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When we launched FinTech Nation back in 2015, one of the key things we set out to do was to build an ecosystem, driven by community engagement, talent recognition and mentorship.

The FinTech 65 initiative for us is founded on three key pillars, i.e. Recognition, Inspiration, and Aspiration.

Singapore's FinTech journey has been a story of relentless pursuit of excellence to build a global financial service hub with limited means and lots of aspirations. The slogan of 'Dream big. Start small. Move fast' has rallied regulators, startups, investors, corporates and everyone else to achieve a common goal.

Singapore attracts people across the region to build their ventures in the domains of finance and technology. This book traces Singapore's journey from 2015 till 2020 starting with the establishment of regional hubs and globalization of fintech innovation. The key principles which established Singapore as a Fintech Nation have been an obsession with excellence referred to as RFFL (Right First, Fast Later), a unique model of economic and legal policies known as Singanomics and lastly, an organized and controlled model of a new idea development termed Garden Innovation. 

The Fintech65 is our way of celebrating the most influential contributors to the fintech ecosystem in Singapore. From start-ups to financial institutions to big tech, these individuals have made meaningful contributions across regulatory and compliance, ESG and sustainability, Web3 and Blockchain, and women in the Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics domains.

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This book is a compilation of stories of how 52 Fintech Entrepreneurs built their ventures in Singapore, their learning, experience, and best practices to help the next generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs in Singapore, The Fintech Nation.