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MOU with NTUC U Associates and e2i
SFA signed MOU with NTUC’s U Associate and e2i, together with seven other associations such as Association of Crypto-Currency Enterprises and Start-Ups Singapore, Institute of Parks and Recreation Singapore, Internet Society, Nanyang Technological University School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Alumni Association, Singapore FinTech Association, Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers and TechSociety Group. By joining…
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Poly Students Visa Innovation Lab Crawl
This is the inaugural lab crawl as part of our partnership with the polytechnics and Visa. By visiting the labs, students will get to experience how innovative technology is being experimented and applied in a financial institution in their products and processes, hence enhancing the students’ understanding. In this event, the students learned about the…
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SME Talent Programme (STP) for Startups
Looking for Talents? Fintech Startups can leverage SME Talent Programme for funding support to attract students from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Polytechnics and Universities. ACE Ltd is the appointed partner of SPRING Singapore to facilitate startups’ demand for talent with the supply from institutes of higher learning through internships. Eligible start-ups can be…
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Blockchain Bootcamp @ Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore, 7th March 2017 – In the spirit of encouraging fintech education in Singapore, Singapore Polytechnic co-organised a Blockchain Bootcamp together with the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA). Attended by over 50 students and lecturers from other schools, the bootcamp covered Blockchain 101, group activity on apply blockchain to Capital Market use cases as well as…
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Legal Office Hours 2017
MAS and SFA are piloting an “Office Hours” programme. The programme is a platform for start-ups to connect and consult one-on-one with industry partners (e.g. law firms, business consultants, corporates, etc). The first pilot will be the ‘Legal Office Hours” programme for start-ups. This would be a good opportunity reduce the entry barrier for start-ups…
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Singapore India Business Dialogue – Partnership in Technology and Innovation
Singapore, 20th February 2016 – SFA is one of the key supporting organisations for the Singapore India Business Dialogue held at Pan Pacific Hotel on 20th February. The event is organised by Singapore Business Federation (SBF), in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, High Commission of India in Singapore and Singapore…
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SFA co-organises Fintech Learning Series event with PayPal: Information Security & Public Relations for Fintech Startups
Singapore, 17th February 2016 – In collaboration with PayPal Innovation Lab (PPIL), Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) co-organised an event on the two critical topics for Fintech Startups – Information Security and Public Relations. First speaker was Cybersecurity Veteran, Mr. Phoram Mehta from PayPal. He provided an overview of the changing cybersecurity landscape in Singapore/across the world…
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SFA and Visa welcome CUHK MBA students to the local FinTech scene
Singapore, 9th February 2016 – MBA students from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) had an eye-opening experience when they came to Singapore, hosted by Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) in collaboration with Visa. New technology demos were displayed at Visa’s first innovation centre in Asia Pacific nestled in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business…
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LOCAL POLYTECHNICS AND SINGAPORE FINTECH ASSOCIATION SIGN MOU TO INTENSIFY INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOR FINTECH DEVELOPMENT
Exciting programmes lined up to cultivate students’ passion and talent in FinTech Singapore, 1 February 2017 – The five local polytechnics and Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration between educators and the FinTech industry. This supports the PolyFinTech 100 initiative, launched last October to develop a strong…
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Digital wallets in SE Asia & the war on cash
Summary As the proportion of banked population in SE Asia grows from ~30% to ~60% over the next decade, conglomerates and local bulge-bracket banks will be natural contenders to run horizontal wallets with aggregated payments, savings, insurance and investment services. Boundaries between traditional credit products at the tip of the iceberg and digital movement of money between…
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