Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Sylo Integrates Tezos to the Sylo Smart Wallet

New Zealand-based software development firm Sylo has deployed wallet support for public blockchain Tezos in their multi-chain wallet-messenger decentralized app, the Sylo Smart Wallet, which currently boasts over 250,000...

Cagamas Issues RM2b Bonds, Sukuk to Fund Housing Loans

Malaysia’s national mortgage corporation Cagamas Bhd announced today the combined issuance of sukuk and bonds totalling RM2 billion, the largest amount priced by the...

HKEX Launches Sustainable and Green Exchange, ‘STAGE’

HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) on Tuesday (1 December) announced the official launch of the STAGE (Sustainable and Green Exchange), described as Asia’s...

Malaysia’s MyMy Sets Out to Become World’s First Standalone Central Bank-Licensed...

Freshly flush with millions in fundraising, Joe McGuire is now preparing to take the next steps on his path to launching the world’s first...

Long-Term Potential for Islamic Finance Remains Promising Post Covid-19 Globally

The long-term potential for Islamic finance remains promising globally in a post Covid-19 environment due to its principles of inclusivity and the potential to...

Indonesia Postponing Green Infrastructure Projects as it Focuses on COVID-19

Indonesia is postponing green infrastructure projects as the state budget focuses on managing the economic fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic. "Several infrastructure projects have been...