The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the finalists for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator, as well as the Global Fintech Awards that will be a part of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF).
These awards are among the key highlights of SFF 2021, which will take place from 8 to 12 November 2021.
Global Fintech Hackcelerator 2021
20 finalists were shortlisted for this year’s Global Fintech Hackcelerator through the Local and International Partner Programmes.
The finalists, comprising fintech firms and solution providers, have submitted their unique solutions that aim to accelerate Green Finance development in Singapore and the region.
They will be pitching their solutions at the Global Fintech Hackcelerator Demo Day during the SFF where the top three winners will receive a total of S$150,000 in prize money.
All the finalists will receive a S$20,000 cash stipend and be eligible for a fast-tracked application process to receive a cash grant of up to S$200,000, under the MAS Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Proof-of-Concept Scheme.
Finalists:
Descartes Insurance Asia (Local)
Alter5 Financial Technologies (Local)
RootAnt Global Pte Ltd and Global Initiatives Communications Pte Ltd (Local)
Net Purpose Ltd (Local)
MioTech (Local)
Nexus Frontier Tech (Asia) Pte Ltd (Local)
CredQuant Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Local)
Banyan Infrastructure Corporation (Local)
Evercity UG (haftungsbesc hränkt) (Local)
YOUKI GmbH (Local)
SkyBlu AI (International)
TSJR SAS – Neuroprofiler (International)
Qarnot Computing (International)
Sustainaccount AG (International)
Mympact (International)
Beijing Uni Inclusive Technology Limited Company (International)
WeavInsight (WeavAir) (International)
Greenomy (International)
CRIF and R.E.D (International)
Home Infrastructure Technology Limited (International)
SFF Global Fintech Awards 2021
The SFF Global Fintech Awards, supported by PwC Singapore, brings together the Fintech Awards previously presented separately by MAS and the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA).
The awards recognises ground-breaking solutions that have enabled the financial sector to rebound from the impact of the pandemic, including initiatives that have helped create new growth opportunities, transform industry practices, and promote financial inclusion.
The theme for this year’s Awards is “Emerging from a pandemic, the road to recovery”.
Winners of the awards will be announced on 11 November 2021, at the SFF.
Finalists:
Aleta Planet
Asia Wealth Platform
Aspire FT
BondEvalue
Brick
CardUp
Contour
FinScore
Funding Asia Group (Funding Societies | Modalku)
Gets Asia
Global Processing Services (Singapore)
GoalsMapper
Hashstacs
Helicap
ADDX
iLex Markets APAC
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Singapore Branch)
Kliq
LiquidX Insurance Services (Singapore)
Lulu Financial Holdings
Malayan Banking Berhad
Mambu Asia Pacific
Nect GmbH
NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative
Ondato
Propine Technologies
PT Lunaria Annua Teknologi (Koinworks)
PureSoftware
Regtank Technology
ReMark International B.V.
Sentifi Vietnam LLC
Shanghai IceKredit, INC
ShuttleOne
SingCash
Stackseer Technologies (Merkle Science)
Uniphore Software Systems Singapore
Valocity
Wesurance
Wise Asia Pacific
Xfers
Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of MAS, said,
“COVID-19 challenges have catalysed rapid innovation and consumer adoption of digital services. We have also seen sustainability and resiliency becoming key elements of future business operating models. This year’s Fintech Awards will highlight the importance of investing in innovation to foster an inclusive global recovery.
In addition, we have focused the Global Fintech Hackcelerator around Green Fintech as we strive to harness technology to support the transition to a low carbon economy, regionally and globally.”
