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PAST EVENTS
23 June 2021
Launch of SG Fintech Club
SG Fintech Club is an initiative brought together by Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of MAS, Shadab Taiyabi, President of SFA and Irina Chuchkina, Subcomm Exco of SFA Memberships and Community addressed on the future plans that the club has curated for local fintech professionals and corporates, bringing out the vibrancy of the fintech ecosystem.
80RR is proud to be a partner in this initiative and will be providing attractive preferential rates of our facilities to the members of SG Fintech Club to encourage stronger networking and collaborations within the community.
10 February 2021
Singapore Fintech Awards 2020
Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) organized the Singapore FinTech Awards 2020 to celebrate all the individuals and corporates who have made extraordinary contributions to the vibrant FinTech ecosystem that we have today.
Powered by PwC Singapore, this is the second edition of the awards and shines the spotlight on those who have helped strengthen Singapore’s position as a global FinTech hub.
October 21, 2020
Demystifying and Defining DeFi
First hybrid event (physical and virtual) hosted by the Blockchain Association of Singapore at our premise on “DeFining and Demystifying DeFi”. Decentralised finance or DeFi has come into prominence as the next wave in disruptive financial technology. Beyong the headlines of exponential rise of valuation of DeFi tokens, DeFi promises innovative ways of delivery, financial services. Regulations have understandably not yet addressed the emergent risks posed by DeFi.
February 07, 2020
Lo Hei Session for 80RR and SFA Members
We were delighted to celebrate the grand opening of our newly renovated event space at 80RR Fintech Hub SG, together with Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) for the annual Chinese New Year Lo Hei event, graced by Guest-of-Honour, Patrick Tay Teck Guan, ssistant Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
February 06, 2020
Digital Assets in ASEAN 2020 | The Next Stage
As blockchain technology continues to mature, the focus has shifted away from experimentation towards implementation, especially in enterprise use-cases. With growing interest in this decentralised space from enterprises, governments, and individuals, digital assets is one of the most widely discussed topics and has the ability to deliver immense value by lowering barriers to enter certain markets, enabling greater transparency and control, and improving cost efficiency.
February 04, 2020
Digital Innovation for Finance & Risk Management Night
An exciting evening as senior leaders from ADB, headed by the Vice President of Finance and Risk Management, industry partners and the fintech startup community come together to network and understand ADB’s context of corporate finance and risk management.
November 22, 2019
SME Go Fintech Report Launch
The SME Go FinTech Survey, conducted by SFA and EY, delves into the current pain points faced by local SMEs in financing and transactions, their current financing preferences and opportunities for FinTech use cases targeted to our local SMEs.
The SME Go FinTech Report Launch is organised by Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) U SME, Networked Trade Platform (NTP), Ernst & Young (EY) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG). Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry, Dr. Koh Poh Koon will be delivering the Keynote Speech for the launch.
November 14, 15 2019
80RR Fintech Hub SG Innovation Lab Crawl 2019
An exciting line-up of talks and presentations by international experts from the Regtech, Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence (AI) firms, withan opportunity to network with more than 20 start-ups from around the region, who will be showcasing their business solutions/products at the booths, ranging from Fintech Consultancy, Big Data, Blockchain to Fintech courses/trainings.
In conjunction with the Singapore Fintech Festival Week.
November 14, 2019
The Meetup Exchanges
A focused gathering where we all care for the development and improvement of the crypto-exchanges industry!
Raised a hot-button themes & gut problems of the exchanges & decide the ways they are going to be solved. We invite the leading figures and thought leaders in the Exchanges industry.
November 11, 2019
Singapore - Turkey Fintech Meetup
Turkey is aiming to be the world's first cashless country by 2023, and their FinTech markets are estimated to be worth $15 billion and growing at an annual average of 14%. Turkey's FinTech market has a high potential due to its advantageous geo-proximity to leading FinTech hubs like London and Dubai, their young tech savvy population and their sound banking industry.
