Search Results for: Singapore
Singapore warns of potential risks of virtual currency-related investment schemes
August 10th, 2017
The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have observed the emergence of initial coin (or token) offerings (ICOs), and other investment schemes involving digital tokens, in Singapore. Members of the public are advised to ...
Copenhagen FinTech and Singapore Fintech Hub signs Memorandum of Understanding
May 26th, 2017
“It is the right time and with the right people” stated H.E. Dorte Bech Vizard, Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore and Brunei, at the signing of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Copenhagen Fintech and the Singapore Fintech ...
Singapore FinTech Festival to return this year
May 16th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival, to be held in Singapore from 13 to 17 November 2017. Organised in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and ...
International law firm launch an alliance with a law firm in Singapore
May 4th, 2017
Ashurst launches Formal Law Alliance with ADTLaw in Singapore The alliance, which has received approval from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore, will operate under the name Ashurst ADTLaw. ADTLaw, formerly known as ADTvance Law, is a Singapore ...
Singapore Exchange to support capital access for the start-up and SMEs
March 31st, 2017
Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) today announced the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”) separately with Crowdonomic Media Pte Ltd (“Crowdo”) and PwC’s Venture Hub, as part of its drive towards supporting and facilitating capital access for the start-up and ...
Singapore and Malaysian Law Firms launch Fintech practice
March 30th, 2017
The surge of financial technology into the mainstream in both Singapore and across the border in Malaysia has encouraged two prominent regional law firms to establish dedicated fintech practices. Allen & Gledhill and Rahmat Lim & Partners have jointly ...
Singapore and France bolster FinTech ties with cooperation agreements
March 28th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed cooperation agreements with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) of France to enhance FinTech cooperation between both countries. The cooperation agreement ...
ayondo is scheduled to list at a valuation of $158 million in Singapore
March 24th, 2017
ayondo ( www.ayondo.com ) is a FinTech company within social trading with CFD and Spread Betting as a part of its offering. Stefan Willebrand was the original founder of the company in Sweden during 2005 who then sold most ...
Ex-DBS trader gets jail in a scheme to defraud CFDs providers in Singapore
March 23rd, 2017
Mr Tey Thean Yang Dennis (Tey) was today sentenced to a total of 16 weeks’ imprisonment as a result of a conviction arising from a joint investigation conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs ...
Singapore and Japan establish FinTech Cooperation Framework
March 13th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan announced the establishment of a Co-operation Framework to enhance FinTech linkages between both countries. 2. The Framework enables MAS and FSA to refer ...
