Ravi Menon on the future of fintech: Innovation, inclusion, inspiration

• Saqib's story shows how technology can help find innovative solutions to real problems.
• It shows how innovation guided by empathy ...
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Peter Ong on connecting global capital with enterprises

I would like to warmly welcome you to the Global Investor Summit. In this 3rd edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival, organized by Monetary Auth...

Peter Ong on connecting global capital with enterprises

I would like to warmly welcome you to the Global Investor Summit. In this 3rd edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival, organized by Monetary Auth...

NGC’s Lim: "Amid shifting horizons, regional crypto regulations pave the way towards a more certain future"

 The Asia Pacific region has emerged at the forefront of cryptocurrency adoption with burgeoning financial hubs like Hong Kong, South Korea, and S...

Singapore’s banking liberalisation moves on to the next chapter with digital banks

It will be a new phase in our banking system. But the spirit of what we intend to do, and the calibrated way in which we will move forward, is simi...

Big tech disruptors find dividends of financial services come at a price

• Chinese tech giants have been forced to definancialise and now see themselves as technology enablers across a range of industries including ...
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Leadership in a pandemic - Extraordinary circumstances require exceptional responses

Leadership in times of crisis is very different from leading in normal times. The challenge for leaders is to adjust to radically new situations an...

Grab-Singtel, SEA Group, ANT and Chinese consortium win new digital bank licences in Singapore

R3’s Ghosh: “Asia Pacific countries lead the charge towards CBDCs”

• Central banks in Asia Pacific are ahead of US and UK in digital currency implementation
• Central banks explore new technologies ari...
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Mark Carney: “Banks are prepared to make climate change commitment at COP26”

Mark Carney, former governor of the central banks of England and Canada, was recently appointed as the United Nations (UN) special envoy...

Banks and exchanges venture into digital assets trading

• Third wave of trading platforms for digital assets is led by different enterprises
• DeFi is paving its way in the future of finance...
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Fragmented approach masks potential of end-to-end trade digitalisation

• Most efforts to collectively digitalise trade remain siloed or in a closed loop, exacerbated by the lack of agreement on legal frameworks th...
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Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services

• Adoption of Web 3.0 and the evolving landscape with challenges and risks
• Data and AI-driven transformation in Web 3.0 
• ...
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Blockchain to support better governance as sustainability funds increase

• Financing gap remains an issue, especially in APAC
• Regulatory measures have improved sustainability reporting
• FIs embrac...
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MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to meet high standards of governance, security and resilience”

In his speech at Singapore FinTech Festival 2021, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon highlighted the fina...

DBS faces supervisory action after worst online outage

DBS Bank experienced outages to its online banking due to problems with its access control servers. The outage disrupted its online banking service...

Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services

• Adoption of Web 3.0 and the evolving landscape with challenges and risks
• Data and AI-driven transformation in Web 3.0 
• ...
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Banks face escalating battle in fight against digital fraud

• The recent SMS phishing scam at OCBC Bank accentuate the need for banks to do more than just strengthening infrastructure security measures<...
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Cloud adoption accelerates among banks with unique strategies

• Competition posed by challenger banks accelerate drive for cloud adoption
• Multi-cloud and hybrid approach to address IT risk
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Advancing payment integration and connectivity in Asia: A collaborative approach

Governments, central banks, and private companies in Asia are actively working together to strengthen payment integration, connectivity, and intero...

SSFA aims to establish Singapore as global sustainable-finance hub

The Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) was launched on 24 January under the auspices of the Monetary Authority of Singapor...

Global financial institutions propel blockchain innovation under Project Guardian

UBS, SBI, DBS, Citigroup and other major banks are reshaping finance through various innovations, including the ...

Trust Bank aims to become fourth largest retail bank in Singapore

Trust Bank CEO Dwaipayan Sadhu shares an ambitious vision for the bank’s growth in Singapore, aiming to be the fourth largest retail ...

AI, regulatory shifts, and digital bank expansion to define fintech in 2024

• Generative AI reshapes banking with improved customer interaction and risk management
• Regulato...
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How regulators can combat greenwashing and greenhushing for more honest ESG financing

Sustainable finance has emerged as a pivotal force in addressing global environmental challenges and promoting ethical economic practice...

MAS launches digital platform to fight money laundering and terrorism financing

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a centralised digital platform called COSMIC to curb illicit financing by facilitating the s...

Project Nexus to transform global payments, going live in 2026

Project Nexus is poised to revolutionise the global payments landscape by seamlessly connecting instant payment systems (IPS) across countries, sig...

