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Sopnendu Mohanty
IPO
When will Ant Group crawl its way back to an eventual IPO?
MAS’s Mohanty and Ant Group’s Jing shared laughs over a 30 min fireside chat at SFF, as group plans to roll out global strategy.
December 15, 2023
Fintech
MAS signs co-operation agreement with Gujarat’s IFSCA
Both parties will share non-supervisory related information
September 18, 2022
SFF x SWITCH 2020
SFF x SWITCH 2020 draws more than 3.5 mil views worldwide in biggest event yet
Next year’s Singapore Fintech Festival is expected to be held on Nov 8-12, 2021.
December 17, 2020
Fintech
Beyond digital dollar, MAS sees FinTech solving the world's most pressing challenges
According to Sopnendu, central banks around the world are sitting up and taking notice of the power of blockchain technology.
December 04, 2020
Fintech
New format SFFxSWITCH 2020 for the digital age takes place on Dec 7-11
A new format SFFXSWITCH 2020 starts on Dec 7, with most events and presentations taking place digitally.
November 19, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
MAS launches $35 mil grant to help financial institutions adopt digital solutions for data reporting
The grant is currently applicable to banks, and will subsequently include insurers and capital market intermediaries.
November 09, 2020
Fintech
Singapore FinTech sector brushes past Covid-19 worries to increase funds raised to $462 million
FinTech has the great opportunity to make a meaningful impact in 2020 and beyond, says Sopnendu Mohanty, MAS Chief FinTech Officer
June 19, 2020
Fintech
API Exchange not a 'success' yet, but will enhance fintech collaboration to solve financial inclusion problem
SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Two years ago, Sopnendu Mohanty had coffee with a senior official of a multilateral agency. It was a casual meet-up, but the coffee session turned into a serious discussion about financial inclusion. While Mohanty enjoyed the exchange
October 08, 2019
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
OCBC unveils cross-border payment via blockchain as first FinTech Festival kicks off
SINGAPORE (Nov 14): The inaugural FinTech Festival in Singapore got off to a flying start on Monday, with OCBC Bank claiming to be the first bank in Southeast Asia to make cross-border payment using blockchain technology.
November 14, 2016