[Binance Asia-Pacific Head: Binance Plans to Add 5 New Regulatory Licenses in Asia This Year] Foresight News reports that SB Seker, Binance's Asia-Pacific head, stated in an interview with *Nikkei Asia* in Tokyo that Binance plans to add 5 new regulatory licenses in Asia this year, bringing the total number of licensed jurisdictions globally to over 20. Currently, Binance holds regulatory authorizations in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand within the Asia-Pacific region. With the completion of the acquisition of the South Korean local exchange Gopax, South Korea will soon be added to its list of licensed jurisdictions. Seker did not specify the target markets for the new licenses, only mentioning that some markets are 'nearing the final stages.' Seker joined Binance last year. Previously, he worked at Crypto.com Group in Singapore and held senior legal positions at Ant Group and Rothschild & Co. He also served at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore's central bank and financial regulatory authority).