Tag: Singapore

The Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement was announced in June as a bid to boost the two countries’ digital economies. Now they’ve begun the talks for real.

Singapore is hotbed for FinTech innovation that has overtaken China as the biggest investment destination in the region. However, its leadership position is far from certain.

Singapore-based Arival Bank has pulled in £1.87m in a pre-Series A equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) have announced plans to boost compliance among the country’s FinTech firms.

Ping An, a financial services giant in China, is reportedly seeking a digital banking license in Singapore for its OneConnect platform.

RegTech and open banking platform Railsbank has raised $10m in its latest investment round.

Singapore-based Axinan has become the first southeast Asian InsurTech to receive a combined general and reinsurance license in Malaysia.

Vulcan Capital has opened its first international office in Singapore and plans to invest $100m into venture opportunities across Southeast Asia.

Israel’s government is reportedly set to fast track around 2,000 FinTech and blockchain companies currently looking to get licences from the country’s regulator.

Japanese property and casualty insurance group Tokio Marine Holdings has partnered with Plug and Play’s InsurTech program in Singapore.