Tagged: singapore

April 7, 2017 @ 1:36 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Marvelstone Capital, a data-driven asset management company located in Singapore, announced last week that it would begin rolling out robo-advisors to its family office clients in Asia. The robo-advisors, co-developed with another Singapore-based fintech startup Smartfolios, will be available on desktop and mobile. Marvelstone Capital hopes the… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 9:57 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

  Yesterday, fintech startup soCash announced it had raised another US $600K (S$ 836,697) from angel investors. soCash, located in Singapore, provides digital cash management services to banks. The platform bills itself as a better and cheaper alternative to ATMs: The solution plugs into the mobile apps of… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 6:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo has launched its securities crowdfunding platform today at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) hosted ‘Plugged In’ event during which Crowdo Co-Founder and CEO Leo Shimada gave the keynote address. The event was also the forum for the official announcement of Crowdo’s strategic partnership with the SGX. Crowdo’s… Read More

March 28, 2017 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedHere announced on Tuesday it is opening its crowdfunding platform to mass affluent investors in Singapore while planning to expand into Malaysia and Indonesia. According to FundedHere, it will begin offering crowdfunded equity or lending opportunities to private investors other than accredited investors, which are defined as individuals… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is continuing its push to collaborate with financial regulators around the world to improve Fintech innovation and collaboration. MAS today announced a cooperation agreement with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés… Read More

March 26, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

  KMPG just released part one of its Changing Landscape of Disruptive Technologies 2017 publication series, Global Technology Innovation Hubs. In the report, KPMG discusses the cities, countries, people and companies that are driving innovative development around the world. The report is based on data… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, IBM announced the launch of its new developer tools specifically for financial services, which is known as the IBM Cloud for Financial Services. The new tools will notably offer the “essential building blocks” for financial services app creations. IBM reported that over 100,000… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Fintech startup Invictus has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to leverage their cloud and blockchain tech to power their order, logistic and payment platform (OLP). Invictus will also be working with the IBM “Bluemix Garage” in Singapore to design a distributed ledger (DLT) platform prototype on the… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has proposed a limitation on the usage of coins for payment of goods and services. Recognizing the waning importance of coin-based currency, MAS pitched new legal tender limits as follows: A legal tender limit of 10 coins per denomination… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 8:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Launched only 19 months ago, Silver Bullion Pte Ltd‘s bullion has secured P2P loan platform has matched 1000 loans. While it took roughly 13 months to match its first500 loans, it took only another 6 months for Silver Bullion to reach 1000 loans. One of… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Less than a week after Japan inked an agreement to partner with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan has announced a cooperation framework with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Similar to other existing arrangements by MAS,… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Money20/20, one of the world’s largest Fintech events, is gearing up for the inaugural Money20/20 Asia.  At a recent press event, Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential Events, outlined why Singapore had been selected as a host city for the first ever Money20/20 event. Thomas said that… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Marvelstone Group, the private investment group behind Fintech hub LATTICE80, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in India to open the first LATTICE80 location outside of Singapore. Headquartered in Singapore, Marvelstone is a private investment group that develops specialized investment… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has concluded a “proof-of-concept project” to conduct domestic inter-bank payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT) also commonly referenced as Blockchain. The project, in partnership with R31 and a consortium2 of financial institutions, was first announced in November 2016. “This wholesale payments project… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 3:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Startupbootcamp FinTech, the global accelerator for fintech startups, has announced the 12 international startups that will join its accelerator program in Singapore. The cohort was selected after a final evaluation from a panel of industry experts and VCs, covering multiple aspects of the fintech sector including wealth… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets (ASX: CA8), a crowdfunding platform specializing in facilitating funding for real estate and SMEs, has signed a non‐binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to invest in Fintech Pte Ltd, a Hong Kong-based Fintech company. Following due-diligence, the two companies expect to formally announce an investment… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have signed a “Cooperation Agreement” (CA) to encourage closer cooperation on the development Fintech. The agreement seeks to foster entrepreneurship and support innovation in financial services in both Singapore and Abu Dhabi. … Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Credit Suisse has announced, “enhancements” to its digital private banking platform in Asia by partnering with Fintech company Mesitis Pte Ltd to provide its clients the ability to access “Canopy”, an automated account aggregation platform and reporting solution through Credit Suisse’s digital private banking platform…. Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Bambu, the Singapore-based Robo-Advisory platform, has provided an update on their one year anniversary. Bambu is a Fintech firm that provides a white label platform for investment managers to provide a robust array of online advisory services for desktops and mobile devices. During the first year… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 8:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based CapBridge Investment Trust (CIT) is a rules-based investment trust for private securities that has just launched. Recently incubated in the Clearbridge Accelerator in Singapore, the new firm is designed to help companies raise capital globally by driving institutional and accredited money into VC-like investments…. Read More