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Singapore’s fintech chief breaks down Partior, its blockchain-based cross-border payments system

Fintech Beat, Ep. 92

Sopnendu Mohanty is the chief fintech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Singapore made headlines recently with the announcement of the world’s first blockchain-based, cross-border payment system.
Sopnendu Mohanty is the chief fintech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Singapore made headlines recently with the announcement of the world’s first blockchain-based, cross-border payment system. (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted May 4, 2021 at 4:00am

Sopnendu Mohanty, Singapore’s fintech chief, breaks down Partior, the “watershed” blockchain-based platform for cross-border payments announced by JPMorgan Chase, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and DBS Group Holdings.

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