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Fintech investments in Singapore more than double in 2019

They hit US$861m from year before, led by big gains in funding to payments and insurtech startups

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Claudia Chong

Claudia Chong

Published Thu, Feb 20, 2020 · 09:50 PM
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    FINTECH investments in Singapore more than doubled to US$861 million in 2019 from the year before, led by big gains in funding to payments and insurtech startups.

    The number of deals in Singapore rose 52 per cent to 108, according to Accenture, which analysed data from CB Insights, a global venture-finance data and analytics firm.

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