Asset Management Fintech Republic Expands to Asia

Investment platform fintech Republic is expanding to Asia, launching Republic Asia and setting up an office in Seoul. Republic is also planning to expand in Singapore and in other Asian countries this year, the fintech said in a press release Wednesday. The fintech, based in the U.S., operates multiple online investment platforms and provides asset management and blockchain advisory services. «Republic’s ultimate vision has always been to build a new type of investment firm that can democratize finance,» Youngro Lee , chief operating officer of Republic and head of Republic Asia, said in the statement. Backing from South Korean Investors…