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How Ideas Developed at Fintech Hackathons Transform Lives
Just three more weeks until the F10 Fintech Hackathon in Singapore. Read here how a Hackathon changed the lives of some entrepreneurs. After taking part in FinTech Hackathons, they quit their jobs and started to revolutionize the global finance sector: here
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RMIT Online Offers Two New Blockchain Courses
After the successful launch of Australia’s first blockchain university short course, Developing Blockchain Strategy, RMIT Online announced the launch of two additional blockchain courses. This courses will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the technology, including the understanding of how
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INSEAD Brings Blockchain to Business Education
INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announces the appointment of Don Tapscott, a leading authority on the digital age, as Adjunct Professor of Technology and Operations Management with effect from September 2018. INSEAD has also agreed a two-year
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P2P Lending on the Rise in India
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in India is set to grow into a US$5 billion industry by 2023 as alternative finance continues to fill the void left by banks. The Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in the Parliament in January show that small
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This Singaporean Team Wants to Combat Crypto-Scams with a Board Game
Cryptocurrency has been the subject of a huge amount of interest by the populace, yet if you pulled someone off the street to ask them specific questions, there’s a very high chance that they’ll draw up a blank. The crypto-world
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Fintech Agreement Between Singapore and Dubai Financial Services Authorities
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have signed a FinTech Agreement that allows referrals of innovative businesses between the two authorities. The Agreement reflects the commitment of both authorities to support the continuous
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Fintech and Blockchain Courses in Singapore
The global banking and financial services sector is rapidly transforming due to waves of digital disruption enabled by emerging fintech. As fintech is taking an impetuous pace, dynamically penetrating the daily lives of consumers through every available channel, professionals in
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The Rise of Crypto in University Education
Coinbase regularly engages with students and universities across the country as part of recruiting efforts. They partnered with Qriously to ask students directly about their thoughts on crypto and blockchain — and in this report, they outline findings on the growing roster
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Standard Chartered to Pilot Blockchain-Based Smart Guarantees in Trade Finance
Standard Chartered announced today a collaboration with Siemens Financial Services, the financing arm of Siemens, and TradeIX, a digital trade provider, to carry out an industry-first client pilot to create an end-to-end blockchain-based smart guarantees proposition in trade finance. With
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Asia: 100 Insurtech Companies and Counting
Advances in digital innovations and cutting-edge technologies as well as evolving customer preferences are creating the need for digital agility in the insurance sector. Insurtech, a subset of fintech that refers to the use of technology innovations to squeeze out
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