19 November 2018
MatchMove wins Tripartite Alliance Award for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
MatchMove is the only fintech startup recognised at the inaugural Tripartite Alliance Award
Singapore, 19 November 2018 – MatchMove, one of the world’s fastest growing and leading fintech companies, is pleased to announce that it has been conferred the Tripartite Alliance Award (Fair and Progressive Employment Practices) by the tripartite partners – Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress, and Singapore National Employers Federation. The award recognises MatchMove’s efforts in upholding fair, responsible and progressive employment practices. MatchMove is the only fintech company that was recognised at the Tripartite Alliance Award, after months of rigorous audits and checks on the company’s management practices by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) and external consultants.
Speaking after the awards ceremony, Ashley Koh, SVP, Business Operations said, “MatchMove advocates ‘management-by-fairness’ as it believes that such an approach will produce ethical behaviour, promote meritocracy and build a collaborative work culture to bring out the best of its talents in the long run. These are crucial for a high growth company as it prepares to increase its global footprint. Values such as embracing diversity, open communications, meritocracy and collaborative mindset are regularly promoted to its employees through activities such as games, Pizza Days, All-hands and PowerUp sessions across all its offices.”
She further explained, “Our strategy is to hire the right talent for the right job, then empower them to learn and grow, and constantly listen to their feedback. Not everyone is cut out to be in high growth startups, and not every hire is a good fit, but we do our best to give everyone an equal opportunity to prove themselves and excel in their careers. If we find that there is no longer a match between our values and those of an individual, then we will take steps to address the situation, and this always has a positive effect on the other performers in the company.”
Contrary to the perception that fintech is typically suitable only for young people and tends to be male-dominated, 30% of MatchMovers in the Singapore office are above 40 years old and over 40% are female.
Nelly Jimron, SVP, Treasury Ops, who joined the company in 2009 as Business Development Manager, is currently spending her four-month paid sabbatical leave at home to assist her son with the preparations of his PSLE examinations and secondary school enrolment. Said Nelly, “I am very grateful to my bosses at MatchMove for giving me a lot of opportunities to learn and contribute my best to the company since its founding days. Whenever my family needs my time and attention, my managers are supportive of my plan to take a break from work while having my job retained. I hope more companies can be empathetic towards their employees’ needs and value them as they progress through the different stages of their lives.”
Anne Teow, Personal Assistant & Travel Specialist, is another staff member who benefits from the company’s positive culture. Anne re-joined MatchMove in June this year after her departure in 2017. She explained, “I decided to go back to MatchMove as I realised that I missed the people, the culture, and even my job at MatchMove. I’m impressed by the fact that the management at MatchMove listens to their employees and they truly walk the talk.”
Shailesh Naik, Founder & CEO of MatchMove, said, “We are honoured to be the only fintech startup among other established players to win this award. It is a clear reflection of the high quality of the people we have in the company who believe in diversity, meritocracy and fairness. We believe this is in line with the values promoted by the Singapore government especially around fairness to all people of every background with the promise of strictly meritocratic advancement.”
About MatchMove
MatchMove is one of the world’s fastest growing and most disruptive fintech companies in digital payments and next-generation banking.
MatchMove’s proprietary Banking Wallet OSTM enables ‘Banking As A Service’ and the capabilities of Spend, Send, LendTMwithin any app. The platform empowers B2B businesses and their customers to Spend both online and offline easily and safely, via instantly issued prepaid cards on major card networks. Its Send capabilities include P2P domestic transfers, cross-border remittances, P2M and mass disbursements to global recipients. MatchMove platform further extends to Lend, where credit scores are assigned based on customers’ spending and sending patterns to offer customized lending solutions.
Envisioning a financially inclusive world as it wages war on cash, MatchMove’s solutions help enterprise clients digitize payments and give the financially underserved segments the empowerment to move their money anytime and anywhere.
MatchMove is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and authorized by leading card networks to issue virtual and physical cards directly to users in approved jurisdictions, or anywhere else in the world with partner banks.
The company has been recognized with international awards for being a promising and an innovative organization, as well as for being a preferred employer.
MatchMove is headquartered in Singapore with offices in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, and the USA.
For more information, please visit www.matchmove.com.
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