Posts From Fintech News Singapore
Top 5 Coworking Spaces in Singapore for Fintech Startups
Home to more than 600 fintech startups and over 40 innovation labs, Singapore is one of the world’s leading fintech hubs and Southeast Asia’s undeniable fintech leader. With so much fintech activities, it is no wonder that we’re seeing demand
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Digital Assets Firm Diginex Appoints Jim Pollock as COO to Build its Singapore Office
Diginex, a digital asset financial services and advisory company, has appointed Mr. Jim Pollock as Chief Operating Officer (COO) based in Singapore. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the company’s business strategy, which includes
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Money20/20 Asia is the Latest Event Postponed Amidst the COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis
Concerns are heightening against the backdrop the COVID-19 novel coronavirus increased cases and deathtoll. In light of this global health crisis, event organisers around the world are taking steps to prevent the coronavirus from further spreading. Major events like the
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Siam Commercial Adopts Facial Recognition to Allow Account Opening at 7-Eleven
Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has further enhanced its partnership with 7-Eleven to drive agent banking services. In this new enhanced partnership, new SCB customers will be able to open a non-passbook savings bank account at 7-Eleven’s Counter Service using
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Singapore’s New Digital Trade Platform Sees First Transaction from DBS and Audi
Advancing Singapore’s trade digitalisation agenda, DBS Bank, in collaboration with Audi Singapore (Audi) and Audi’s local distributor, Premium Automobiles (Premium), completed the first trade financing transaction on Singapore’s Networked Trade Platform (NTP). The inaugural trade relates to a SGD3.5 million
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Here Are The Contenders to Singapore’s Digital Banking Race
Singapore’s digital banking license was perhaps one of the most widely discussed topic in 2019 within fintech circles and we suspect 2020 will not be too different with MAS anticipated to issue licenses by mid-2020. There were many speculations as
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DBS’ QR Ang Bao Sees Nearly SGD$3 Million in Transaction So Far
DBS QR Gift, a QR-based payment solution for Ang Bao’s has nearly double its transaction this year. This Chinese New Year, nearly $SGD 2.7 million has been loaded onto DBS QR Gift card, this is compared to $SGD 1.5 million
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Most Are Still Afraid to Invest in Crypto Despite Increased Awareness, OECD Survey Shows
Despite awareness of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) being high and interest in investing in this new asset class being strong, ownership of cryptocurrencies and tokens issued through ICOs is still low in Southeast Asia, according to a research
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Singapore Ranks First in the World in Digital Readiness
Singapore has been named the world’s top nation in terms of digital adoption and which showcases the most favorable environment for digitalization, according to Cisco’s annual Digital Readiness Index. The index, which measures digital readiness of countries based on seven
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6 Agri-Fintech Startups in Asia to Follow in 2020
Agritech, which refers to the use of technology and technological innovation to improve the efficiency and output of agriculture, is poised to have a major impact across the world, and most particularly emerging markets. Agritech covers a wide and varied
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