A Morning in the Markets
6:45 a.m. – Singapore.
A capital-markets professional opens the dashboard.
Overnight: new MAS circular, shifting ESG indices, three conflicting forecasts.
Hundreds of data points. All visible – none connected fast enough to act.
That’s the gap SEI was built to close.
With SEI
WHAT SEI IS
From Data to Meaning –
The Future of Capital Intelligence
SEI (Smart Export Intelligence) is a cognitive intelligence layer for capital markets.
It connects data, regulation, and sentiment – helping financial institutions sense meaning before numbers move.
This understanding turns foresight into performance – enabling smarter allocation, faster adaptation, and sustained growth.
THE CHALLENGE
Too Much Data.
Too Little Understanding.
Financial institutions face an information paradox:
Perfect visibility, limited foresight.
Data overload, compliance fatigue.
Regulation and ESG updates outpacing interpretation.
It’s not a data problem.
It’s a meaning problem.

THE SHIFT
From Artificial to
Understanding Intelligence

Traditional AI predicts.
Markets move on meaning.
SEI introduces the next layer of intelligence – one that understands context: how policy, culture, and behavior interact to shape financial systems.
This is not automation.
It’s comprehension.
THE SOLUTION
Building the Cognitive Intelligence Layer for Finance
SEI transforms existing financial dashboards into living systems that think with you.
When MAS tone shifts, ESG sentiment rises in Jakarta, or capital flows change overnight –
SEI reads signals and connects what matters.
The Capital Resonance Framework (CRF) links:
Signal Intelligence
Early detection of market, policy, and sentiment shifts across ASEAN and global sources.


Context Intelligence
Bridging quantitative data with political and cultural meaning.
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Narrative Intelligence
Translating insights into coherent investor communication and decisive action.
THE RESULT
From Compliance to Confidence
SEI transforms existing financial dashboards into living systems that think with you. When MAS tone shifts, ESG sentiment rises in Jakarta, or capital flows change overnight –
SEI reads signals and connects what matters.
Before
With SEI
Manual Synthesis
Real-time signal fusion
Reactive Reporting
Core Collaboration Tools
Regular Feature Updates
Regular Feature Updates
3rd-Party App Integrations
3rd-Party App Integrations
Advanced Analytics
Advanced Analytics
SEI turns complexity into clarity – and clarity into capital advantage.
WHY SEI WINS WHERE BIG TECH CAN'T
Big Tech Builds
Intelligence.
SEI Builds
Understanding.
Every investor asks: Can a small company compete with Google or OpenAI?
The answer is yes – because we don't try to be them.
01
The Last-Mile Problem
Big Tech trains general models but can't deploy them inside regulated finance.

02
Trust & Sovereignty
Banks keep control. SEI runs on sovereign, MAS-ready infrastructure.

03
Specialization vs. Scale
Big Tech chases universality. SEI goes deep in one vertical: capital markets.

04
Context as Moat
Our IP links data with regulation, politics, and culture – something compute power can't copy.

We don’t outspend Big Tech – we out-understand them.
THE OPPORTUNITY
A $15B Cognitive Opportunity in ASEAN & EU Markets
The shift toward cognitive finance has begun – but no one owns the bridge between AI and real financial context.

Regulators move faster than systems.
ESG disclosures multiply daily.
Investors demand narrative transparency, not just data.
SEI occupies the open space where meaning drives markets –
the Capital Intelligence Layer.
THE PROOF PATH
From Concept to Regulatory Readiness
SEI is preparing to apply for the MAS FinTech Regulatory Sandbox to co-develop the first Capital Resonance use case with regional banking partners.
The Objective
Interpret MAS ESG and Green Finance updates in real time - turning compliance into foresight.
Target Scope
Singapore · Malaysia · Hong Kong
Key Outputs
Regulatory Tone Index · Sentiment Map · Capital Readiness Score
MAS Sandbox admission is under preparation and represents Phase 1 of SEI’s roadmap.
PARTNERSHIP MODEL
Collaborative Growth –
Build, License, Scale
SEI is designed for collaboration.
Banks, regulators, and data partners are co-creators in the system.
Joint Development
Co-create within regulatory frameworks
.
Licensing & Integration
Embed SEI modules or APIs.

Partnership Paths

Strategic Investment
Participate in SEI Holding for IP value creation.
AI Business Insights
Uncover trends, forecast outcomes, and make smarter decisions using AI.
Revenue Streams

Platform licensing
ESG modules
Multilingual Translation
Break language barriers with real-time AI translation for global communication and customer support.
Regulatory analytics
Narrative intelligence services.
AI-Driven Notifications
Trigger smart alerts and reminders based on workflow behavior, deadlines, or user actions.
FOR INVESTORS
Invest in Cognitive Capital
SEI is not another AI product.
It’s the cognitive backbone of future capital markets –
a system that learns how finance, culture, and policy interact.

Funding Goal
2.5M
USD
18
months runway
Proof milestone
Regulatory admission +
pilot execution.
Why Now
Seed funds enable MAS Sandbox readiness & pilot validation.
Builds the regulatory & ESG context layer.
Establishes trust and compliance advantage.
Prepares Series A expansion post-validation.
THE COGNITIVE MOAT
Our Edge: Trust × Context × Timing
Technology can be copied.
Trust cannot.
SEI’s defensibility grows through:
Trust
Regulation-first, auditable systems

Context
Deep understanding of policy, culture, and capital
Timing
Early market entry before Big Tech verticalizes finance.
Together, these create a living moat – the more SEI learns, the stronger it becomes.
VISION & TEAM
The Architects of Cognitive Finance
Founded in Singapore by Kai Thomas – Serial Entrepreneur (Exec. MBA) with 20 years of experience in innovation consulting and strategic design for financial institutions.

Kai Thomas
Founder & CEO
metavers, SEI
Vision
To make financial systems not only automated – but self-understanding.

We don’t build software for banks.
We build understanding for their future.
POWERED BY METAVERS
Built by metavers –
The AGI-Ready Brand & Innovation Studio
metavers is a next-generation innovation studio bridging artificial and human intelligence.
With over 20 years of experience in strategy, cognitive systems, and cultural
transformation, metavers designs organizations that think – and adapt.
Headquartered in Munich and expanding to Singapore, metavers develops SEI as part of its AGI-readiness framework for financial systems.
We don’t predict the future. We design its intelligence.
ROADMAP
From Readiness to Resonance
2025
2026
2027
2028
MAS Sandbox application & partner onboarding (Singapore entity setup)

Pilot execution upon Sandbox approval

ESG & Green Finance modules (TNFD / CSRD aligned)

EU expansion and licensing network at scale



CLOSING WORDS
We Don’t Automate Finance.
We Evolve Its Intelligence.
The next decade of finance will belong to those who understand meaning before markets move.
“Be part of the shift from data to meaning.”
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