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Applications Are Now Open for the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Challenge 2022

The Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) has announced the launch of the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Challenge 2022 hackathon. SBIP is an initiative funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Enterprise Singapore (ESG),

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Huawei, IMDA Launch Spark Incubator for Fintech, Metaverse and SaaS Startups in Singapore

Huawei has partnered with the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) PIXEL Innovation Hub to launch the inaugural Spark Incubator programme in Singapore. The programme aims to support pre-seed and seed stage fintech, metaverse, and software as a service (SaaS) startups

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IMDA and MAS Seeks Feedback to Bolster the SGQR’s Interoperability

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are seeking feedback on making the Singapore Quick Response Code (SGQR) more interoperable. The consultation paper seeks views on IMDA’s and MAS’ proposals to introduce a set

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IMDA, MAS and ADGM Complete World’s First Digital Trade Financing Pilot

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have successfully concluded the world’s first cross-border digital trade financing pilot of its kind. Commercial

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Grab Creates 350 Jobs to Bolster Its Financial Services in South East Asia

As part of its regional hiring efforts, Grab expects to create around 350 new jobs in Singapore this year to support its growth plans. These include the expansion of products and services to support the digitalisation of micro SMEs, the

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Australia Begins Blockchain Trial With Singapore for Cross Border Trade

The Australian Border Force (ABF) begins a blockchain trial for cross border trade with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). This partnership is in line with the bilateral Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement. A trial was launched on 23 November with

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How Singapore Measures Up To The Latest Fintech Buzzword: Artificial Intelligence

It’s been quite a few years since huge parts of our lives have ported over to digitalisation, and almost by accident, many organisations have accumulated swaths of data that they’ve more recently just realised could be turned into valuable analytics.

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innovfest unbound 2018 in Singapore Event Wrap Up

innovfest unboundSoutheas 2018, one of Asia’s largest innovation festival, wrapped up the fourth edition of its annual two-day event at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore this week. The event, jointly organized by Unbound and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm

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A Blockchain Challenge For Singapore to Boost Innovation and Adoption Beyond Fintech

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) launched a Blockchain Challenge to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative new solutions using blockchain technologies beyond fintech. Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology, with the potential to accelerate Singapore’s transformation

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Strengthening the AI Finance Ecosystem in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is collaborating with the Economic Development Board (EDB), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Singapore’s financial sector. The collaboration

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