singapore fintech investment

Jun

Why is fintech fundraising booming in Singapore?

In Kapronasia’s 2021 Asia-Pacific Fintech Trends report published in January, we predicted that Singapore would be a fundraising hotspot in the region this year. As it turns out, that might have been something of an understatement, at least based on the first quarter. In the January-March period, Singapore fintechs raised…

Feb

Asia Banking Research

Revolut, Transferwise, and the Singapore Payment Services Act

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on 28 January of the enforcement of a new Payment Services Act, the first comprehensive legislation of its kind that regulates distinct activities in payment services ranging from digital payments to the trading of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ether. The Payment Services…

Oct

Asia Banking Research

Why has fintech investment in Singapore hit a record high?

Singapore is expecting sub 1% economic growth this year, but you wouldn’t know it from the city-state’s booming fintech sector. Research firm Accenture estimates that investors sank $735 million into Singapore fintechs from January-September, up 69% year-on-year and surpassing the $642 million for all of 2018. The top areas for…

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