11/18/2019
‘Liberal arts’ and coding as a ‘second language’: How hiring is changing for banks in Asia
A recent report found that job listings requiring skills in artificial intelligence increased nearly 60% over the past year.
Innovation & Startups
11/17/2019
Regulator wants Singapore to become hub for digital banks
Bryan TanRavi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said new "players" would gain access to Singapore's own banking market to help them grow.
11/15/2019
Migros Invests in Swiss Fintech Startup B-Sharpe
Strengthened by a shared vision, Migros Geneva and b-sharpe believed in the powerful synergies bringing together the historic and well-established activity of one company and the digital skills and expertise of the other.
11/14/2019
Societe Generale signs the Sustainable IT Charter
Societe Generale's corporate and social responsibility relates not only to our choices of financing and investment but also to the way in which we carry out our activities.
11/14/2019
Singapore Accounts for over 50% of Fintech Funding in ASEAN
While other ASEAN countries have accelerated the development of their domestic Fintech sector, it is Singapore, with its more mature Fintech scene, that continues to attract the most funding within ASEAN.
11/13/2019
MENA's Smartcrowd real estate investments platform graduates from DFSA's ITL; obtains full license
The new license will permit SmartCrowd to open its platform to international investors and offer international real estate investments.
11/13/2019
FinTech fast track
With this move, the EDB appears to be signaling in particular to blockchain and cryptocurrency start-ups that often find themselves stuck in red tape around the world.
11/13/2019
Phoenix targets workplace pensions with partnership
"It will accelerate our ability to innovate and efficiently evolve our proposition in the future, whilst continuing to deliver excellent customer service.”
11/12/2019
Hong Kong’s next generation virtual banks urged to look beyond millionaire client base
Speaking at one of the Hong Kong FinTech Week panels
11/12/2019
Ant Node Alliance Zeng Hao: the shining star in Malta
Zeng Hao said that he hopes to promote industrial cooperation between China and Europe, to lead Chinese blockchain industry to integrate into the international market and acquire leadership in the global blockchain industry.
11/12/2019
Asset Management Is One of Blockchain’s Biggest Disruption Potentials According to ConsenSys
Asset tokenization could revive innovation in the financial sector.
11/11/2019
Sharjah FDI Forum to explore potential of Fintech
Leading technology and finance minds to take part in talk on Day 1 of Sharjah FDI Forum
11/11/2019
Fintech execs shatter 3 technological and cultural myths
Fintech has enabled greater financial inclusion across the globe.
11/11/2019
Commonwealth Bank focused on innovating amid pressure from fintechs
CEO Matt Comyn said there's not much innovation for fintechs to bring to the market that his bank hasn't already brought to the fore.
11/11/2019
IT modernization in insurance: Three paths to transformation
As digitalization accelerates and encompasses an ever-wider share of the insurance value chain, an improvement on the front end alone is not enough.
11/11/2019
DFSA participates in Singapore FinTech Festival
This year’s edition of the SFF is centred on the themes of sustainability, finance and tech, the future of finance, investment and global markets opportunities and exponential technologies.
11/11/2019
Ex-Namshi CEO's 'buy now, pay later' fintech start-up gets seed funding
Tabby to provide UAE and Saudi customers with flexi payment options for online purchases
11/11/2019
HSBC and RBS set to launch new digital banking platforms
HSBC Kinetic will offer small businesses mobile-managed current accounts
11/11/2019
Singapore Fintech Association and Indian Chamber of Commerce agree fintech pact
This agreement was signed at the opening ceremony of the first ever Singapore Pavilion at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2019
11/10/2019
Open Banking and Compliance Platform Railsbank Establishes Business Offices in Singapore
Singapore has quickly become Southeast Asia’s Fintech powerhouse because of its progressive government policies, skilled workforce, advanced technology infrastructure and a robust intellectual property regime.