Share the article
twitter-iconcopy-link-iconprint-icon
share-icon
TechvisionSeptember 20 2022

Creating the metaverse from the inside out

Lam Chee Kin, legal and compliance head at DBS, speaks to Liz Lumley about humanity, storytelling and the metaverse. 
Share the article
twitter-iconcopy-link-iconprint-icon
share-icon
Creating the metaverse from the inside outBackground image: Getty Images

When observing the hype surrounding the metaverse, you tend to see young tech founders presenting a future where you can experience life as your favourite Star Wars character. It is a world of fantasy, gaming and entirely virtual. 

One of DBS’s most ardent evangelists for the promise of the metaverse is a lawyer, albeit a lawyer who currently spends his free time playing online action role-playing game Genshin Impact from miHoYo and sees the metaverse as entirely human. 

To continue reading, join our community and benefit from

  • In-depth coverage across key markets
  • Comments from financial leaders and policymakers worldwide
  • Regional/country bank rankings and awards
Activate your free trial
Liz Lumley is deputy editor at The Banker. She is a global specialist commentator on global financial technology or “fintech”. She has spent 30 years working in the financial technology space, most recently as director at VC Innovations and architect of the Fintech Talents Festival, managing director at Startupbootcamp FinTech London and an editor at financial services and technology newswire, Finextra. She was named Journalist of the Year for Technology and Digital Finance at State Street’s UK Press Awards for 2022.
Read more articles from this author