Finan, SMU Sign AI Fintech MOU to Advance Joint Research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for SMEs in Singapore

SINGAPORE, 29 May 2026 – Finan, a leading Vietnamese financial technology company serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the signing of a strategic…

SMU’s New Longevity Institute Turns to Vietnam for First Regional Partnership

Singapore, 29 May 2026 – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) today signed a landmark research and education…

SMU’s Business Innovations Generator Named World’s Best Accelerator/ Incubator at Global Startup Awards

Singapore, 26 May 2026 — Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Business Innovations Generator (BIG) has been named the world’s Best Accelerator/ Incubator Programme at the…

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Finan, a leading Vietnamese financial technology company serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Management University.

Finan, SMU Sign AI Fintech MOU to Advance Joint Research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for SMEs in Singapore

29 May 2026

Research and Education Memorandum of Understanding Signed between SMU's Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) and the Vietnam Association of Medical Biological Research and Application (VAMBRA)

SMU’s New Longevity Institute Turns to Vietnam for First Regional Partnership

29 May 2026

SMU's Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship team celebrates winning World's Best Accelerator/Incubator at the Global Startup Awards 2026

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