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Global ESG Fintech Investment Expected to Exceed US$ 100 Billion This Decade
Despite high-interest rates, plunging fintech valuations, and a slowdown in external deal activity, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) fintech sector is proving resilient and continuing to thrive as evidenced by the ESG fintech investment reaching an all-time high just
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Breaching the New Frontier in Payments Security and Compliance Automation
The complexity of the fintech sector is increasing with sophisticated fraud schemes and personal data compromises, counterbalanced with breakthroughs where automation in payments security and compliance automation are catching up, and playing a pivotal role in how digital fraud will
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OJK Unveils New Roadmap to Strengthen and Develop Indonesia’s Sharia Banking
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) of Indonesia has unveiled its Islamic banking roadmap to enhance the resilience and impact of the Sharia banking sector in the country. An update from the previous plan, the 2023-2027 Roadmap for the Development and
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Tackling the US$2 Trillion Funding Shortfall for Asia Pacific’s SMEs
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital in driving economic growth, particularly in developing countries, as they significantly contribute to the GDP and play a key role in job creation. According to the Asian Development Bank, SMEs make up 98%
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Banks View Fintechs as the Biggest Threat to Their Cross-Border Payments Business
Traditional lenders are losing market share in cross-border payments to non-banks, with digital challengers and fintech startups rapidly gaining ground by solving some of the most critical issues in the sector including its high fees, inefficiencies and slow transaction speeds,
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Singapore Fintech Festival 2023: Top 9 Highlights You Might Have Missed
The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) wrapped up its annual event on November 17, 2023, concluding a multi-day fintech program that attracted an estimated audience 60,000+ attendees. This year’s SFF brought together leaders and experts from around the world in finance,
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Digital Assets and Sustainable Finance Take Center Stage at Singapore Fintech Festival
At the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023, Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, delivered an insightful address on fintech’s current and future direction. His speech thoughtfully reflected Singapore’s advancements in fintech since the previous year and a
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McKinsey Wealthtech in APAC Report: 2.25 Trillion Valuation by 2027
In Asia-Pacific (APAC), the nascent wealthtech sector is poised to witness strong growth, a rise which will be driven by technological advancements, the region’s increasing wealth as well as its large affluent segment which has so far remained largely untapped
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Embedded Finance – Seizing the Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Unlocking a US$3.6 trillion opportunity! Join us as industry leaders discuss the potential of embedded finance and its impact on financial inclusion.
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24 Startups to Vie for S$1M Funding on New Reality Show ‘The Big Spark’
Mediacorp, a state-owned media conglomerate in Singapore, has announced the launch of The Big Spark, a new initiative designed to bridge the gap between emerging entrepreneurs and investors in Southeast Asia. The project, developed in partnership with Elevandi and TiE
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