MAS and IMDA, the scheme owners of SGQR, are studying the potential development of a new interoperable layer for SGQR (preliminarily termed as “SGQR+”), to complement the existing baseline SGQR scheme. The project scope will cover to build a pilot SGQR+ scheme to showcase at Singapore FinTech Festival 2023

(a) To design the SGQR+ solution with BCS,

(b) To design the detailed exchange of value and commercial model for SGQR+ participants,

(c) To setup the SGQR+ governance structure, and (d) To design the SGQR+ user experience for the merchants and consumers

Summer Internship: May to August 2023

a) To research about Digital Asset regulations (eg. crypto policies), focusing on India;

b) To assess ecosystem needs (including financial institutions, startups, venture capital) and research about new initiatives to foster deeper collaboration with India FinTechs community;

c) To research about FinTech trends and fast growing tech companies in India;

d) To engage the fastest growing FinTechs in India, understand their business plans in ASEAN, and assist to formulate new initiatives to hub their regional activities in Singapore

To shadow the MAS officer to engage with the industry partners, research about the India FinTech industry and Digital Asset space, and support the FSTI grant application process. The intern should complete the research at the end of the internship and present it in a report/presentation.

a) Build up domain knowledge in the FinTech industry and Digital Asset space; 

b) Meet and hear from industry leaders of the financial services and technology sectors;

c) Understand the government’s perspective and considerations on awarding grants

(a) To research about leading global Private Shares markets and exchanges (e.g. Nasdaq Private Markets).

(b) Study of key competitive strengths and advantages of these players.

(c) Mapping of the global Private Shares and Private Markets landscape.

(a) To shadow MAS officer(s) to engage with the industry partners, research about the FinTech Investment sector and Private Shares Market. 

(b) The intern should complete the research before the end of the internship and present it in a report.

(c) To assist engagement with the largest and fastest growing FinTech investors, understand their business plans in Singapore and ASEAN, and assist to formulate new initiatives to anchor their regional hub and activities in Singapore.

(d) To gather ecosystem needs (including financial institutions, start-ups, venture capital) and research about new initiatives to foster deeper collaboration with FinTech Investment community.

(a) Build up domain knowledge in the FinTech industry and Investments space. 

(b) Understand the public service’s perspective and considerations on policy formulation.

1. Understanding of the region's ecosystems on FinTech;

2. Analytical skills from assessing the state of the FinTech landscape in the region;

3. Critical thinking from weaving desktop research and findings from alternative sources into a coherent narrative

1. Interest in FinTech;

2. Competency in research methodologies;

3. Competency in other Southeast Asian languages (good-to-have)