SINGAPORE: The 2024 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and the Singapore FinTech Festival FinTech Excellence Awards have 42 finalists, which will be revealed at the SFF FinTech Excellence Awards dinner on
Nov 7, according to a released statement by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Oct 28.
MAS announced that there are 18 finalists from the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, which received 77 proposals from Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States. The finalists will participate in a two-day programme by Elevandi to network and collaborate with corporates, investors, and industry experts. They will also receive mentorship from their assigned Corporate Champions.The finalists will then pitch their ideas at the Global FinTech Hackcelerator Demo Day during the SFF on Nov 6. Each finalist will receive a cash stipend of S$20,000, while the top three winners will each get S$50,000.
For the five Corporate categories, there were 175 submissions, leading to four finalists shortlisted for each category. In the Individual category, the FinTech Mentor Award, 29 submissions resulted in four finalists.
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