Connecting Asia and Africa through financial innovation

We focus on three core areas:

• Tokenised capital markets – structuring tokenised sovereign and infrastructure bonds and related programmes.

• Cross-border advisory – designing Asia–Africa transaction structures, platforms and partnerships.

• Institutional capacity building – training and immersion programmes for central banks, DFIs, banks and fintechs.

All of our work is anchored in domestic regulation and supervisory expectations. We work with regulated institutions, local counsel and, where needed, licensed intermediaries to ensure that any structures, pilots or programmes align with applicable laws, sandbox frameworks and regulatory guidance in both Singapore and African markets.

Our clients and counterparts include:

• Central banks and regulators

• Development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral agencies

• Sovereign issuers and government agencies

• Regulated commercial banks and capital-markets firms

• Licensed fintech and digital-asset platforms operating between Asia and Africa

Tokenised capital markets use distributed-ledger technology to issue and record digital representations of traditional instruments—such as bonds or funds—on a secure, permissioned infrastructure. The underlying legal obligations remain the same, but issuance, settlement and lifecycle management can become more transparent, programmable and efficient when designed in line with regulatory requirements.

We help institutions assess regulatory pathways, identify credible local partners, and design practical entry strategies. This may include market and regulatory mapping, engagement plans for supervisors, sandbox or pilot design, and structures for cross-border distribution or co-branded platforms.

We combine on-the-ground African banking and DFI experience with Singapore’s regulatory and fintech ecosystem. We speak both “policy” and “product”: we can discuss prudential concerns and legal frameworks with regulators, and, at the same time, work with your teams on concrete product, platform and data-flow design.

No. We work exclusively with institutional and professional counterparties such as regulators, DFIs, banks and licensed fintechs. We do not take deposits, hold client assets, or provide investment advice to the general public.

Global Markets Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based capital-markets and strategy advisory firm. We are not a bank or retail broker, and we do not operate a trading venue. Where regulated activity is required, we work alongside appropriately licensed partners in the relevant jurisdictions.