Fintech

SINGAPORE (Jan 7): Sea Limited, which started as an online gaming company, is going solo in its bid for a digital full bank licence here in Singapore, targeting millennials and SMEs.

SINGAPORE (Jan 5): A consortium of big local names including a Temasek-linked entity Heliconia, developer giant Far East Organization and Ron Sim-chaired V3 Group has announced that a bid for one o

SINGAPORE (Jan 3): Singapore-based wealth management platform iFAST Corporation has confirmed its bid for one of the digital wholesale banking license to be given out in Singapore. 

SINGAPORE (Nov 28): Singapore Telecommunications is in talks with companies including Grab Holdings Inc to jointly bid for a digital banking licence in the city-state, according to people familiar

(Nov 19): Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group said it may apply for a virtual banking licence in Singapore, a move that would add a heavyweight contender to the race.

SINGAPORE (Nov 13): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Wednesday it is working with financial industry partners to co-create a framework for the responsible adoption of Artificial

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Financial technology firms in Singapore continue to grab the lion’s share of funding in Asean, according to a report by United Overseas Bank (UOB), PwC and the Singapore FinTech

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Even as fintech start-ups struggle to raise capital, investors and financial institutions bemoan the lack of access to information that can help them source companies that could

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), global investment bank JP Morgan and local sovereign fund Temasek have jointly developed a blockchain-based prototype that enables pay

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Singapore’s central bank is poised to extend funding for financial-technology initiatives because the five-year round ending in March has yielded positive results, its top offic