards rising yields at home.

BINANCE, the world’s largest crypto exchange, said it’s been told by Paxos Trust that the latter has been directed to cease minting a Binance-branded token that ranks as the third-largest stablecoin.

JAPAN’S 10-year government bonds were untraded on Monday (Feb 13) as investors anticipated the next governor of the Bank of Japan may not be as hawkish as expected.

CONSUMERS are least satisfied with accessibility to banks’ physical branches or ATMs (automated teller machines), according to results from the third annual Banking Trust Index for Singapore survey released on Monday (Feb 13).

WHEN it comes to building banking consumer trust, accessibility to physical branches or ATMs (automated teller machines) is less important than giving back to local communities or impacting the environment and society (*see amendment note), according to results from the third annual Banking Trust Index for Singapore survey released...

HONG Kong’s government has hired banks to arrange its debut sale of digital green bonds, expanding the use of a nascent technology that promises faster settlement and payment.