“Financial services are the lifeblood of an economy and serve a wider purpose in addressing issues of inequality and poverty, and in building opportunities for all,” said Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands while addressing delegates at the Singapore Fintech Festival conference.

First ever partnership to equip Singaporeans for Fintech jobs

To increase job vacancies in Singapore’s financial technology (fintech) sector and emerging infocomm technology (ICT), a first-ever landmark partnership has been signed today.

NUS graduates are 16th most employable in the world: Times Higher Education survey

National University of Singapore (NUS) graduates are the 16th most employable in the world, according to the Global University Employability Ranking conducted by Times Higher Education (THE). It also placed fourth in Asia in the same survey.

PM Narendra Modi in Singapore on June 1, 2018

People of Singapore should gear up to hear the oratorical skills of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he will deliver the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on June 1 next year, stated the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

SGD27 million grant will be given to promote Artificial Intelligence and data analytics in financial sector of Singapore

To promote adoption and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics in financial institutions of Singapore, a grant of SGD27 million will be given under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Scheme.

Risk of cyber attacks ever increasing in FinTech sector

“Finance technology increases our reliance on core infrastructure and networks for financial processing. The ecosystem is becoming more and more interconnected with increasing digitisation, and thus the risk of cyber attacks is ever increasing,” stated Teo Chin Hock, deputy chief executive of CSA.

Demonetisation is watershed point in India leading to FinTech boom

The hotly debated issue of demonetisation in India has found its echo in the ongoing Singapore Fintech Festival and has been termed as a watershed point of the country that created a Fintech boom within the past year.

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