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Fintech Founders Dominate 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Finance and VC Category
In this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, fintech founders and co-founders are dominating the Finance and Venture Capital (VC) category. Among the 30 entries, 13 are either the founders or co-founders of fintech companies, while four are fintech
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U.S. Unicorn Carta Sets up New Singapore Office to Kick off Asian Expansion Plans
Carta, a California-based startup that offers capitalisation table management and valuation software, announced that it has set up a new Singapore office to kick off its first commercial operations in Asia. The US unicorn will be launching its operations in
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MAS Report Highlights Digital Identity As One of The Key Pillars of Digital Economy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a report on the foundational digital infrastructure necessary for an inclusive digital economy and seamless cross-border transactions around the world. Through this report, MAS aims to help public sector agencies and players in
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Meet the 5 Startups Selected for Visa’s Accelerator Program
Visa announced today that they have selected five startups to be part of their first Visa Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific. Over the next four to six months, they said that the startups will focus on creating defined commercial opportunities
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NUS Offers Singapore’s First Masters and PhD Programmes in Fintech
The National University of Singapore (NUS) will offer two new graduate programmes in fintech in the new academic year, to help build a robust ecosystem of high-quality research talent and capabilities to support the fast-growing financial industry in Singapore. The
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Digibank Solution Provider Meniga Partners Visa to Accelerate Its APAC Expansion
Digital banking solution provider Meniga has announced a new partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion within the Asia Pacific region. Meninga had recently secured €10 million (S$ 15.78 million) during a strategic investment round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures
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OCBC Bank Rolls Out Face Verification for ATM Banking Transactions
OCBC Bank has introduced the use of facial biometrics for ATM services, eliminating the need to carry around an ATM card. The bank claims to be the first in Southeast Asia to enable the use of face verification on its
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Behind Singapore’s Ambitions to be Asia’s Leading Centre for Green Fintech
Singapore is looking to leverage its position as one of the world’s most developed fintech markets to become a leader in green fintech, a vision part of a broader movement for the nation to become sustainable. During a speech at
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Digital Identity Firm Callsign Chooses Singapore as APAC Headquarters
Callsign, a London-based artificial intelligence-driven identity and authentication solutions provider, has named Singapore as its headquarters for the Asia Pacific region which will expand throughout 2021. Callsign has chosen Singapore as the Asia Pacific headquarters due to the increase in
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Banking-as-a-Service a New Battleground for Banking Incumbents and Challenger Banks
With a new Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) model, financial services providers can save up to 95 percent of a typical customer acquisition cost, according to a new report from Oliver Wyman. The report said that the typical customer acquisition cost can be
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