You were an early mover in digital assets and tokenization. Why did you step into that space as a bank?
Replied byTan Su Shan
Group CEO & Director at DBS Group
Niche: Banking, AI, Finance
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: Singapore
Started: 2015 or
As a trusted intermediary we hold deposits, lend, and help clients invest. When assets move on-chain, we still need to play that role. People forget keys and get scammed. We built strong custody cold, hot, air-gapped and then a digital exchange so clients could on- and off-ramp and transact safely.
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