Asian Institute of Digital Finance explained

Asian Institute of Digital Finance
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Abbreviation:	AIDF
Formation:	2021
Type:	Think Tank
Headquarters:	National University of Singapore Innovation 4 (i4.0) Building, 3 Research Link, #04-03 Singapore 117602
Location:	Singapore
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Prof Huang Ke-Wei
Website:	AIDF

Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a research institute to enhance education, research and entrepreneurship in digital finance.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

AIDF is a collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the National Research Foundation and the National University of Singapore (NUS) and was established in 2021.

Initiatives

Applied Research

The institute also concentrates on applied research in green finance and deep credit analysis to facilitate digital infrastructure for B2B digital finance development in Singapore.^[1]

Business Incubation

The institute also facilitates business incubation to acquire innovative fintech ideas from research and classroom studies for a wider business world.^[1]

External links

• www.aidf.nus.edu.sg
• Speech at the launch of Asian Institute of Digital Finance by Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 September 2021. Research institute to support needs of digital financial services in Asia opens at NUS. 23 September 2021. The Straits Times. en.
2. Web site: 4 August 2020. Singapore to set up Asian digital finance research institute by end-2020. 23 September 2021. The Straits Times. en.
3. Web site: 13 August 2020. Singapore parks 182m for fintech innovation with special focus on AI. 1 October 2021. ZDNet. en.
4. Web site: 4 August 2020. Asian institute for digital finance to start operations in Singapore by end 2020. 4 August 2020. The Business Times. en.
5. Web site: 5 September 2021. Singapore Launches Asian Institute of Digital Finance. 14 October 2021. Regulation Asia. en.
6. Web site: 4 August 2020. Singapore establishes Asian Institute of Digital Finance. 14 October 2021. Finextra. en.
7. Web site: 8 December 2020. Singapore Launches Regional Research Institute for Digital Finance. 14 October 2021. Regulation Asia. en.