Data is the new currency as FinTech is challenging all of the prior assumptions we had about the financial industry while job demands in financial services are evolving faster than many expected.
At the NUS-Mastercard FinTech Impact Workshop, together with industry leaders from Mastercard and Funding Societies, we gleaned their insights on how FinTech will disrupt the various sectors and the skills to acquire in preparation to ride the FinTech wave in your career.
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Have you wondered why every company seems to be launching a mobile payment app? Heard of Grab, Singtel and Razer applying for a digital banking license? These are just some examples of the rising FinTech Scene in Singapore, and you can be part of this too!
Industry experts Mr Eduard Fabian, CTO/VP from Razer FinTech and Dr Huang Ke-Wei, Associate Professor from the NUS School of Computing brought us through a quick crash course on FinTech, the job opportunities available and the courses you can take to prepare yourself for a career in this exciting space!
Throughout 2020, the NUS FinTech Lab had been forging both public and private sector partnerships to drive the development of Singapore’s FinTech sector and develop the local talent pool to meet the increasing demand for FinTech talents as the country prepares for the advent of digital banks, the growing local presence of FinTech giants like Tencent and startups like Revolut, and the digitalisation initiatives of incumbent financial services companies like DBS and UBS. Public sector partnerships include those with local government agencies like the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and foreign governments like The Philippines and Malaysia.
Private sector partnerships include bringing on industry partners like DBS, UBS, Bank of Singapore, Singtel, Grab, Razer FinTech and among other companies to provide traineeship opportunities for FinTechSG students.
Tripartite partnerships between the NUS FinTech Lab, public and private sector include the Singapore FinTech Festival where we worked with the National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and industry partners like UOB, Google, ANZ, MasterCard and Microsoft to create content on the opportunities and labour trends in the FinTech sector.
Through our participation in the Singapore Fintech Festival Talent Pavilion, our corporate partners include Grab, Seedly, the Fifth Person and Endowus. Collaborating from in the public sector, Mr. Patrick Tay (Assistant Secretary General of NTUC) connected us to the chairman of the hawkers association, Mr. Anthony Goh, who was happy to help us in our community outreach by allowing our volunteers to approach the general public and have informal coffee chats at hawker centres about FinTech. By walking the ground in the heartlands of Boon Lay, Tiong Bahru, Ghim Moh, Clementi, Ang Mo Kio and Bedok, we were able to obtain valuable feedback on the public’s perceptions towards FinTech which could help inform our approach towards tailoring our programmes to suit the public’s needs. Additionally, this community outreach allowed us to drive interest in the Singapore FinTech Festival’s Talent Pavilion, a one-stop shop for professionals, job-seekers, employers and students looking to be part of Singapore’s FinTech ecosystem.
Central Bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will play a critical role in the new, modern global financial infrastructure that blockchain technologies will undoubtedly underpin. But, for a truly global system to work, interoperability is key.
In this webinar, industry experts explore the future of CBDCs, the impact of CBDCs on cross-border payments and the importance of interoperability.
Speakers include: • Wee Kee Toh, Assistant Director, FinTech & Innovation Group | Monetary Authority of Singapore • Rene Michau, Head of Fintech Client Advisory | Standard Chartered Bank • Mark McKenzie, Senior Financial Sector Specialist | The SEACEN Centre • James Wallis, VP, Central Bank Engagements | Ripple • Monica Long, GM, RippleX | Ripple
And many more
Register with Ripple and watch the Webinar by clicking here.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing how we live, work, and communicate – with technologies that blur the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres.
Our Tech Talk series explored some of these emerging technologies. We discussed how they impact or disrupt our lives, and how to stay abreast with the breakthroughs and developments of today.
Event Details
The Hype versus Reality of the Impact of FinTech on Law With rapid digitalisation, many financial institutions have gained competitive advantages through the adoption of Financial Technology (FinTech). Now is the time for lawyers, judges, and regulators to leverage technology for efficiency and globalisation and take small steps to make important changes.
At this talk, our speakers will discuss how the legal profession could engage FinTech to improve standard functions like conveyance and contracts, as well as what regulators should be thinking about.
Speakers:
A/Prof Keith Carter NUS School of Computing Co-Director, CRYSTAL Centre Director, NUS FinTech Lab
Mr Ng Sey Ming (Law ’99) Deputy Head, Banking & Finance, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Have you used WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook messenger? If yes, your data is being protected by cybersecurity but what is cybersecurity actually about and why should I be aware of this?
In this talk we tackled the cybersecurity basics and what cyber attacks mean for users. We also shared ways on how users can protect their own data better and what to do if there is a cyberattack amid the significant increase in cyber scams during this pandemic.
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