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SINGAPORE – Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton Group launched a $20 million fund to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore on Friday (May 18), and hope to grow the fund to $200 million in the next three years.

Published in Fintech News SG:
Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton Group today launched the LCV Trade Finance Fund of initial asset size S$20 million (to scale up to S$200 million) dedicated towards financing SMEs in Singapore. 

新加坡的中小企业（SMEs）融资平台Validus Capital和资产管理公司Lighthouse Canton Group今天宣布，将联手推出LCV贸易融资基金。该基金致力于为新加坡的中小企业提供融资，初始资产为2000万新元（1500万美元），目标是在未来三年内筹集2亿新元（1.5亿美元）。

Published in Reuters and VC news network: 
Validus Capital, an online financing platform based in Singapore has set up an S$20 million (about US$14.92 million) SME financing fund in partnership with asset management and family office advisory services firm Lighthouse Canton Group.

Published in Fintech News SG:
The Singapore Fintech Associationannounces the launch of the Marketplace Lending committee in response to the rapid growth in the sector.

Published in Finextra:
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) today announces the launch of the Marketplace Lending committee and website, in response to the rapid growth in the sector.

Published in Crowdfund Insider:
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) has announced the creation of a Marketplace Lending committee and website. 

Published in Tech in Asia and SME Portal: All businesses need to balance their books. While small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are known to be innovative and agile, they are not spared from traditional accounting challenges, particularly with cash flow and resource management.

Published in Asia One and Yahoo! Finance:
Backed by Vertex, a Temasek Holdings Company, Validus helps Small and Medium Sized Entities (SMEs) secure short and medium term financing from accredited and institutional investors via its online marketplace.