Supported by SFA, held together with speakers from Deloitte, HSBC, PwC, Standard Chartered, co-located with SFF x SWITCH:
Delivering real content and showcasing live applications of Capital Markets’ digital securities
We held an official #STACS Blockchain Event during SFF x SWITCH week, together with established institutions championing DLT’s digital transformation effects.
Highlights Included: An exclusive live session of managing securities on the STACS blockchain, together with discussions about Banks taking up new technologies and DLT findings straight from the world-renowned Deloitte’s APAC Blockchain Lab.
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Here’s what happened: Deloitte, HSBC, PwC, Standard Chartered and #STACS keynote speakers came together as an insightful lineup for —
- Live Case Studies of digital transformation for banks, exchanges and the financial ecosystem
- STACS Blockchain’s applications in securities and asset management
- Leveraging new technologies to optimise the traceability of data and assets
Highly relevant to financial institutions including Banks, Stock Exchanges, Broker-Dealers, Funds, Fund Administrators, together with Consultancy firms, Regulators, National agencies and associations
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Managing Director of STACS, Jay Ng: How does the STACS Blockchain build a Blockchain-Based Ecosystem around Financial Markets?
The DLT Ecosystem
• How can we build the ecosystem: within a large organisation, across borders and with strategic market players?
• How is the STACS Blockchain designed specifically for financial institutions?
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Key take-aways from established experts in the field:
Rajeev Tummala, HSBC Global Banking and Markets, Senior Vice President looked at addressing Conway’s Law with DLT.
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Blockchain in Banking:
• How are the banks moving forward with blockchain digitisation and new technologies, together with fintech firms such as STACS with technological expertise?
• Blockchain applications, benefits and insights for clearing and settlement
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Dr Paul Sin, Deloitte Consulting Partner with Deloitte China and Deloitte’s Asia Pacific Blockchain Lab Leader
DLT Applications in Post-Trade processes:
•Post-trade DLT live cases Deloitte has advised on and post-trade case scenarios which deeply benefited from blockchain.
•The opportunities and challenges facing post-trade, e-KYC, challenger banks, corporate banking, funds, along with the relevant tech architecture.
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Wong Wanyi, PwC Partner
DLT Applications for the Bond Markets:
- What are the traditional flows of asset structuring, such as for bonds, and how can blockchain benefit them?
- What are the Blockchain applications on securities such as bonds?
- What are the Blockchain application on asset management — in areas of the lifecycle management in reporting, enterprise data management and better traceability.
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From PwC Ventures Hub, Wong Wanyi dives deep into the bond markets. As a knowledgable FinTech leader empowering females, she holds deep capital market expertise and looks at the current industry between bonds trading and OTC dealer-driven markets. Wanyi expertly shares how a shared, trusted view of asset information will also enable faster settlements, cutting operational costs and complexity.
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Fireside Chat: John Ho, Standard Chartered, Managing Director, Head of Legal
John Shares About Regulatory Trends and Challenges in DLT:
- What are the regulatory trends in different jurisdictions?
- What are the implications and findings from previous DLT projects?
Lim Chuanji, Senior Manager of Partnerships of STACS: Challenges faced by financial institutions in their DLT Strategies, Trends & Insights
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STACS gains digital transformation insights on the region’s fintech landscape and trends of new technologies on fintech innovation in Capital Markets.
Based on market feedback from STACS engagements with 150+ financial institutions, we gather insights regarding the challenges faced by financial institutions in DLT strategies.
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Live Demonstration from STACS: Nigel Lam, Senior Manager in Product & Jin Ser, Solutions Architect Director
STACS integrates Capital Markets with Project Ubin Payments Network
- An interactive experience of blockchain-based securities for the market participants
- The full lifecycle management of securities is enabled on STACS Blockchain with instant DvP cross-chain
Together, STACS Has Achieved A Major Milestone for DvP — Announced at Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF)!
During the workshop, Capital Market audience received first-hand insights of blockchain tech being utilised in live capital market case studies.
They witnessed the novel, world-first innovative way to safely issue, trade, settle and clear assets on the STACS blockchain in real-time.
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About STACS
STACS is a Singapore-based Blockchain development firm focusing on the digital transformation of the financial industry. Our flagship product, the Securities Trading Asset Clearing and Settlement (STACS) Network, is a blockchain built specifically for Finance. Our vision is to be the underlying Distributed Ledger Technology on which Financial Market Infrastructure is built upon.
Written by Hashstacs Pte Ltd: Isabelle Sumarli, Business Development Manager
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