According to KPMG, 2024 has been a challenging one for fintech market globally driven by concerns like ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and high interest rate. As such, fintech investment globally has declined from $62.3 billion to $51.9 billion between the second half of 2023 and H1 this year—the lowest six months of fintech investment since 2020. Only five deals that are over $1 billion occurred in the fintech space during the first half of 2024—all buyouts. 

So is there any optimism in sight for the fintech market in Asia Pacific? Anton Ruddenklau, Global Head of Fintech and Innovation, Financial Services, KPMG International, shares more highlights from KPMG's Pulse of Fintech H1'24 report on Industry Insight. 

According to KPMG, 2024 has been a challenging one for fintech market globally driven by concerns like ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and high interest rate. As such, fintech investment globally has declined from $62.3 billion to $51.9 billion between the second half of 2023 and H1 this year—the lowest six months of fintech investment since 2020. Only five deals that are over $1 billion occurred in the fintech space during the first half of 2024—all buyouts. 
So is there any optimism in sight for the fintech market in Asia Pacific? Anton Ruddenklau, Global Head of Fintech and Innovation, Financial Services, KPMG International, shares more highlights from KPMG's Pulse of Fintech H1'24 report on Industry Insight.

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On All Set, Lynlee Foo and Alexandra Parada break down this weekend’s biggest events, hidden gems, and must-visit happenings around Singapore.

From shopping rewards and design fairs to pet-friendly festivals and arts performances, this weekend in Singapore is packed with things to do.
Highlights include ShopperLink&rsquo;s fifth birthday celebrations across HDB malls, Furkids Fiesta at Clarke Quay, Hitcheed&rsquo;s Wedding Wonderland at Suntec Convention Centre, the Singapore International Festival of Arts across the Civic District, and Boutiques Singapore at the F1 Pit Building.
On All Set, Lynlee Foo and Alexandra Parada break down this weekend&rsquo;s biggest events, hidden gems, and must-visit happenings around Singapore.

All Set: Things To Do In Singapore This Weekend | SIFA, Boutiques Singapore, & Furkids Fiesta

Christiane Schulz is COO Asia Pacific at Edelman, the world's largest communications firm — overseeing 15 markets and thousands of staff. Before that, her entire senior career was in Germany. Then, at a stage when most leaders are settling into what they've built, she moved to Singapore and started over.

In Suite Talk, she gets candid with Lynlee about what reinvention actually feels like: rebuilding a leadership team from scratch, navigating one of the world's most diverse regions, and the personal reset that comes with moving your whole life to the other side of the world.

She also opens up about ambition, the pressure high-achievers put on themselves, and what a Zen master once asked her that actually stuck.

 

Christiane Schulz is COO Asia Pacific at Edelman, the world's largest communications firm &mdash; overseeing 15 markets and thousands of staff. Before that, her entire senior career was in Germany. Then, at a stage when most leaders are settling into what they've built, she moved to Singapore and started over.
In Suite Talk, she gets candid with Lynlee about what reinvention actually feels like: rebuilding a leadership team from scratch, navigating one of the world's most diverse regions, and the personal reset that comes with moving your whole life to the other side of the world.
She also opens up about ambition, the pressure high-achievers put on themselves, and what a Zen master once asked her that actually stuck.
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Suite Talk: Starting over in Asia — Edelman APAC COO Christiane Schulz

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From OpenAI's latest enterprise push to Google's Gemini on Android, and one story from a Singapore worksite that quietly says it all.

Three stories. One clear message: This is what AI actually looks like when it gets to work.

 

AI isn't a future story anymore. This week on AI &amp; Me, Lynlee looks at three places artificial intelligence is showing up right now, and what it actually means for you.
From OpenAI's latest enterprise push to Google's Gemini on Android, and one story from a Singapore worksite that quietly says it all.
Three stories. One clear message: This is what AI actually looks like when it gets to work.
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Industry Insight: What’s on the investment horizon for fintech in Asia Pacific?

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