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MAS Announces Winners of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator
SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the three winners of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The three winners were selected from a pool of 20 finalists that presented their solutions at Demo Day today, as part of the 2nd Singapore FinTech Festi...
ASEAN Financial Innovation Network to support financial services innovation and inclusion
SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA), today introduced, an industry FinTech sandbox for financial institutions and FinTech firms as part of the ASEAN Financial Innovation Netw...
New S$27 million grant to promote Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Financial Sector
SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore(MAS) announced details of the new $27 million Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) Grant under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Scheme. Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of MAS, announced th...
Blockchain and Payments Take Center Stage at Inside Fintech Conference & Expo 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, November 30 - December 1, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Inside Fintech Conference & Expo, Asia's premier professional conference for blockchain and Fintech innovation organised by Rising Media, has announced that the event will host up to 2,000+ industry leaders from Google, Visa, Microsoft, HSBC, IBM, an...
Silicon Dragon's Presents Top Awards for VCs, Founders & Asia's New Unicorns
HONG KONG, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong's future as a hub for unicorn startups going global will be explored at Silicon Dragon's annual VC and tech program on November 16. The program will explore how Hong Kong's emerging companies and their investors are thinking bigger to achieve...
Asia IoT Business Platform to Drive ICT Development and Collaboration in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to drive awareness and deployment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) services across public and private sectors, Industry Platform Pte Ltd announces the launch of Asia IoT Business Platform in My...
World's largest FinTech Festival taking place in Singapore this week
SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and in collaboration with SingEx Holdings, the second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival kicked off today. The week-long event promi...
High-achieving Female Business & Thought Leaders Acclaimed at AmCham's Women of Influence Awards
HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven prodigious women, a business leader and an exceptional company were honored "Women of Influence" (WOI) Awards in recognition of their career accomplishments and their support for the empowerment of women at the 14th Women of Influence Conference & Award...
22nd Asian Television Awards 2017 Nominations Announcement
SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated Asian Television Awards returns for the 22ndseason, bringing you nominees from the best of Asia's television. Set to take place on 30 November and 1 December 2017, at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, this year's Asian Tel...
AmCham HK Strongly Supports Shift to Territorial Taxation for U.S. Corporations and Individuals
HONG KONG, Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong submitted a letter to the President of the United States on November 3 calling for the U.S. to shift to a system of territorial taxation for corporations and individuals to boost U.S. competitiveness in doing busin...
Australia's Not-for-Profit Leaders Forum to be held on 5th-7th December
-It's time to embrace the change and drive innovation SYDNEY, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from some of Australia's most prominent Not-for-Profits will gather at Australia's Not-for-Profit Leaders Forum, organised by Akolade, in Sydney between the 5th- 7th of December to share their succe...
Akolade's Cosmetics Practitioners Business Summit 2017 to be held on the 29th November to 1st December 2017
-Participants can learn how CEO Pippa Hallas is leading $60M family business Ella Bache into its next stage of growth SYDNEY, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The cosmetic medical and surgical industry has become a multi-million dollar entrepreneurial industry. Rapid and ad hoc growth has opened the ...
Key Educators Set to Gather for Asia's Most Important Education Event
SINGAPORE, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As we move into the digital age economy, the importance of educating the next generation with the right skillsets to prepare them for tomorrow's workforce is becoming increasingly apparent. But are educators prepared and trained with the updated skills to impa...
Setting the Pace in the New World - Women Leading the Way as Futurists, Leaders and Change Makers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASEAN Women of Tomorrow Conference 2017, organised by LeadWomen, this unique event will take place 23 - 24 November, showcasing Anne Lise Kjaer, a leading global futurist with an exceptional eye for the next big thing. Anne Lise will lead more...
The Digital Summit SEA to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 8 November 2017
-The future of digital economy -- embrace digital to meet customer demands JAKARTA, Indonesia and Singapore, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time to embrace digital to meet customer demands critical to the digital journey. The Digital Summit SEA looks into the future of business from the pers...
The ACES Awards Honours The Best Companies and Individuals Specialising in Leadership and Sustainability Operating in the Asian Region
SINGAPORE, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With sustainability and social enterprise being the buzzwords of industry in these present times, it is only fitting that the business year ends with a regionally recognised awards presentation. The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) rec...
Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie(R) Awards Issues Call for Entries
FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stevie® Awards has issued a call for entries for the 2018 (fifth annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the only business awards program to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards Winner & ...
Food&HotelAsia returns even bigger and better in its 40th year
-Largest business event for Asia's food and hospitality industries will be 23 per cent bigger in space, with 25 per cent increase in exhibitor participation SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The most comprehensive international food and hospitality biennial mega trade event in the region, ...
ITB Asia 2017 kicks off highly-anticipated milestone event
-Event has grown from strength to strength to present its strongest line-up yet SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating its 10th anniversary as Asia's Leading Travel Trade Show, ITB Asia 2017, organised by Messe Berlin (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has opened its doors today at the Sands Expo...
2,000 educators, policymakers & technology leaders assemble to assess future of Asian Education
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology is changing the way we live, work and learn and it is having a profound impact on how we teach, where we teach and what we teach. On 8th and 9th November at Suntec Singapore, EduTECH Asia will bring together more than 2,000 senior K-12 and tertiary...
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