Singapore’s unprecedented growth in the fintech space across in the last few years has spurred the entrance of many businesses specialising in the development of fintech. There are more than 400 fintech companies in Singapore, including both global players and Singaporean start-ups all with the key aim of revolutionising the future of money in Singapore. And according to the Fintech Employment 2019 report published by recruitment services firm - Michael Page Singapore, 94 per cent of fintech companies surveyed agreed that we are facing a major shortage of fintech talent. It also found that the number of local consumers adopting fintech products and services has jumped in the last two years, tripling from 23 per cent in 2017 to 67 per cent in 2019. We speak to Nilay Khandelwal, Managing Director of Michael Page Singapore on how organizations are keeping up with the ‘acute’ shortage of talent in fintech.

<p>Singapore&rsquo;s unprecedented growth in the fintech space across in the last few years has spurred the entrance of many businesses specialising in the development of fintech. There are more than 400 fintech companies in Singapore, including both global players and Singaporean start-ups all with the key aim of revolutionising the future of money in Singapore. And according to the Fintech Employment 2019 report published by recruitment services firm - Michael Page Singapore, 94 per cent of fintech companies surveyed agreed that we are facing a major shortage of fintech talent. It also found that the number of local consumers adopting fintech products and services has jumped in the last two years, tripling from 23 per cent in 2017 to 67 per cent in 2019. We speak to Nilay Khandelwal, Managing Director of Michael Page Singapore on how organizations are keeping up with the &lsquo;acute&rsquo; shortage of talent in fintech.</p>

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