Professor David Lee Kuo Chuen, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and Chairman of the Global Fintech Institute (GFI), attended the ‘iNews24 ICT Forum’ (ICTF) 2023 held at Ferrum Hall, Ferrum Tower, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of 24th May. and gave a special lecture entitled ‘Global Market Overview ChatGPT’.
Did you know Asia’s most urgent financial challenges no longer fit into separate silos? Digital finance, sustainability imperatives and financial integrity risks are rapidly converging — creating a single, interconnected systems challenge that institutions must address holistically. This convergence sets the stage for the World Scientific Annual Review of Fintech
As digital currencies reshape financial systems, Asia is emerging as a global testbed for multi-CBDCs (mCBDCs) and stablecoins — navigating the tension between rapid innovation and institution-grade regulation. This article in the World Scientific Annual Review of Fintech (Vol. 3, 2025) examines how Asian jurisdictions are approaching digital money, from China’
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