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Samantha Chiew
Samantha Chiew • 8 min read
Local ecosystem is flourishing
Players gear up for new digital bank licences in 2020
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Players gear up for new digital bank licences in 2020

SINGAPORE (Dec 27): Singapore’s financial technology (fintech) ecosystem has grown much livelier. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), there are now more than 600 fintech start-ups in Singapore, compared with 50 in 2015.

Data from global consultancy firm Accenture, released in October, showed that the total value of fintech deals in the first nine months of 2019 jumped 69% to US$735 million ($996.6 million) from US$435 million the previous year.

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