Few initiatives in the past couple of years have captured the attention of China’s financial services community more than the recently opened Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Situated in the eastern part of Shanghai and encompassing 29km2 of land which, like the rest of Pudong, was predominantly farmland as little as ten years ago.

The future of payments is constantly evolving as new technology reshapes the way consumers exchange money. To understand more about how the industry views the future of payments, Kapronasia partnered with The Global Payment Summit to survey 60 professionals from various technology and financial services firms to hear their opinions on what we can expect from digital and mobile payments in the coming years.

To help our clients understand the current situation and try to make sense of what could be in the future of digital currencies in Asia, we expand our Top-10 report series to include this report covering the 2015 Top-10 Trends in Asia Digital Currency.

2001-2010 could be considered the 'banking reform' years. During that decade, we saw an incredible opening up in the market with opportunities for both domestic and foreign banks expanding greatly. Although reform has slowed slightly, the industry is still in a period of change and 2013 will be no exception.

2013 will remembered as an incredibly dynamic year for China’s financial services industry. From the increasing number of hedge funds in the market to the emergence and regulation of Bitcoin, industry observers, investors, participants and regulators have had their work cut out for them keeping up with the market.

Margin trading, financial futures and cross-border investing are just a few of the areas that have seen tremendous changes in the past five years and will see much more as the market continues to develop and we see new products and opportunities emerge.

2013 will remembered as an incredibly dynamic year for China’s financial services industry. From the increasing number of hedge funds in the market to the emergence and regulation of Bitcoin, industry observers, investors, participants and regulators have had their work cut out for them keeping up with the market.

Kapronasia is pleased to announce the release of the “China Financial Technology 2011 – Top 10 Trends shaping the Industry" report. Based on discussions with industry insiders and market observations, the report is the first of its kind to offer an in-depth look at the key focuses of Chinese financial industry CIOs in 2011.

With record fines and increased scrutiny, trade surveillance in China has become critical for regulators, exchanges and market participants. In the Trade Surveillance in China Report from Kapronasia sponsored by Nasdaq, we look at the key challenges and opportunities.

The Australian market is in a unique position as it is closely tied to both the more developed Western capital markets and the growing Asian markets. Although Australia’s capital markets do not receive the attention of some of the other Asian markets, a sound legal system, liquidity, increased competition and a variety of products and asset classes will continue to make the Australian markets an attractive place for future investment.