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Amy Lee launches crypto-friendly Singapore Gulf Bank in Bahrain

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Amy Lee, niece of Singapore's founding prime minister, has co-founded the Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), a digital bank based in Bahrain. SGB aims to facilitate trade between the Gulf and Asia, which reached $516 billion in 2024, by offering integrated services for both traditional and digital assets. The bank, a collaboration between Lee's Whampoa Group and Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat, emphasizes 24/7 transactions and a crypto-friendly regulatory environment. SGB has already secured partnerships with major financial institutions like JP Morgan and Binance. AI

IMPACT Establishes a new financial institution catering to digital assets, potentially increasing mainstream adoption and regulatory focus on crypto.

RANK_REASON Launch of a new bank with a focus on digital assets and significant partnerships. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Angelica Ang ·

    Why Amy Lee, the niece of Singapore’s first prime minister, helped launch a crypto-friendly bank

    Singapore Gulf Bank comes from a partnership between the Whampoa Group and Mumtalakat, Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund.

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