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The Global FinTech Hackcelerator 2017, powered by KPMG Digital Village, is looking for the most exciting and innovative start-ups from all over the world who can address problems faced by the financial industry. We have 100 problem statements across three focus areas: Customer-Facing, Financial Inclusion, and RegTech, and a General category. The top 20 start-ups shortlisted for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator will have the opportunity to: Work with real client owners to contextualise their solution to client and industry needs Enter and/or expand into Singapore and the Asia-Pacific regional markets Receive guidance and support from industry experts, subject-matter experts and regulatory bodies Build and nurture lasting relationships with a community of passionate professionals and game changers Receive a cash stipend of up to S$20,000 Applications for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator are now open and will close on 15 July 2017. To find out more about the programme and view the problem statements, please visit our official website at http://www.fintechfestival.sg/hackcelerator/

Congratulations to BizSpark Startup Bluzelle for being awarded “Technology Pioneer” status by World Economic Forum. Bluzelle offers a complete and fully integrated stack of blockchain applications, middleware and data services. With customers that range from SMEs to global enterprises, Bluzelle is able to design, develop and deploy the best solution for your business. To find out about Bluzelle and their Blockchain solutions, please visit their website at http://bluzelle.com/ Find out more about this exciting development at e27 : https://e27.co/singapore-blockchain-startup-bluzelle-becomes-world-economic-forum-endorsed-technology-pioneer-20170614/

BASH Chope! Microsoft Innovation Huddle returns to LaunchPad where we dived into building smart apps with Artificial Intelligence at your fingertips by exploring the various features of the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit. As always, the community responded enthusiastically to the event with over 110 sign-ups and a turnout of over 60 participants comprising of startups, students, developers, and industry professionals. At the end of the session, the audience connected with Alyssa to find out more about integrating Artificial Intelligence into applications in real life scenarios. Special thanks to Alyssa for taking time off from her busy schedule to present in our event. A big thank you to all event attendees and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events. You can review the presentation slides at: Building Smart Apps Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad. Special thanks to BASH and TAG.PASS for being our supporting event partners! Check out the latest news and events from BASH via Twitter @BASH_SGInnovate

You’re invited to join Microsoft APAC’s first Cloud Tech Summit on 28th June. In a Cloud first and Mobile first world, both business and technology leaders need to embrace disruptive innovations for a sustainable competitive advantage Join us for this virtual summit as leaders from UEM Edgenta, Downer Group, PACT, Snowden Group and more come together to share their experiences on how they leveraged innovative technologies such as AI & machine learning, IoT and Big data to accelerate their digital transformation. This inaugural summit brings you 5 tracks on how Azure can help you stay ahead. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– ...

In this third Open Innovation Call, JTC is looking for robotics, automation and autonomous solutions to improve the way we build, operate and manage our buildings and estates. An industry briefing for the Challenge Statements is scheduled to share more details. Details are as follow: Date : Friday, 9 June 2017 Time : 2pm - 5pm Location : Level 2, Theatrette at JTC Summit, 8 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609434 To register, please fill in the registration form at https://goo.gl/forms/ehzrSJeYlRc40lCp2 For more details, please visit http://www.jtc.gov.sg/our-partnerships/Pages/open-innovation-call.aspx

Closing the Confidence Gap - Practical Advice and Where to Begin Catch Michelle Simmons, General Manager, Southeast Asia New Market, Microsoft Asia Pacific as she participates as a panel speaker at the CodingGirls Day on June 24****th. The panelists will discuss the opportunities in tech field for women and share their personal journey of advancement. The following speakers have been confirmed: 1. Michelle Simmons (General Manager, SEA New Markets at Microsoft APAC) 2. Susan Jain (CMO at IBM) 3. Sunita Kaur (Managing Director at Spotify) 4. Virginia Cha (Adjunct Professor at Entrepreneurship INSEAD & NUS) 5. Nopparat Yokubon (AUNZ/SEA Lead, App Developer Sales at Google) Moderator for this panel is Arnaud Bonzom, Director of Corporate Innovation at 500 Startups CodingGirls Day is an inaugural regional event to bring female tech leaders, founders and enthusiasts in Southeast Asia together for a day of sharing, learning and networking. RSVP now at CodingGirls Day!

Echelon Asia Summit 2017 is a digital insights, connections, talent and funding platform and power-packed two day conference this June 28-29 at Singapore EXPO. Exclusive for our community members: get 30% off all Delegate, Startup, Investor and Corporate passes now! OFFER EXTENDED! Register before June 26 at https://e27.co/echelon/asia/

Congratulations to the graduating class for the inaugural edition of Startup Autobahn Singapore Accelerator Program in collaboration with Plug and Play and NUS Enterprise. Here’s a quick look at our BizSpark Startups that have graduated from the accelerator program: Surge (Artificial Intelligence): Surge leverages voice and email data to automatically enter, clean and complete information into your CRM. Fixir (Logistics & Transportation): Fixir is the friend every driver needs. Whether your car breaks downs, needs a polish or is due for a wheel change, we’re here for you. Using Fixir is really simple, you just need to select the service you need and our reliable service providers will come to you in no time! Rendezvous (Enterprise Solution): Automated minutes taker for meetings using various speech-to-text software and creating a transcript from speech.

Whether you are an entrepreneur, techie, designer, creative, corporate professional, freelancer, student or in the midst of a career change – join The Impact Hub Singapore, one of Singapore’s premier co-working community with mentorship, incubation, workshops, events, networking and corporate innovation labs. Sign-up for your complimentary week of access to a collaborative co-working community HERE using the promo code MHUBVIP For startups, enjoy discounted rates on memberships at The Impact Hub Singapore. To find out more, visit http://singapore.impacthub.net/startup-success