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Blockchain harbours great potential for the financial sector and this technology promises innovative applications and greater efficiency in a fully digitalized financial industry. What are the shockwaves that UOB anticipates? Today we speak with Heng Koon How, executive director for Blockchain & Digital Assets at UOB to find out.

This episode of Future of Finance podcast is presented by UOB.

Highlights:

01:04 Blockchain’s role in the future of finance

02:45 Game changing blockchain technology

05:05 The draw of CBDCs

08:48 Asset tokenisation to help fundraising

10:51 Significance of asset tokenisation for Singapore

12:16 Banks need to pivot

More about:

UOB

https://www.uobgroup.com/uobgroup/default.page

UOB: Macro Outlook

https://www.uob.com.sg/uobgroup/research/digital-assets.page

UOB: Corporate & Institutional Banking

https://www.uob.com.sg/corporate/index.page

Produced by: Howie Lim, Claressa Monteiro & Lee Kim Siang

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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