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Fintech
Singapore has fintech dreams, but it’s short on tech talent
SINGAPORE (May 30): Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub are running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand.
May 30, 2018
Fintech
MAS keeping close watch on key risk areas in crypto world without stifling innovation
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): How do you harness the transformative benefits of blockchain technology and crypto tokens while containing some of their risks?
March 15, 2018
Singapore economy
Should Singapore accept a lower rate of economic growth?
SINGAPORE (Jan 22): Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), says Singapore must accept that, as a mature economy with one of the highest levels of per capita income in the world, it will not be able to sustain 6-7% rate
January 22, 2018
Careers & Training
Singapore must accept slower rate of labour growth: MAS' Menon
SINGAPORE (Jan 22): Slower rates of labour force growth in Singapore are unavoidable, the city-state's central bank head said on Monday, and any attempt to completely offset it by increasing foreign workers is "neither feasible nor desirable".
January 22, 2018
Global Economy
MAS' Ravi Menon warns of 3 bears that could spoil investors' Goldilocks fairy-tale in 2018
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has warned that while economic indicators are pointing towards a Goldilocks economy that is chugging along comfortably, there are unseen risks – the thre
January 15, 2018
Singapore's central bank chief sees sustainable growth at 2-4%
(Jan 15): Singapore’s economic recovery is broadening out in the city state, but there are still “real challenges” in the labor market, central bank Managing Director Ravi Menon said.
January 15, 2018
Fintech
MAS seeks further public feedback on proposed payments regulatory framework
SINGAPORE (Nov 21): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday launched a second public consultation on its proposed payments regulatory framework, which seeks to streamline the regulation of payment services under a single legislation.
November 21, 2017
Singapore Fintech Festival 2017
MAS launches $27 mil grant to promote AI & data analytics in financial institutions
SINGAPORE (Nov 15): A new $27 million Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) Grant has been rolled out under the Financial Technology and Innovation Scheme (FTIS) with the aim of promoting the adoption and integration of artificial intelligence
November 15, 2017
Singapore Fintech Festival 2017
MAS to collaborate with MIT in fintech
SINGAPORE (Nov 14): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to help boost Singapore’s fintech talent pool, amid growing regulatory challenges over an industry where the ruleboo
November 14, 2017