AMTD, Xiaomi to create fintech programme with SMU and NUS

Hong Kong investment bank AMTD Group and the financial services arm of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi have signed a memorandum of understanding with SMU and NUS's Institute of Systems Science (ISS) to establish a long-term partnership to develop a fintech training programme named the Singapore Digital Finance Leadership Programme for entrepreneurs, senior executives and policymakers. The multidisciplinary programme, to run for two weeks every year, will be designed by AMTD, Xiaomi Finance, SMU and ISS. It is developed to hone the management and leadership capabilities of aspiring "digital finance leaders" in Singapore, Asean and the Greater Bay Area in China, said Professor Annie Koh, SMU Vice President of Business Development, V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship and Professor of Finance (Practice).