SINGAPORE'S securities depository system has moved a step closer to being unified on the national one-step financial planning service, SGFinDex (Singapore Financial Data Exchange). Read more at The Business Times.
SFF x SWITCH 2020 attracts 3 5 million views online sbr.com.sg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbr.com.sg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Despite global turbulences caused by COVID-19, the Singapore fintech industry remained resilient in 2020 on the back of new favorable rules, fintech initiatives from the government, and increased demand for digital solutions.
Over the past five years, the Singapore fintech ecosystem has grown rapidly, with exponential growth in the number of fintechs and people employed by them. According to new report by Oliver Wyman and Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), Singapore is now home to more than 1,000 fintech companies employing over 10,000 individuals.
Growth of number of fintechs and employees in 5 years, Singapore Fintech Landscape in 2020 and Beyond, Oliver Wyman, Singapore Fintech Association, Dec 2020
Welcome to the fifth edition of Singapore FinTech Festival and SWITCH.
More than 60,000 participants from over 130 countries have joined us in the world s first week-long-round-the-clock hybrid digital and physical event.
Let me also welcome participants of the Milken Institute Asia Summit joining us.
FinTech as a Force for Good
We are in the
midst of three global crises – a pandemic; a recession; and climate change.
Covid-19 has infected 67 million people and taken the lives of 1.5 million across the world.
The global economy has plunged into its worst recession since the Second World War.
One in five people in the world were affected by climate disasters in the last decade.