Tag "Singapore Fintech Festival 2021"

AFIN Launches Fintech Global Registry ChekFIN to Ease Open Banking Partnerships

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) announced the launch of ChekFIN, a global fintech registry aiming to assist Financial Institutions (FIs) in identifying and evaluating fintech companies for collaboration and development opportunities. Created in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group Fintech

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Singapore and the Philippines Ink Deal for Cross-Border QR Payments Linkage

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) today signed a deal to to facilitate interoperable payments between the two countries. The enhanced Fintech Cooperation Agreement (CA) builds on the earlier 2017 agreement to broaden

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SGFinDex’s Second Phase Enables Users to View Their Investments in One Place

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) today launched the second phase of the Singapore Financial Data Exchange (SGFinDex). Individuals can now view information on their investment holdings at The Central Depository

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MAS Green Lights Payments Unicorn Airwallex to Operate in Singapore

Cross border payments company Airwallex, announced that its Singapore entity has been granted a Major Payment Institution License by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 today. With this license,

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NETS Enhances Local SMEs’ Cross-Border Payments Capabilities With Alipay+ Integration

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), Singapore’s payment services group announced plans to integrate with Ant Group’s Alipay+ to further enhance the digital payments capabilities of its local merchants at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2021. Introduced by Ant Group since 2020,

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Singapore Rolls Out 2 New AI Programmes, Sets Aside S$180 Million More for Research

Singapore will be setting aside an additional S$180 million to accelerate fundamental and translational AI research on top of the S$500 million that has been committed so far, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies,

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Singapore Fintech Festival 2021: What to Expect and Top Sessions to Attend

The world’s largest fintech festival is coming back from November 08 to 12, 2021 to explore some of the hottest trends in the fintech space ranging from embedded finance and decentralized finance (DeFi), to sustainable finance and greener artificial intelligence

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