IMDA, MAS to push career development of fintech professionals

Singapore

INDUSTRY and academia have for the first time tied up in a nationwide collaboration to better equip Singaporeans with the right skills to take up infocomm technology jobs in the financial industry.

The partnership is provided for in a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) FinTech Collective to build a talent pool skilled in ICT, with a focus on financial technology (fintech). The MOI was inked by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday, together with SkillsFuture Singapore. (see amendment note)