The Whampoa Group, a family office based in Singapore, will open a digital bank in Bahrain, the kingdom’s Economic Development Board said on May 18. The Group expects to open the bank by the end of the year and is aiming for a global client base.

The bank will offer digital asset trading, custody and management among digital banking services. According to Bloomberg, the Central Bank of Bahrain has granted the bank “in principle approval” pending fulfillment of all requirements.

Whampoa Group is associated with two prominent Singaporean Lee families — including Amy Lee, niece of Singaporean statesman Lee Kuan Yew, and Lee Han Shih of Singaporean multimedia conglomerate Potato Productions. 

#Singapore‘s Whampoa Group, an #investment firm with stakes in global #tech firms, will set up the headquarters of its new digital #bank in #Bahrain, the Gulf state’s Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Thursday. The bank aims to launch at the end of this year, the EDB said. pic.twitter.com/GEJtUPAlzb

— kuwaitnews.masaha (@MasahaKWT) May 18, 2023

According to its LinkedIn page, Whampoa Digital was created in 2021. It participated in a $500 million investment fund created by Binance Labs, the cryptocurrency exchange’s venture capital arm, in June 2022. In September, it Go to Source to See Full Article
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