MAS collaborates with MIT Media Lab, focuses on DLT application in financial industry
Nov 16, 2017 03:14 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced its collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The collaboration will provide an opportunity to...
MAS open-sources distributed ledger prototypes for inter-bank payments
Nov 15, 2017 03:06 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
The industry consortium led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has released the source-codes on distributed ledger prototypes for inter-bank payments in Project...
MAS announces blockchain projects with HKMA and Bank of Canada
Nov 14, 2017 06:13 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
The second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival kicked off on Monday, November 13, 2017. Speaking at the week-long event today, Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), announced a...
MAS kicks off Singapore FinTech Festival on November 13
Nov 13, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and SingEx Holdings, is holding the second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival, starting today. The...
MAS optimistic on blockchain cooperation between India and Singapore
Oct 10, 2017 03:53 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The strong trade flows between Singapore and India offer good opportunities for collaboration on fintech and distributed ledger technology (DLT), Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said...
MAS-backed consortium develops blockchain prototypes for inter-bank payments
Oct 05, 2017 08:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
A consortium led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has developed software prototypes of three different models for decentralised inter-bank payment and settlements...
NEM Foundation to bolster smart blockchain adoption with global webinars
Sep 25, 2017 05:03 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the peer-to-peer NEM blockchain platform, is embarking on a series of events for the NEM community and newcomers to the blockchain ecosystem. The local events and global webinars...
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