DigFin Vox

James interviews Karen about China fintech IPOs and Jame about HSBC's new blockchain project for trade finance.

James quizzes Jame on how custody banks are using APIs to deliver information to buy-side clients, and Karen explains how China Merchants Bank is using blockchain for RMB-HKD payments.

Chris Ryan speaks with James Lindsay about what it takes for a fintech company to succeed.

DigFin Vox's James Lindsay hears why Jame is critical of Hong Kong's new rules for online fund sales, and Karen explains why AXA is working with Shanghai startup GRE for P&C insurance on the blockchain.

Updates on insurtech in China, including Tencent's WeSure; as well as Nomura Asset Management's stake in 8 Securities and the future of selling direct to consumer in Asia

R3 explains why it pivoted from use-case apps for its distributed-ledger technology. Jame and Dave discuss how financial institutions will end up using blockchain.

Banks are at the heart of new initiatives by governments in Asia to establish digital identities. Jame and Dave discuss what this means for finance.

ICOs - initial coin offerings, where equity capital meets crowdfunding - have become a favorite means for startups to raise quick money. How are regulators trying to define these and protect investors?

DTCC, which processes hundreds of millions of trades a day, is expanding its use of blockchain, even as it grapples with trying to ensure different technologies and vendors' ledgers can speak to one another.

Deutsche Bank is rolling out a digital platform for HNW clients. Is it playing catchup, or laying the foundation for winning clients?