Zack Yang

Singapore Fintech Trek

Research on global FinTech trend

Beginning in summer of 2017, the World Economic Forum initiated a three-year project to bring clarity to the extensive discourse around the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in Financial Services. This project seeks to understand the role of AI in the transformation of the financial ecosystem by convening a diverse group – including leading financial institutions, large technology firms, founders of emerging fintechs, and academics – for a series of interviews and structured… Show more

Beginning in summer of 2017, the World Economic Forum initiated a three-year project to bring clarity to the extensive discourse around the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in Financial Services. This project seeks to understand the role of AI in the transformation of the financial ecosystem by convening a diverse group – including leading financial institutions, large technology firms, founders of emerging fintechs, and academics – for a series of interviews and structured workshops. Critically, the project also incorporates the participation of the public sector, including regulators, supervisors, and representatives of broader civil society to consider the important questions regarding the governance and regulation of AI-enabled financial offerings. Show less

Even as Singapore invites applications for virtual banking licenses, many unknowns still hang over the nascent sector. Can these firms bring value to Singapore’s saturated market? How will incumbent banks react to this new market force? And where should we expect to see the most disruption?

As a moderator for the topic “Dissecting the accelerated growth of SME Banking” and the discussion would be around traditional Banking doesn't fully cater to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME's) and how that will change with the upcoming digital banks here in Singapore and across ASEAN by providing with products that suits their needs.

Compliance and risk management professionals in the financial services industry currently are facing a confluence of pressing challenges. Ever-changing regulatory requirements, increased regulatory checks and a rapidly evolving technology landscape continue to alter the “standard” obligations of the compliance function and are prompting questions such as, “what is the future of digital banking?”, “what’s the latest in trade compliance management?” and “to what degree are financial institutions… Show more

Compliance and risk management professionals in the financial services industry currently are facing a confluence of pressing challenges. Ever-changing regulatory requirements, increased regulatory checks and a rapidly evolving technology landscape continue to alter the “standard” obligations of the compliance function and are prompting questions such as, “what is the future of digital banking?”, “what’s the latest in trade compliance management?” and “to what degree are financial institutions responsible for policing human rights violations?” Show less

Facebook Singapore is building a FinTech narrative specific to Asia Pacific and we will be kicking off with a FinTech Roundtable next week where selected founders/entrepreneurs can connect, be inspired and encourage other disruptors who are on a similar startup journey.

With the advancement of mobile networks, Fintech in Asia has generated lot of interest with implications for the broader technology and financial services sector. CS along with EY is organizing a Fintech day in Singapore for emerging Fintech companies in SE Asia and India.

The conference provides an opportunity for investors to meet senior business leaders of various Fintech companies across the key segments (payment, lending, insurance, technology etc.), and to obtain insights into the… Show more

With the advancement of mobile networks, Fintech in Asia has generated lot of interest with implications for the broader technology and financial services sector. CS along with EY is organizing a Fintech day in Singapore for emerging Fintech companies in SE Asia and India.

The conference provides an opportunity for investors to meet senior business leaders of various Fintech companies across the key segments (payment, lending, insurance, technology etc.), and to obtain insights into the trends that is shaping the industry.

The mostly private companies we have curated are at the various stages of their growth journeys. In addition to the potential future investment value from direct exposure to these, given that many of them are also actively partnering with listed banks in Asia and a few are subsidiaries/associates of large listed fintech players, investors will find these meetings useful. Show less

You’re invited to join our 2nd annual FinTech Meetup in Singapore, hosted in our Developer Space. This is an event where Tech leaders from top FinTech firms in SG will get the chance to discuss the most relevant topics in the industry amongst each other. Speakers will include other FinTechs (FOMO Pay, LenddoEFL, Merkle Science), as well as Google's engineering leadership.

In partnership with Citi Treasury and Trade
Solutions (‘TTS’) ASEAN, Citi Innovation lab is
launching ASEAN FinTech Accelerance
Program (the “Program”) in 2019, a 9-month
program dedicated to drive delivery of
FinTech solutions to Citi TTS clients.

With traditional banking models being challenged by the changing regulations & the increased competition from new digital-first challengers, how can Open Banking & FinTech Innovation plug the gaps to compete against Tech Giants? Can incumbent banks compete with neo banks? What are all sides doing to prepare for this new era of disrupted global finance?

This session features research insights from MIT and helps gauge the maturity of emerging technologies and their practical… Show more

With traditional banking models being challenged by the changing regulations & the increased competition from new digital-first challengers, how can Open Banking & FinTech Innovation plug the gaps to compete against Tech Giants? Can incumbent banks compete with neo banks? What are all sides doing to prepare for this new era of disrupted global finance?

This session features research insights from MIT and helps gauge the maturity of emerging technologies and their practical use-cases across AI, Data, Blockchain & the New Business Models for Banking as a Platform that will drive inclusion and propel revenue growth Show less

SCMP aims to elevate thought and lead the global conversation about China. Against this backdrop, we are bringing our annual China conference for the first time to Southeast Asia to provide a thought leadership platform for China watchers and the business community on the opportunities and challenges in the changing dynamics of SEA-China relations from the perspectives of policy, infrastructure, finance and technology.

The 2018 Forbes Under 30 Summit is more an immersive experience than a static conference: a private music festival, A-list speakers, investor speed-pitching, industry-focused field trips, a legendary pub crawl, a world-famous food festival and a powerful day of community service.

Next October the future captains of technology, entertainment, finance, fashion, food and philanthropy are gathering in one place.

Money20/20 is where the Payments, FinTech and Financial Services ecosystem unites to create and explore the disruptive ways in which consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. It’s the premier global event on the industry calendar where C-Level Executives, renowned speakers, innovators and disruptors from across the world unite to drive change in the future of money. It’s a truly unique experience that facilitates the right conversations, enabling individuals and organizations of… Show more

Money20/20 is where the Payments, FinTech and Financial Services ecosystem unites to create and explore the disruptive ways in which consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. It’s the premier global event on the industry calendar where C-Level Executives, renowned speakers, innovators and disruptors from across the world unite to drive change in the future of money. It’s a truly unique experience that facilitates the right conversations, enabling individuals and organizations of all sizes to achieve their goals and grow.

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This is our 15th Annual investor conference and one of Morgan Stanley’s flagship events globally. The event will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on Nov 16-18 (Wed-Fri). This event has firmly established itself as one of the region’s premier investment conferences, bringing together prominent corporate leaders, policy makers, ex-Government officials, industry experts and global institutional investors to exchange views and share their latest insights. The year we anticipate a total… Show more

This is our 15th Annual investor conference and one of Morgan Stanley’s flagship events globally. The event will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on Nov 16-18 (Wed-Fri). This event has firmly established itself as one of the region’s premier investment conferences, bringing together prominent corporate leaders, policy makers, ex-Government officials, industry experts and global institutional investors to exchange views and share their latest insights. The year we anticipate a total of over 360 corporate management teams and more than 1,000 institutional investors attending. The conference mainly comprises of 1on1 meetings but there will also be close to 80 track presentation / panel discussion sessions throughout the 3 days.

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