Citing the example of digital payments in India, the UN report said that advances in fintech had facilitated financial inclusion.
Tag: FinTech
Singapore central bank and Mastercard join hands for cybersecurity in financial services
The strategic partnership aims to further cement the collaboration between MAS and Mastercard in bilateral information sharing of cyber-threat intelligence.
Singapore: FinTech startup Rently announces launch, vows to reduce financial barriers for tenants
By handling a tenant’s rental deposits on their behalf, Rently will not only reduce financial barriers for tenants, but also streamline the rental process, making it more accessible and convenient to the wider community. As per the company, this facility is the first of its kind in Asia Pacific.
DBS Foundation gives SGD 1 million to support financial and digital literacy for persons with disabilities
The DBS Foundation, which works to bring about social uplift through positive changes in business and communities, has tied up with SG Enable, the focal agency for disability and inclusion in Singapore, in order to accelerate financial and digital literacy for persons with disabilities.
ICC and NIUM call on cricket loving technologists to compete in ‘Next In’ Hackathon
The International Cricket Council (ICC), global payments platform, Nium, invites cricket-loving technologists to second edition of the Next In hackathon.
India’s RuPay Card issuance crosses 10,000 milestone in Bhutan
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the wholly-owned subsidiary and international arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), said it has touched the milestone of issuing over 10,000 RuPay cards in Bhutan.
India, Singapore link digital payments for cross-border deals
In what is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with another country, India and Singapore yesterday linked their respective online payments systems – Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore – for seamless cross-border transactions between the two countries.
Vingroup, Google Cloud collaborate to modernise SAP applications
Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, today announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to modernise and connect its critical systems.
BharatPe continues to see more top exits
News: Fintech unicorn BharatPe is witnessing the exit of four senior executives including Vijay Aggarwal, Chief Technology Officer.
Tech layoffs in Singapore may affect Indian expat workers
Media reports speculated that out of the estimated 1,000 employees in Singapore, perhaps up to 100 have been affected due to tech layoffs and it may affect Indian expats also.