November 05, 2019
Regulatory Meetup - Payment Services Act
As the Payment Services Act nears its implementation date (early 2020), there are real implications for payments businesses - whether these are previously unregulated businesses (e.g. cryptocurrency exchanges, merchant acquisition firms), or if you are existing payment instituions (e.g. remittance firms, e-wallet providers).
October 04, 2019
Financial Services Week - Banking Industry Networking
For individuals exploring a career in the banking industry. This casual networking event offers industry insights and useful information on entry into new / in-demand jobs roles within the banking industry and the skills required for these roles. Hear from a panel featuring representatives from bank, fintech and executive search organisations on what Fintech and innovation means for jobs in the banking industry.
September 27, 2019
Seminar on Payment Services Act
Seminar provided an overview of the new categories of payment services, falling within the scope of the PSA &consider the regulatory implication on payment solutions such as licensing requirements, exclusions, transitional arrangements, business conduct requirements & risk mitigation measures.
September 13, 2019
APIX-Fintech GrowthXcelerator
The Asean Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) team shared how the APIX platform can help accelerate your firm’s growth. Enjoy exclusive discounts for signing up to the platform at the event! MAS’ Chief FinTech Officer Sopnendu Mohanty shared some remarks & plans on local Fintech scene.
August 29, 2019
FWA Lunchtime Series: Payments – Then, Now & What’s in Store?
FWA in collaboration with American Express and the Singapore Fintech Association is pleased to present a session on the future of payments. With a boom of new digital payment players in the market, what will determine which will succeed? How can regulations help spur innovation among digital payment players? What will a future of digital banks and Open Banking look like for consumers?
August 15, 2019
Fintech & Blockchain Meetup: Swiss Edition
FinTech crosses borders & Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) influence industries beyond finance. “Crypto Valley” Switzerland & “FinTech Hub” Singapore grow closer. Learn about the current state of DLT & general FinTech trends in Switzerland and to see how this can be leveraged in Singapore.
July 30, 2019
Thailand Country Insights powered by ACE & SFA
A session for those who are planning on expanding their business into Thailand but are unsure of the necessary preparations you need to take, speakers addressed the concerns and helped gain substantial knowledge on the Thai startup ecosystem and doing business in Thailand.
July 26, 2019
Security & Privacy of Blockchain Technology
Peter DeMeo from IBM shared on the latest in Blockchain security, from supply chain attack to quantum computing-resistant algo. Wanyi Wong from PwC shared on various aspects of blockchain and crypto-asset audit/assurance. TEA SG board member and JEDTrade CTO Ernie Teo illustrated how both privacy and analytics can be achieved on a decentralised platform. Last but not least, Maria Teo from Nexia TS highlighted the key things to look out for in governance and risk management of blockchain systems.
July 19, 2019
SkillsFuture Advice Workshop
Discover initiatives that support your career planning and skills upgrading at the FREE SkillsFuture Advice workshop.
Workshop Highlights:
· Learn about disruptions and how to navigate them
· Find out your personal work interest
· Discover initiatives for your career planning and skills upgrading
July 19, 2019
BCCC ACCESS SFA Networking
Singapore Fintech Association and ACCESS will be hosted a networking session with the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium of Japan!
Anson Zeall, Chairman of ACCESS gave an update on the SPICE program followed by an update on the V20 event that was held in Osaka together with G20.
Kazutaka Mori from One Asia Lawyers then gave a short seminar on Blockchain related laws in Asia.
June 21, 2019
MAS Consultation Paper - Proposed Payment Services Notices on Prevention of ML and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
On June 6, 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a consultation paper proposing two new payment services notices on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing — one addressed to holders of a payment services licence for the provision of specified payment services and one addressed to holders of a payment services licence for the provision of digital payment token services.
May 28, 2019
Females, Future, Fintech - Building your Media Presence
With successes across markets, sectors and technologies - the role of women in FinTech is only expanding yet there is a gap in public perception.
This talk is to understand how to address this gap, build your personal brand, engage with media and ensure your voice is clearly heard.
