Fintech Academy
About the FinTech Talent Programme
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) have jointly created the inaugural 3 month FinTech Talent (FT) Programme. Through this initiative, we are dedicated in grooming aspiring PMEs into exceptional FinTech leaders in their respective fields of expertise. We are committed to provide continuous engagements, career development platforms and networking opportunities for FT Programme participants.
The FT Programme features a stellar line-up of renowned industry practitioners, C-suite leaders and entrepreneurs from locally and internationally grown organisations. Over 500 FinTech professionals will attend our monthly sessions held by esteemed practioners and experts, which aim to train participants in the areas of technical, leadership and soft skills.
Networking opportunities and sharing of experiences by our speakers will also be presented to all participants at every session. 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.
The leading provider of cross-border payments and distribution solutions for publishers of digital content.
Aspire is the leading all-in-one financial operating system for growing businesses in SEA.
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We do not own our own software. We are focused on building consulting and delivery capabilities around leading global technologies. We draw on our specialized functional, technical and industry experts and our data scientists to design methodologies, optimize processes and infuse global know-how into each unique engagement.
Thakral One was founded in 1997, and our current footprint covers 15 markets across Asia Pacific and the Middle East (local offices). We are parented and supported by the 117-year old Thakral Group – among Singapore’s largest home-grown conglomerates with interests in real estate, technology, consumer products, and lifestyle services.
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Online paperless provider of corporate services – bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, incorporation
Hydra X provides regulatory-compliant, enterprise-ready solutions to prepare institutional clients for the future of finance. We seek to bridge the transition to a tokenised capital markets ecosystem by offering asset-agnostic solutions which allow interoperability between traditional and digital assets. Our clients include exchanges, banks, brokerages, and other financial institutions.
Bambu is a B2B robo-advisor based in Singapore that provides digital wealth services. Its white-label solutions are available for retail, affluent, and private banking segments. Its Robo-in-a-Box offering is available through its DriveWealth partnership.
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i-Sprint’s clients include leading global and regional financial service institutions, government agencies, telecommunications, public utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, education, multi-national corporations and others. Currently, i-Sprint has a direct presence and active authorized partners across Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and the United States.
CardUp is a credit card enablement platform, which enables the payment or collection of big expenses using credit card, in places where cards are not accepted today. Examples of payments include rent, tax, invoices, payroll and more, which are still paid by cash, cheque or bank transfer.
With CardUp, individuals and businesses can now shift these big payments to their existing credit cards. This provides an unparalleled opportunity to earn credit card rewards, access interest-free credit and digitise payments – making big payments rewarding.
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MatchMove is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Philippines and the USA. In 2017, MatchMove will soon open new offices in South Africa and Dubai to support its global growth.
MatchMove has consistently been recognized internationally for its outstanding innovation.
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Formerly known as Ameertech, we provide cross-border payment services with our decades of experience
Helping to make financial services accessible to everyone
It is estimated that 1.7 Billion adults worldwide are still excluded from the global economy lacking access to any financial service. At Thunes we made it our mission and we work 24/7/365 to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems: making financial services global and accessible to everyone.
We are able to do this by interconnecting diverse payment systems that enable better movement of funds into and out of emerging economies. Our network makes it possible for Mobile Wallet Operators, Corporations, Merchants, Money Transfer Operators and Banks to move funds in real time to and from emerging countries. We offer three key payment solutions (P2P remittance processing, corporate mass payouts and digital payment services) and our global network spans over 80 countries.
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