MAS
MAS: first Industry pilot for digital asset and decentralized finance goes live
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday that the first industry pilot under MAS’ Project Guardian that explores potential decentralised finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets has completed its first live trades.
November 3, 2022
Google Cloud launches Climate Finance Accelerator with MAS and KPMG Singapore
Google Cloud has on Thursday launched a Climate Finance Accelerator with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and KPMG Singapore to provide climate fintech firms and startups with mentorship and funding opportunities to scale market-ready solutions.
November 3, 2022
MAS conducts trial for digital Singapore dollar
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday released a report detailing potential uses of a purpose-bound digital Singapore dollar (SGD) and the supporting infrastructure required, marking the successful completion of Phase 1 of Project Orchid.
November 1, 2022
MAS launches ESG Impact Hub to spur growth of ESG ecosystem
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday launched the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Impact Hub (the Hub) to spur co-location and collaboration between ESG FinTech start-ups and solution providers, financial institutions and real economy stakeholders.
October 6, 2022
MAS and IFSCA to pursue cross-border FinTech innovations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) on Monday signed a FinTech co-operation agreement (CA) to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech. MAS and IFSCA will leverage existing regulatory sandboxes in their respective jurisdictions to support experimentation of…
September 19, 2022
MAS and SGX launch ESGenome disclosure portal
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) on Monday jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies to report environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent and comparable format.
September 13, 2022
News,FinTech,Indonesia,Singapore
Indonesia and Singapore to pursue cross-border QR code payments connectivity
Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday the commencement of work on a cross-border QR payment linkage between Indonesia and Singapore as part of the ASEAN-wide payments connectivity effort.
August 29, 2022
MAS and Google Cloud launch Point Carbon Zero Program to catalyse climate FinTech solutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have on Tuesday jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate FinTech solutions in Asia.
July 26, 2022
News,Singapore,Digital Transformation
Sleek secures Major Payment Institution License
Sleek.com, a leading technology company providing incorporation and accounting services for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and investors has announced on Wednesday that it has been granted a Major Payment Institution License (“MPI”) issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), effective from 1 July 2022.
July 6, 2022
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore
MAS partners the industry to pilot use cases in digital assets
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday the commencement of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry that seeks to explore the economic potential and value-adding use cases of asset tokenisation.
May 31, 2022
MAS conducts trial for digital Singapore dollar
November 1, 2022
MAS and IFSCA to pursue cross-border FinTech innovations
September 19, 2022
MAS and SGX launch ESGenome disclosure portal
September 13, 2022