SUSS Podcast · Singapore University Of Social Sciences

FinTech: A Larger Purpose (Part 2)

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Chong Hui breaks fintech risk into personal security, cybersecurity, and questionable products like some NFTs.

1. SUSS Podcast’s "FinTech: A Larger Purpose (Part 2)" focuses on youth, regulation, and the wider social effects of fintech. 2. The speakers are Shadab, Brian, and Chong Hui, who speak as industry and education voices tied to Singapore’s fintech ecosystem. 3. The episode asks what fintech is really for beyond payments and investing. 4. Brian says youths are drawn to robo advisory because it lets people invest without large startup capital. 5. Brian also mentions NFTs, including a TikTok example of a selfie taken every day and sold for a large sum. 6. Chong Hui says youths are naturally tuned to technology and can contribute through software, programming, and online communities. 7. Shadab says the communities existed before blockchain, including secondary-school trading and e-trading in U.S. markets. 8. Shadab cites a FinTech talent survey done by Accenture and commissioned by SFA. 9. Shadab says 73% of surveyed companies expected at least two-digit growth in talent or employees over the next one or two years. 10. Shadab says there is a mismatch between demand and supply of talent, even as institutions, government, regulators, and employers work on it. 11. Chong Hui says FUSS revamped its finance program about two years ago. 12. Chong Hui says the revised program is split roughly half conventional finance and half fundamental fintech topics. 13. The hosts discuss three risk fronts: personal security, cybersecurity, and questionable products. 14. Chong Hui says people in fintech often manage their own ID and PIN without the same fallback structures found in traditional finance. 15. Shadab says fintech sometimes runs ahead of regulation, and he compares that pattern with ride-hailing apps in Singapore. 16. Shadab points to digital advisory guidelines and the Payment Services Act in 2020 as examples of regulatory response. 17. Shadab says Singapore’s size makes it a test bed and sandbox, while many SFA members are B2B firms. 18. Brian and Chong Hui describe the tone as practical, policy-oriented, and anchored in Singapore examples like PayNow, PromptPay, and Hawkers Go Digital. 19. People interested in fintech policy, youth careers, and digital payments. 20. People wanting a short, story-driven episode with a single case study.

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A measured look at fintech's promise, its blind spots, and the curriculum shifts trying to keep up.

The piece treats fintech as a question of impact, standards, and teaching rather than a string of features. It ties ESG tracking, micro-investments, and a curriculum revamp into one clear arc, so the shift feels institutional and not fleeting.

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You want a practical listen on fintech, ESG measurement, and the risks that still come with it.

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