Singapore FinTech Festival Launched in NYC

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Did you know that Singapore is the 4th biggest hub in the world for investment in FinTech companies? Last week in NYC, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)  announced the inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival, to be held in Singapore from 14 to 18 November 2016. Organised in partnership with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), the week-long Festival will the festival will provide a platform for collaborations, connections and co-creations within the FinTech ecosystem in Singapore and around the region. The festival will comprise of three key components;

  • Global FinTech Hackcelerator – The global FinTech community will be invited to ideate and co-create solutions to specific problems or challenges solicited from the financial industry. Up to 20 teams from across the world will develop market-ready solutions to these problems over the following months. presenting their solutions at the Demo Day during the festival
  • MAS FinTech Awards – The awards will recognize innovative FinTech solutions that have been implemented by FinTech start-ups, financial institutions, and technology companies
  • Conferences and Events – The festival will include the MAS FinTech Conference, ABS-MAS Tech Risk Conference, ABS-MAS Regulation Technology (RegTech) Forum among others

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