Tagged: singapore

November 12, 2018 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

GTR Ventures, a global trade and supply chain investor, has inked three new deals with Fintech firms: Lucidity, iLoan and RM-Tech. According to GTR, these investments represent a pivot towards markets in China and South Asia. The investments were announced on the first day of… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marvelstone Group, a Singapore-based private investment company, announced on Monday it has signed an MOU with A*ccelerate to incubate artificial intelligence (AI) startups in Singapore. The company reported that the partnership aims to collaborate on developing a global AI Hub as a community for innovative companies, including… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) helped to kick off the annual Singapore Fintech Festival today with a wide-ranging speech on the benefits of financial innovation. Singapore has become a hub in southeast Asia for Fintech development. The Festival attracts thousands… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a successful blockchain pilot of “Payment (DvP) capabilities for the settlement of tokenized assets across different blockchain platforms.” The two entities have a goal of simplifying back-office operations, post-trade processes while shortening trade settlement… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based private investment platform Fundnel announced on Thursday it has officially expanded into Malaysia. According to Fundnel, the launch was officiated by Norhizam Abdul Kadir, Vice President, Growth Ecosystem Development of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) at a private event in the city center. Fundnel reported that Fundnel Malaysia will… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab announced on Thursday it has teamed up with KASIKORNBANK (KBank) to introduce GrabPay by KBank, a co-branded mobile wallet, as well as a suite of other financial solutions in Thailand. Grab reported that through the new partnership, it marks the expansion of its… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based peer to peer lender MoolahSense has added a cloud and blockchain based Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is said to provide real-time anticipation of loan delinquency, fraud, and default. “MoolahSense Active Intelligence” (MAI) is designed to monitor loans and borrower business activities in real-time… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, more than 500 government officials, financial sector professionals and corporate leaders from China and Southeast Asia attended the inaugural China (Chongqing)-Singapore Connectivity Initiative Financial Summit in Chongqing. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Summit presented collaboration opportunities on cross-border financial… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

GTR Ventures, an investment company that specializes in trade and supply chain, has announced an investment in Orbitt – an African focused Fintech deals platform. This is GTR’s first Africa focused investment. Orbitt is based in London with operations in Mauritius and a user-base across 28… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab has reportedly teamed up with financial giant Mastercard to launch its new prepaid credit cards. This news comes less than a month after Grab received its e-money license for mobile wallet service in the Philippines.  According to TechCrunch, the new deal with Mastercard will… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reporting that investors attending the Singapore FinTech Festival have committed to investing $12 billion into ASEAN firms over the next two years. The 380 investors plan to dedicate USD $6.2 billion over the next year and an additional… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Two GTR Ventures portfolio companies have joined to create a blockchain application designed to eliminate invoice financing fraud. The two Fintechs, global invoice discounting platform Incomlend, has adopted Invoice Check – a blockchain application developed by Trade Finance Market (TFM). The companies state that invoice… Read More

October 11, 2018 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Authority of the Republic of Indonesia, or “Otoritas Jasa Keuangan” (OJK), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost Fintech cooperation and foster innovation in financial services between the two countries. The MOU is… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

VNX Exchange, a trading platform for tokenized VC assets, has partnered with NEM. Founded by CEO Alexander Tkachenko in 2017, Luxembourg-based VNX Exchange is seeking to create a regulatory-compliant marketplace to link investors and venture capitalists in search of liquidity. VNX Exchange is a member… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the shortlist of finalists for their 2018 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Awards at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival. MAS reports that 514 different Fintech firms applied with 60 finalists, from 40 different countries, being selected. Over half… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Former MD of China MinSheng Asset Management, Bing Lin, has launched a new blockchain powered “SuperNode Community” ( SNC). The ecosystem is said to be deisgned to “democratize the traditional venture capital (VC) model for startups.”  SNC wants to  be the first stop and gateway… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:04 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the biggest challenges for public blockchain is scalability. For widespread adoption to take place, blockchain tech must be able to handle the demands of enterprise activity today and for the future. Simultaneously, these blockchains must be efficient – not using up more value… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets Limited (ASX: CA8), a Singapore based Fintech that focuses on providing funding solutions for small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced that their CoAssets Stirling Fort Absolute Return Fund Pte. Ltd (CASFAR) has entered into an agreement with BMFA Group to invest USD $35… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a release from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, China and Singapore have “achieved new milestones in financial cooperation.” During the 14th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), co-chaired by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Mr Teo Chee Hean,… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 7:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced earlier this week the first batch of startups selected for its multi-corporate Fintech and Insurtech program in Singapore. The accelerator reported it screened over more than applicants for the program. While sharing more details, Kayvon Deldar, Program Head of Plug and Play… Read More