Tag: Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has officially launched its FinTech Innovation Lab. Read more: e27.co

South-East Asian payments gateway Coda Payments has raised $2m in a new round of funding from IMJ Investment Partners.

The rise of the robots is making some people uneasy, but the investors behind a $400,000 seed investment into robo-advisor startup Bambu aren't. Read more: www.techinasia.com

Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments. Read more: www.bloomberg.com

PayPal has partnered with government agencies to launch an Innovation Lab in Singapore with the aim of developing the financial technologies sector. Read more: thetechportal.com

The explosion of financial technology, or FinTech, will allow millions of unbanked Asians to have easy access to financial services - and Singapore has a role to play in spearheading this revolution. Read more: www.straitstimes.com

Singapore will make regulatory changes to facilitate the use of electronic payments, the central bank said on Friday, as the city-state aims to become a major centre for financial technology. Read more: www.reuters.com

MAS has taken another step in the race to become the region's financial technology hot spot by harnessing specialist views on the rapidly growing field. Read more: business.asiaone.com

Singapore is already a pioneer in FinTech, however it wants to become the leader in the APAC region with the announcement of a major awards program.. Read more www.finews.asia

Touche; announced today a capital funding of $2m, plans to move forward in the further development of the solution and production of devices. Read more: thetechportal.com