May 23, 2019
SFA Launch of RegTech Sub-Committee
Be updated on the inclusive Vision and Mission of the team. Come hear about the perspective of RegTech from Monetary Authority of Singapore and listen to insights from an expert panel on how the worlds of FinTech and RegTech are evolving and the interplay between the two.
22 May, 2019
Future of Work Forum 2019
One of the hottest trending topics today, The Future of Work is being shaped by the growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitisation and automation in the workplace.
Organised by The Singapore Human Resources Institute, join us at this annual forum that brings together business leaders, HR decision-makers and industry thought leaders from the private and public sector as they share insights, business trends and delve into forward-thinking solutions.
May 2, 2019
CUHK Business School GLOBE Study Trip 2019
The GLOBE program (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/globe/index.html) is a collaborative program with CUHK Business School, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). GLOBE offers exposure to different settings and develops students’ global mindset through a comprehensive and internationally oriented curriculum.
May 2, 2019
MAS Consultation Paper Proposed Payment Services Regulations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a new consultation paper on payment services regulations, calling for comments from any interested parties such as Financial Institutions, potential licensees and regulated entities under the Payment Services Act (PS Act) businesses or simply members of the public.
April 25, 2019
Seminar on the New Variable Capital Companies Act
This seminar seeks to explore further into the VCC framework from a legal perspective by identifying its key features and benefits, highlighting its potential as an alternative vehicle for funds, and evaluating the impact that the VCC framework may have on the fund industry.
April 24, 2019
The Future of Insurance
This talk will look into the upcoming trends that insurance firms have been adopting, and also dive deeper into understanding these trends and how they benefit the industry as a whole. 2 of the major trends that will be discussed are personalisation of services and streamlining of backend processes. We will also touch on other trends such as changing customer preferences, adoption of IoT, and the Sharing Economy.
April 23, 2019
The Estate Planning Conversation Leadership Series
Close to 40% of today's marriages are transnational. More businesses are going regional. it is estimated that the number of people learning Chinese around the world has increased to 100 million from 30 million in 2004.
This session aims to give us an insightful awareness on Geopolitics and its importance, as modern Financial and Estate Planning increasingly require cross-border considerations and knowledge.
April 22, 2019
Consultant Paper on Proposed Payment Services Regulations
The Payment Services Bill was introduced and passed in Parliament on 19 November 2018 and 14 January 2019 respectively. At the commencement of the Payment Services Act 2019, the Payment Systems and the Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act will be repealed. Under the PS Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will regulate significant payment systems and the provision of payment services in Singapore.
This Roundtable will set out the practical implications of the MAS consultation paper. it will also seek to collate feedback, which will be distilled into a set of submissions to MAS.
April 10, 2019
Corporate Real Estate Investments - Legal, Tax, and W&I Insurance Considerations
Marsh, Rajah and Tann, and KPMG is here to have an exclusive discussion on the issues and solutions that arise in a share deal. This discussion will cover the legal and tax considerations, as well as how Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) insurance is becoming a staple in these transactions.
April 1, 2019
Consultation paper on enhancements to technology risk and business continuity management guidelines
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued two consultation papers on the new engancements to the Technology Risk Management (TRM) and the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Guidelines. The proposed changes will require financial institutions' to put in place enhanced measures to strengthen operational resilience. Roundtable will set out the practical implications of the MAS consultation paper. It will also seek to collate feedback which will be distilled into a set of submissions to MAS.
March 20, 2019
How to drive innovation in banks: The entrepreneur mindset
Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Bank Research at Citi, Joo Seng Wong, Founder and CEO of Spark Systems, and Cade Tan, Head of Engagement at Transformation Group, will be in discussion with Huy Nguyen Trieu, CFTE Co-Founder, and exchange their views on innovation in finance - from banks to technology companies. Janos Barberis, CFTE’s Head of Entrepreneurship, will then introduce the latest programme of CFTE!
March 19, 2019
Singapore info-session: Pacific-ASEAN Financial Innovation Challenge
The Pacific-ASEAN Challenge is a new challenge set up by UNCDF Malaysia and the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme. They are looking for innovators from Malaysia and Singapore to work with Pacific companies including Vodafone Fiji, the National Bank of Vanuatu, FijiCare Insurance, and Kina Bank of PNG on finding solutions to existing challenges they face.
