Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes:
A joint research project on custody in the age of digital assets, part of the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP), a national-level partnership anchored at NUS Computing to explore institutional use of blockchain and the translation of new technology for the banking industry;
An MoU with NUS AIDF, a university-level institute in NUS. Northern Trust is currently providing mentorship to Insightic, a regtech start-up incubated at AIDF, with a focus on risk assessment for Web 3.0-based virtual asset service providers; and
An agreement between Northern Trust and NUS Computing to provide an industry-linked internship opportunity to a student in the Master of Digital Fintech program. The five-month program will expose the intern to critical market advocacy and digital development work that Northern Trust is spearheading in the Asia-Pacific region.