The Digital Alliance Institute for Digital Finance Research (DAFRI) is a non-governmental research organisation with a broad research agenda on cutting-edge technologies and policy recommendations for a more sustainable world. DAFRI's fields of research include: 1. digital economy a. big data and artificial intelligence: big data collection, packaging, storage, and utilisation on the internet of things, deep learning, algorithms and databases, storage-as-a-service platforms, etc. b. blockchain: industrial blockchain applications and carbon footprint governance c. digital finance: cryptocurrencies, supply chain finance, central bank digital currencies, and decentralised finance 2. carbon neutrality: carbon accounting, information disclosure, emissions trading, and carbon tax design 3. pan-sustainable financial technology: sustainable asset identification and management, fintech upgrades on traditional sustainable financial services, and sustainability regulation, eg ESG investment, green building, green consumption, ecological product value realisation.