Tagged: monetary authority of singapore

November 15, 2017 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a document providing guidance on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entitled “a Guide to Digital Token Offerings,” the document seeks to clarify when an ICO is in fact a security, and thus regulated and the application of securities… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and with SingEx Holdings, kick off the Singapore FinTech Festival today. This is the second edition of the week-long event that promises to provide a forum for the Fintech… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) met this week in a roundtable meeting to discuss closer cooperation. This is the second meeting of its kind with the first taking place in Chongqing, China in April 2016. MAS and CSRC discussed how… Read More

October 30, 2017 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released an “industry transformation map” (ITM) for financial services. The graphic is a visual depiction of growth strategies designed to create a leading global financial centre. This “roadmap” highlights the importance of financial innovation or Fintech to the… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen Fintech ties between the two Asian financial centers. There was a signing ceremony organized by HKMA today in Hong Kong. As part of the Agreement,… Read More

October 5, 2017 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is pretty much accepted as the future of banking. A bigger question is whether or not banks will continue to exist, at least in present form.  Banks that embrace change and innovation stand a better chance to evolve and… Read More

September 25, 2017 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedHere, a Singapore-based crowdfunding platform, has successfully raised S$ 505,500 for two local startups. Both campaigns included the pairing of professional investors with individuals not classified as Accredited Investors (AI).  This is a first for FundedHere and follows a recent global trend where investment crowdfunding… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has created an international advisory panel for cyber security – launched in recognition of the shifting environment of financial services as increasingly all services are moving online. The newly formed panel is comprised of cyber security thought leaders from… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom and Singapore has held their third UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in Singapore today (September 8).  According to information provided by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the two countries exchanged views on domestic and international financial market developments and covered a broad range of… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapor (MAS), along with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) have published a warning to consumers regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or Token Offers and other investment schemes involving digital coins. The ICO market and affiliated Token Offerings has risen rapidly catching… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 4:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Centre for Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalize plans to expand its education initiative to ASEAN. According to the organization, the prime objective is to train finance professionals in… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 7:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is out with a statement today regarding the burgeoning Initial Coin Offering or ICO market. The cryptocurrency driven funding sector has been red hot in recent months with some issuers raising tens of millions of dollars in a totally… Read More

July 22, 2017 @ 5:21 pm By Xu Gao  |  

National Financial Work Conference Points Out Clear Way for Building Financial ‘Super Regulator’ The two-day national financial work conference held from July 14-15 in Beijing came up with major principles for the country’s financial work, and make statements about direct financing and the construction of… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 9:58 am By Cole Lyons  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) signed a Fintech Cooperation Agreement at the biennial Bilateral Meeting on July 11th. In addition, they also updated the Memorandum of Understanding on Banking Supervision that the two parties already had in place…. Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 6:49 am By Cole Lyons  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has announced they have entered a Fintech agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA). This new collaboration will allow companies in both Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets more fluidly. Over the past couple… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KPMG, in collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is set to sponsor the 2017 Global FinTech Hackcelerator program as part of the annual Singapore FinTech Festival which will take place from November 13-17th. The organizers of the program revealed: “The Global FinTech Hackcelerator is looking… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced it signed a fintech co-operation agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) to help fintech companies in Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets. The agreement was signed at the Money 20/20 European… Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform CoAssets (ASX:CA8) has received a Capital Markets License (CMS) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). CoAssets started as real estate crowdfunding platform but has since added SME financing to its operation. CoAssets is based in Singapore but is publicly traded on the… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

About a year ago, Crowdfund Insider connected with Julian Kwan, CEO and co-founder of Investacrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform that was established in Singapore. Kwan was born in Australia but has spent the last 17 years in Asia – most recently Singapore. Having founded… Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Monetary  Authority of Singapore (MAS) has inked another Fintech agreement. This time MAS as signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA). The ASBA helps to develop and promote bank supervisory practices throughout the… Read More