February 28, 2019
Joint WIPO / CIArb SFA FinTech & Arbitration Seminar 2019
The recent emergence of FinTech has disrupted and sought to improve the delivery and use of traditional financial services worldwide. As businesses try to adapt to an evolving landscape of innovative modern technology integrated with financial servies, the question is not if, but how extensively this will lead to complex and novel disputes. This seminar allows you to find out more bout the current issues and opportunities in FinTech, the challenges that might arise and how parties can seek to effectively resolve their disputes.
February 22, 2019
SFA - Poly Fintech 100
Aim to nurture a pool of skilled manpower to further develop Singapore as a Smart Financial Centre.
Seek to work with the FinTech community locally and globally to provide internships and mentoring opportunities to polytechnic students who are keen to pursue careers in FinTech, helping them understand markets, technology, skills, ecosystem players and regulatory environments.
February 20, 2019
Great Eastern Corporate Management Associate Hackathon
Private Event - Great Eastern Corporate Management Associate Programme Recruitment - Hackathon
Aim to nurture a pool of skilled manpower to further develop Singapore as a Smart Financial Centre.
Seek to work with the FinTech community locally and globally to provide internships and mentoring opportunities to polytechnic students who are keen to pursue careers in FinTech, helping them understand markets, technology, skills, ecosystem players and regulatory environments.
January 25, 2019
Morpheus Lab - Exclusive Launch of Blockchain Platform & Networking
Morpheus Labs officially launches the commercialized version of the Blockchain-Platform-as-a-Service, providing enterprises and developers an opportunity to assist on the workflow on the blockchain project development to deployment. Thus today, we would like to share this joy and celebrate this milestones together after months of partnerships and developments.
January 22, 2019
Bridging the Skills Gap - Beyond Classrooms
As transformations continue to race ahead, Singapore continues to invest in developing digital capabilities across the economy. There is a greater demand to equip "all firms", notably SMEs, to "go digital", and to train Singaporeans in digital skills.
Hold up: Singapore is out to plug its skills shortages. How?
Hear from Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Education, and other employers on staying ahead in the transformation journey through investing in employees' skills development and learning.
December 13, 2018
TokenMarket Presents 'An Introduction to Security Token Offerings’
With the crypto market interest at an all time high, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of Security Tokens. TokenMarket and Tokenomy's inaugural meetup will analyse what a security token is, and discuss how the industry wide pivot from ICO’s to STO’s in 2018 could play the decisive role in bringing mainstream financial adoption to digital asset investments.
December 12, 2018
Fintech Talent Programme 5
The FT Programme endeavours to equip and certify FinTech professional with the right set of skills required to succeed in the workplace while additionally providing opportunities to expand their network by connecting with fellow practitioners, leaders and entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2018
BML presents: SOAR - Digital Mapping & Geospatial Technology on Blockchain
With the crypto market interest at an all time high, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of Security Tokens. TokenMarket inaugural meetup will analyse what a security token is, and discuss how the industry wide pivot from ICO’s to STO’s in 2018 could play the decisive role in bringing mainstream financial adoption to digital asset investments. Our meetup will analyse the needed regulatory and strategic components to successfully run a STO.
December 5, 2018
Blockchain x IoT
Xtheta Singapore Pte Ltd, with the Japanese HQ as one of the 16 licensed crypto exchanges in Japan, is proud to present an investment opportunity in one of Japan's leading tech projects in the converged realms of IoT and Blockchain.
Jasmy is a high tech company which has and IoT product that utilizes the power of the blockchain to create various industrial use cases, and have successfully partnered with various industry leaders in Japan, like Vaio (Sony) and Asahi, as well as many other top brands, to deploy their solution in various industrial and consumer products.
