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Fintech Investments Soar To Record-Breaking US$57B and 2018 Ain’t Over Yet

The fintech industry has achieved a new milestone recently. According to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech report, Global fintech investment roared ahead at a record pace in the first half of 2018, with US$57.9B invested across 875 deals. This value is

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Global Fintech Hackcelerator Singapore 2018, Applications Open

Applications open for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator programme, powered by KPMG in Singapore’s Digital Village and KPMG’s Matchi fintech matchmaking platform. Finals of the programme (“Demo Day’’) will be held at the Singapore Fintech Festival taking place from 12–16 November

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2 Singaporean Fintech Firms Emerged as Top 50 in the Fintech100 List

Two Singapore-based fintech companies – Silent8 and SoCash – feature among ‘Emerging 50’ most promising fintech companies in the 2017 Fintech100 released today. The Fintech100 includes the ‘Leading 50’ fintech firms around the globe, ranked based on innovation, capital raising

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KPMG and Microsoft Announce New “Blockchain Nodes”

KPMG International and Microsoft have announced the launch of joint Blockchain Nodes, which are designed to create and demonstrate use cases that apply blockchain technology to business propositions and processes. The first joint Blockchain Nodes are in Frankfurt and Singapore,

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OurCrowd an Equity Crowdfunding Opens Singapore Office and Appoints new MD

OurCrowd, an equity crowdfunding, announced that it has opened an office in Singapore, its seventh worldwide, to serve the growing community of Asian investors interested in funding early stage high-growth companies. It has appointed Denes Ban, a successful entrepreneur and

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KPMG Launches Digital Ledger Services To Help Companies Implement Blockchain Technology

KPMG in Singapore has announced the introduction of its Digital Ledger Services. This is a comprehensive suite of services designed to help companies, especially those in regulated sectors such as financial services, to realise the potential of blockchain capabilities such

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Infographics – The Pulse of Fintech – Q2/2016

KPMG Enterprise, KPMG Fintechand CB Insights had created ‘The Pulse of Fintech’, a quarterly report highlighting key fintech deals, issues and challenges around the world, in addition to key trends and insights related to fintech in key regions, including the

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The Fintech 100 – Announcing The World’s Leading Fintech Innovators For 2016

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced its list of the world’s leading fintech innovators, the 2016 Fintech 100. The annual list includes the leading 50 Established fintech companies across the globe, as well

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Top 50 Fintechs in China

KPMG has released a new report naming the top 50 fintech ventures in China, which include Ant Financial, Baidu Finance, Dianrong.com, WeBank and Zhongan Insurance. The report, titled 2016 China Leading Fintech 50, aims at promoting the industry’s growth by highlighting

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KPMG and MAS on Electronic Payments With “Singapore Payments Roadmap”

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a “Singapore Payments Roadmap” which it has commissioned KPMG Advisory to produce. In a speech at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, the Managing Director of MAS, Mr Ravi Menon,

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