| Mobile Web

Search results for Canton Network

Finance

139.99 billion flowed into fintech; H2 battlefield is infrastructure and AI

Global fintech investment in the second half is expected to concentrate on stablecoin and digital-asset infrastructure, AI and agent commerce, an outlook said. Funding is likely to shift toward companies that have proven profitability and scalability, rather than simple technology experiments. KPMG named financial infrastructure as a key focus, citing expanding stablecoins and tokenised assets and demand to modernise legacy core systems at traditional financial institutions. Large payment-sector M&A is also expected to continue.

Crypto

Eastpoint: Seoul 2026 private digital asset conference to be held on Sept. 28

Global asset manager Franklin Templeton, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle will take part in Eastpoint: Seoul 2026, a closed-door digital asset conference to be held on Sept. 28. The event in Seoul will bring together a small group of policymakers, global institutions and Web3 leaders to discuss South Korea’s digital asset market and global institutional adoption trends.

Crypto

Hanwha Investment & Securities to run two-track token securities, RWA strategy for digital asset regulation

Hanwha Investment & Securities is accelerating its digital asset push after declaring in October last year it would become a specialist digital asset brokerage. It plans to expand investment and collaboration with digital asset firms while preparing for regulation by pursuing domestic token securities and overseas real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation. DA Platform team head Byung-chul Lee outlined building a platform linking product discovery, issuance and subscription, and wallet and custody, starting with issuance and underwriting.