November 13, 2018
ADB Asean Fintech Night
The global community comes together as one to celebrate the achievements of fintech in the region. Sharing sessions by our AFN partners to update on the latest happenings & Asian Development Bank to speak about their digital transformation initiatives to promote social & economic development in Asia
November 12, 2018
Japan Night Version 2.0
In conjunction with the Singapore Fintech Festival, Fintech Association of Japan (FAJ) and Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) would be co-hosting a networking session "Japan Night 2.0" for Japan & Singapore FinTech community.
Good opportunity to find out more about the latest FinTech development in JP & SG ecosystem from industry participants.
November 8, 2018
Fintech Talent Programme
The FT Programme endeavours to equip and certify FinTech professional with the right set of skills required to succeed in the workplace while additionally providing opportunities to expand their network by connecting with fellow practitioners, leaders and entrepreneurs.
October 30, 2018
IP Workshop for Fintech
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is organising an IP workshop for Fintech. You may want to know how to protect your brand locally and internationally. How to accelerate your patents protection overseas with Fintech Fast Track. Include IP’s role in your business strategy.
October 25, 2018
Liquid Trading Workshop ft. Singapore Bitcoin Club
The Cryptocurrency market is currently in its infancy and this allows those that are willing to break out of their comfort zone the greatest opportunity to gain the practical experience to further improve their current financial situation.
What Liquid and Singapore Bitcoin Club are offering is the opportunity to be educated from professionals in a safe environment that have spent infinite hours analysing chart behaviour since the early days of Bitcoin’s creation. You will gain the necessary skillsets for sustainable and long-term investing along with a new stream of income!
October 23, 2018
Discussion on holding locations for European investments & tax updates on German and UK real estate investments
Overview of holding structures in Singapore, Luxembourg and the Netherlands for real estate investments; and Recent tax changes to the UK capital gains tax regime for non-resident investors, and the German Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) Act.
October 17, 2018
Oracle Fintech Symposium: Why Is Smart Money Coming To Asia
The global Fintech community continues to evolve and mature, with many investors from North America and Europe increasingly looking to Asia in general, and Singapore in particular, for opportunities to grow their portfolios and gain market share.
September 28, 2018
RHT Rockchain Advisory Launch
The launch of RHT Rochchain Advisory creates a new set of opportunities for businesses and opportunist to learn about cryptocurrencty and blockchain technologies happening around us all in this decade. At the launch event, RHTLawTaylorWessing Partners, Li-Ling Ch'ng and Nizam Ismail highlighted some of the challenges in the most disruptive and pivotal trends in this era.
September 27, 2018
RHT Law TaylorWessing: Compliance Roundtable to discuss the proposed MAS notice on Cyber Hygiene
Discussion about the proposals made by MAS which intends to issue Notice on Cyber Hygiene. The notice outlines a set of cyber security guidance and practices that Financial Institutions (FIs) should exercise in order to eliminate cyber threats.
Roundtable collated feedback from participants, which will be furnished to MAS for futher consideration and implementations.
September 19, 2018
Singapore Chapter Training: Importance of Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) in Fight Against Financial CrimeNew Tech Demo
"Importance of Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) in Fight Against Financial Crime"
1) Why PPPs are so importance for Financial Institutions and Regulators in today's time when fighting financial crime
2) Role for PPPs, with Singapore's ACIP paper supporting and outlining the approach
September 18, 2018
Regpac Revolution & C6 Intelligence: Challenges & State of Art Solutions within the Financial Crime Sector
Regpac Revolution hosted C6 Intelligence, a leading global provider of information on both individuals and companies, enabling clients to take a risk based approach to managing fraud, money laundering, and staff compliance. Through the event, they have explored the pain points in the FinCrime space on a global level, with an emphasis on SEA and Singapore.
September 17, 2018
Digital Asset Valuation and the new age of Data Science
The founder & CEO of Santiment.net Mr Maksim Balashevich shared their project(ICO was completed back in July 2017, raised 45,000 ETH) on how they are building a platform and developing a community around new types of data sources and ways of reading the market that haven't existed before. Participants be able to learn how to see through the noise when valuing Cryptocurrency Assets so as to make more informed investment decisions.