The efficiency, convenience and reach of financial services has been significantly enhanced by the development of the fintech industry. Today, services including payments, insurance, lending, capital raising and investment management have all benefited from the boom in fintech.    These... Read More

The rapid developments in AI have engendered high expectations of the benefits it can deliver for business and for society at large. Yet there are concerns about AI replacing human input and thus displacing jobs.  In this publication titled “Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks and... Read More

The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) would like to thank Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed Cybersecurity Bill.  Now more than ever, companies need a strong... Read More

For the second time, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) collaborated on the “Our Future Together” series. At the event called “Our Future Together: Future of Professional Learning and Entrepreneurship”, the two... Read More

Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that enables trusted multiple party transactions. Blockchain offers us the opportunity to relook existing business networks, and reimagine how we perform, record and secure transactions. By making transactions shared and distributed, we break down silos of... Read More

The world of work is changing, driven by technological change. The professional services sector frequently leads the way in adopting new and sometimes disruptive workplace technologies. They disrupt partly because they affect workplace behaviours and how humans interact with the technology. At the... Read More

“Our Future Together Industry Perspectives: Future of Professional Learning and Entrepreneurship” Report 2017 marks the second collaboration between ISCA and ICAEW after the successful launch of “Our Future Together” report in 2016 to inspire professional accountants to critically... Read More

On February 9, the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) released its report on how Singapore and its economy can be best positioned for the future. The CFE, building on the work of the earlier Economic Strategies Committee of 2010, was mandated by... Read More