Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Taiwanese stablecoin payment firm OwlTing makes direct listing on Nasdaq

Taipei-based OBOOK Holdings, holding company of OwlTing Group, a blockchain-based payment and industry servicing firm, has gone public on the Nasdaq exchange through a direct listing on October 16. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Jardine Matheson in Mandarin Oriental take private bid

The Mandarin Oriental has agreed to a proposal made by Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Matheson on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Jardine Matheson.  ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Token2049: Regulation, liquidity and financial inclusion for capital markets

As tokenised assets surge, institutions, innovators and regulators, are converging to rewrite how global capital moves, including in Apac, according to a high-level panel discussion at Token2049 in Singapore. Source link

Tokenisation’s next leap: Regulation, liquidity and financial inclusion for capital markets

As tokenised assets surge, institutions, innovators and regulators, are converging to rewrite how global capital moves, including in Apac, according to a high-level panel discussion at Token2049 in Singapore. Source link

Jardine Matheson in Mandarin Oriental take private bid

The Mandarin Oriental has agreed to a proposal made by Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Matheson on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Jardine Matheson.  ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

KKR and Quadrantis Capital take stakes in Hong Kong’s Peak Re

Funds managed by KKR and Quadrantis Capital have agreed to acquire minority stakes in Hong Kogn reinsurer Peak Re via Peak Reinsurance Holdings. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Srini Kannan to return to Citi in India

Citi Commercial Bank in India has appointed Srinivasan (Srini) Kannan as head of digital, technology, communication, business & professional services and industrials. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge

Global trade finance is finally approaching a decisive digital inflection point as three long-missing elements — legal frameworks, digital standards, and tokenisation pilots — begin to align. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Andrew Cross to leave AIIB as chief financial officer

Andrew Cross, chief financial officer (CFO) at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), is leaving the institution in November, according to an October 14 media release from the bank. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

SGX gains momentum after market reforms

After a difficult few years, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is making somewhat of a comeback following the decision by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch a S$5 billion ($3.85 billion) Equity Market Development Plan (EMDP) earlier this year, with the aim of deepening market participation and encouraging active trading. […]