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MAS’ Chief Fintech Officer on Making Singapore a World Leader in Digital Banking
Over the past couple of years, Singapore has emerged as one of the fintech’s top hotspots in the world. Today, the city state is home to 43% of all fintech companies in Southeast Asia: that’s about 750+ organizations. Since being
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Singapore Fintech Festival: World’s Largest Fintech Festival Happening This Week
Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and in collaboration with SingEx Holdings, the second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival kicked off today. The week-long event promises to
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FS-ISAC and MAS Establish APAC Intelligence Centre For Analysing Cyber Threat Information
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that they will collaborate to establish an Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Intelligence and Analysis Centre to encourage regional sharing and analysis of cybersecurity
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The 10 FinTech Award Singapore Winners, 250’000 goes to….
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) awarded 10 FinTech companies a total of S$1.15 million at the FinTech Awards. Organised as part of the Singapore FinTech Festival, the FinTech Awards recognise innovative
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MAS, R3 and Financial Institutions Experimenting with Blockchain Technology
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology. This project could potentially avail a payment
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Winners of Global FinTech Hackcelerator, Provide Innovative Solutions to Industry Problems
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that three FinTech companies will receive a cash prize of S$50,000 each for the technology solutions they presented at the Global FinTech Hackcelerator Demo Day. Organised as part of the inaugural Singapore FinTech
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soCASH Receives Financial Sector Technology & Innovation (FSTI)
soCASH, a growing Singapore-based fintech start-up that makes cash easily available anywhere and everywhere you want, today announced they have been granted the Financial Sector Technology & Innovation (FSTI) Scheme- Proof Of Concepts (POC) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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First Bank in SouthEast Asia To Use Blockchain Technology For Payment Services
OCBC Bank has become the first bank in Southeast Asia to use blockchain technology in its local and cross-border payment funds transfer services. The use of a payment blockchain solution will see increased efficiency, transparency and security as well as
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MAS and ABS Kick Off Inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival
The inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival kicked off today with a series of events that aim to portray the future of a financial industry transformed by innovation and technology. The week-long Festival is organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),
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ANZ Launches Innovation Lab in Singapore
ANZ has launched an innovation lab in Singapore to help accelerate innovation in Institutional Banking capability and facilitate collaboration with the financial technology – or ‘fintech’ ecosystem which includes participants from industry, academia and government. The facility, known as ANZ
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