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2 What is the Investor Summit? Connecting capital to opportunity, supporting start-ups and growth enterprises in ASEAN Companies Access Get matched with the potential start-ups and companies across all sectors 400+ Investors Best-fit Matchmaking is personalized to your preferences Dealmaking Confidentiality Be anonymous, until you find an opportunity worth pursuing

3 Matching Process Submit your profile Companies and Investors to submit your application through the links provided Processing your application EY will process your application. Successful applications will move to the matchmaking stage and unsuccessful applications will receive an from us. Matchmaking EY will find matches between companies and investors. Once a mutual match is established, EY will connect both parties. EXPLORE OPPORTUNITY EY will oversee the match-to-connection process. In the event the match is deemed unsuitable, we can find another match. Investor summit On the day of MATCH Conference, mutually matched start-ups and investors are invited to further their discussion on deal-making and attend a conference involving renowned speakers. Register at

4 7 May 2018 Application opens Understanding your needs and criteria 24 Aug 2018 Connecting suitable companies and investors Mutual matches identified May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 31 Jul 2018 Closing date for applications Matchmaking begins 24 Aug - 14 Nov 2018 MATCH Deal-making Mutually matched Companies and investors meet

5 Benefits for Investors and Companies Global Investors ASEAN Companies Company-Investor Matchmaking Exhibitions & Conference Global Networking

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7 Appendix Overview of Singapore s FinTech Ecosystem

8 Fintech in ASEAN Fintech Distribution in Asean 2018 ASEAN FinTech Census 87% Expected number of Fintechs planning to scale their operations out of their local markets Data from Tracxn shows that Singapore is home to the lion s share of FinTechs in ASEAN, at 39 per cent. Singapore s developed financial infrastructure and supportive regulatory policies have positioned the country well to compete with other global FinTech hubs, such as Hong Kong and London. Source: Tracxn. Total number of FinTechs 1228 in six countries In the recently concluded EY ASEAN Fintech Census 2018 Report, it was found that a strong 87% of financial technology (FinTech) firms in Southeast Asia are planning to expand their footprint beyond their current markets in the next 12 months. For more information:

9 FinTech Investment Landscape in ASEAN FinTech funding trend in ASEAN Funding (value) CAGR: 92% Value (US$ m) Fund raising landscape Raised as much as needed Never raised Currently raising Couldn't raise enough Over-subscribed Tried but failed 3% 8% 14% 18% Volume 21% 36% ASEAN is witnessing visible growth in FinTech fund-raising. In 2017, investments in the ASEAN FinTech market jumped 45% to US$366m compared to US$252m in Availability of funding channels High Medium Low 37% 39% 24% 37% 11% Ease of obtaining funding 52% Easy Moderate Difficult While funding growth has jumped exponentially in the region and 44% of the FinTechs have been able to raise as much funds as needed (or more), most respondents have found fundraising to be difficult. Notably, start-ups face credit crunch at the outset, as most traditional financial institutions are reluctant to lend to companies with track record of less than three years. In Singapore and Thailand, it is relatively easy for FinTech players to access a variety of funding channels. FinTechs in Malaysia and Philippines require additional support to get access to funding in order to fully leverage the variety of funding channels available to them. Source: Tracxn accessed on 9 Dec 2017

10 FinTech Investment Landscape in ASEAN Amount of funds raised to date (US$) 48% 14% <500K 500K - 1M 27% 27% <100K 100K - 500K 23% 1M - 5M 5M - 10M 5% 7% 10M - 20M Last funding size (US$) 14% 500K - 1M 20% 1M - 5M 5% 5% 5M - 10M 10M - 20M Next expected funding size (US$) 4% 15% <100K 100K - 500K 21% 500K - 1M 27% 1M - 5M 16% 5M - 10M 2% 1% 20M - 100M 2% 20M - 100M 8% 7% 10M - 20M >100M 1% >100M 2% 20M - >100M 100M 45% FinTechs responded that obtaining funding is an immediate future goal in the coming 12 months 63% respondents have raised capital only through a single round of funding 28% payment FinTechs expect next funding size to be US$1m- 5m while 24% expect higher range of US$5m-10m 34% loan application/ financing FinTechs expect next funding size to be US$1m-5m 40% robo-advisors expect next funding size to be US$500K-1m Source: ASEAN Fintech Census 2018 ASEAN FinTech players are looking for growth-stage equity to continue scaling their businesses Majority of respondents acquired funding of less than US$500K in their last capitalraising cycle. Going forward, respondents are optimistic about funding growth as 47% of FinTechs are looking to raise between US$500K to US$5m 48% of the smaller-sized FinTechs (i.e. players with average rpm less than US$100K) expect their next funding size to be less than US$1m 63% of the larger FinTechs (players with average revenue per month greater than US$100K) expect their next funding to be greater than US$5m in size

11 Number of Investors Number of Investors Investors match-making in ASEAN Typical Investor s Ticket Size (out of 100%) Investors matches with # of FinTechs (out of 100%) < 500K 500K - 1 million 1-5 million 5-10 million million > 20 million Number of FinTechs FinTech Matching Insights About 80% Investors deal size are <US$500k to US$5m. Minority of Investors deal size are above US$5m. The vast majority of investors (90/ 72%) were matched with between 11 and 30 FinTechs Source: ASEAN Fintech Census 2018

12 Number of FinTechs Number of FinTechs FinTech match-making in ASEAN FinTech Funding Needed (out of 100%) FinTech matches with # of investors (out of 100%) < 500K 500K - 1 million 1-5 million 5-10 million Number of Investors million > 20 million Number of Investors FinTech Matching Insights FinTechs need on average US$4.9m in funding; 80% FinTechs are looking for sub-$5m funding. The vast majority of FinTechs were matched with between 6 and 15 investors (126/ 56%). Source: ASEAN Fintech Census 2018

13 2018 Ernst & Young Solutions LLP. All Rights Reserved. This material has been prepared for general informational purposes only on behalf of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and is not intended to be relied upon as accounting, tax or other professional advice. Please refer to your advisors for specific advice. All submissions and data collected are kept confidential and owned by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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