Sandbox Express steams into Singapore’s fintech station
Monetary Authority of Singapore quickly thinks up pre-defined sandbox concept.
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Singapore Exchange and regulator in cross-DLT settlement breakthrough
They have developed delivery versus payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets.
Singapore regulator preps $5bn for finance investment
Wants a “stronger platform for growth finance and infrastructure development”.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, is Singapore’s AI fairest of them all?
Regulator wants fairness, ethics, accountability and transparency.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Grab gets $50m funding from Kasikornbank
They also unveil GrabPay by KBank, a co-branded mobile wallet.
DBS Bank and Agrocorp to launch a supply chain blockchain platform
From Australian farmers, to Singapore and beyond.
Singapore unveils world’s first unified payment QR code
SGQR will be adopted by 27 payment schemes.
Singapore Exchange and regulator seek cross-DLT settlement
Developing delivery versus payment (DvP) capabilities.
OCBC Bank unveils robo-investment service
Targeting “young and tech-savvy investors”.
Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
Prudential Singapore calls for fintech scale-ups
Second edition tackles mix of fintech, insurtech, healthtech and medtech.
Zilliqa and Infoteria pair up to push blockchain DApps
APAC plan to promote adoption of decentralised applications.
Fintech infrastructure firm C88 gets $28m funding
Funding round led by Experian, alongside many other investors.
UOB invests in cognitive banking firm Personetics
UOB will also use Personetics’ tech to extend its own machine learning capabilities.
Interview: Ching Ching Tan, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and CFTE have launched a new “AI in Finance” course.
OCBC Bank turns tellers into digital ambassadors
Wants to upskill its workforce.
Razer expands payments reach with Singapore move
Partners with United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay.
Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
Banks in Singapore take the lead on artificial intelligence (AI) training.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
India and Singapore sign fintech MoU amidst ongoing joint projects
India and Singapore are making each other eyes when it comes to fintech partnerships.
OCBC Bank in Singapore’s first instant account opening
You can now open an account with OCBC in Singapore in less than five minutes online.
Julius Baer live with Temenos wealthtech
Private banking group has completed its migration.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
OCBC Bank unleashes $20m workforce digital programme
$20 million, three years, and 29,000 employees.
Singapore to fast track applications for fintech inventions
Approval can now be granted in as quickly as six months.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
OK Google, says OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank has delivered another “Singapore’s first” in collaboration with Google.
OCBC Bank Singapore’s first in instant digital card issuing
Within minutes of applying for an OCBC Bank card, you could be using it via Apple Pay.
Fintech funding round-up: 6 April 2018
Stars PeerStreet, UK Finance and CardUp.
DBS dangling digital payments bait to corporate clients
Targets 30% reduction in corporate cheque payments by 2020.
Bambu goes global with new office and talent
In fintech, when the going is good, the good go global.
TSB joins lendtech race with Business Marketplace
Plans to become UK’s first high street lender to link to rival’s digital deals.
Infographic: the power of $1
Instarem presents a series of infographics to find out what $1 can do for you.
Standard Chartered hit with $4.8m fine for AML and CFT breaches
Risk management and controls were “unsatisfactory”.
OCBC Bank to be “AI-first” with new AI unit
OCBC Bank will invest up to $10 million in its new AI lab, AI Lab@TOV, over three years.
OCBC Bank first in Singapore to launch voice-powered banking
“Hey Siri, what’s my balance?”
Singapore’s FinLab unveils SME accelerator programme
Four-month programme will start in March and eight places are up for grabs.