Quantum technology can revolutionise finance, but create new problems

• Quantum technologies bring significant opportunities to the financial sector but pose cybersecurity risks
• The US National Institut...
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Unpublish Project Nexus to transform global payments, going live in 2026

Project Nexus is poised to revolutionise the global payments landscape by seamlessly connecting instant payment systems (IPS) across countries, sig...

Scaling asset tokenisation and DLT in finance

The financial industry is undergoing rapid transformation as asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) gain prominence for improvi...

Global banking sector at a crossroads amid economic headwinds and accelerating transformation

As the global economy enters 2025, the banking industry faces moderating growth, evolving regulatory frameworks and rapid ...

(Sponsored) The Open Vault at OCBC: Enabling the journey towards the ‘Bank of the Future’

Temenos’ Becker: “There needs to be a transition plan from the infrastructure support now to the next generation”

• Cloud-based solutions fast-track the growth of digital banks
• Banks need a transition plan from the existing legacy infrastructure ...
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In conversation with DBS’ Tan Su Shan on recharging global finance

In an interview with Tan Su Shan, group head of institutional banking at DBS, she discusses the bank’s digital transformation journey, the evolut...

Ambitions of MAS’ first licensed crypto payments player

Eric Barbier, founder and CEO, TripleA, discussed the various reasons and ways his company secured the first crypto payments licence from the Monet...

Winston Quek, SBI Digital Markets: “Let’s not tokenise for the sake of tokenising”

Shaping ASEAN’s financial landscape: A conversation with Wee Ee Cheong, CEO of UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB), a prominent Asian financial institution, continues to expand on its nearly nine-decade history. Operating fr...

GXS Bank’s Ramaswami: “We are on track to profitability in 3-5 years”

Muthukrishnan Ramaswami (Ramu), group CEO of GXS Bank, detailed the collective vision shaped by the bank’s management for transforming...

Lord Chris Holmes: “Bridge innovation and resilience for future finance now”

In a memorable keynote speech at The Asian Banker Summit, Lord Christopher Holmes kicked things off with a bit of humour about his lack of financia...

Balancing innovation and financial regulations in AI

At the BIS Innovation Summit 2024 panel discussion on Central Banks and the Rise of AI, Eddie Yue, chief executive of ...

Chocolate Finance to simplify money management

After reshaping the life insurance landscape in Singapore with Singlife, Walter de Oude, founder and CEO of Chocolate Finance, is now fo...

How will BNY’s innovations drive the future of cross-border payments in Asia Pacific

As the global economy becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for efficient, secure, and transparent cross-border payment soluti...

Unpub Chocolate Finance to simplify money management

After reshaping the life insurance landscape in Singapore with Singlife, Walter de Oude, founder and CEO of Chocolate Finance, is now fo...

unpublish How will BNY’s innovations drive the future of cross-border payments in Asia Pacific

As the global economy becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for efficient, secure, and transparent cross-border payment soluti...

Singapore’s central bank establishes network to drive global fintech innovation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has established the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), a non-profit organisation ...

Paxos drives institutional stablecoin adoption with scalable solutions and ecosystems

New York-based stablecoin issuer and blockchain infrastructure provider, Paxos, is addressing barriers to stablecoin adoption with the launch of th...

Euroclear investment poised to drive Marketnode’s expansion in digital asset distribution

Established by SGX Group and Temasek, Marketnode has developed as a notable player in the asset tokenisation ecosystem, providing innovative soluti...

Libeara on democratising access to asset tokenisation

As asset tokenisation gains traction within the digital finance space, Libeara is focused on widening its application to a larger user base. Founde...

Digital Asset scales commercialisation of asset tokenisation and DLT

In recent years, the financial sector has undergone a transformation fuelled by asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Digital...

JP Morgan’s Kinexys scales blockchain for the future of finance

JP Morgan recently rebranded its blockchain division, Onyx, as Kinexys, marking a pivotal shift in approach to digital assets, from exploratory pro...

How Temenos helps financial institutions integrate ESG standards and technology

As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles become central to the financial industry, banks are striving to align with a growing list...

StraitsX partners with Alipay+ and Grab to drive stablecoin payment adoption

StraitsX, a digital assets provider based in Singapore, is working to integrate stablecoins into everyday transactions in Southeast Asia, where dig...

Circle drives stablecoin adoption through interoperability and regulatory compliance

United States (US)-based digital asset issuer and infrastructure provider, Circle, is advancing global adoption of stablecoins. As the issuer of US...