Robinhood is making its biggest crypto move yet--expanding into Singapore with Bitstamp. Can it dominate Asia's digital asset space?
Temasek-backed Indian startup Licious plans IPO in 2026, eyes $2 billion valuation, says source
Indian online meat and seafood retailer Licious is looking to debut on the bourses in the next 12-18 months and is targeting a valuation of $2 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters ...
Singapore buys only small amount of Nvidia chips, official says
Trump officials are probing whether China's DeepSeek bought advanced Nvidia semiconductors through third parties in Singapore.
Part-time training allowance, corporate income tax rebate: Singapore’s Budget 2025 help for workers and firms
SINGAPORE: More help for companies and workers will be provided as part of Budget 2025, with Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackling cost pressures and supporting firms and ...
Robinhood Markets plans to launch crypto offerings in Singapore in 2025 through Bitstamp
Robinhood has announced plans to introduce its crypto offerings in Singapore by 2025, following its acquisition of the European digital-assets exchange Bitstamp Ltd. The move will see the ...
Budget 2025: Quick takes on tax incentives for companies, fund managers that list in Singapore
TAX incentives will be introduced for Singapore-based companies and fund managers that choose to list in the city-state and grow their economic activities here, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in ...
Daily Cuts – Budget 2025: How local business transformation could benefit
Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Kok Ping Soon, CEO, Singapore Business Federation and Ang Yuit, President, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, about how Budget 2025 policies ...
Robinhood Seeks Expansion into Singapore’s Crypto Market by Late 2025
The trading platform plans to launch cryptocurrency services in Singapore by late 2025, leveraging Bitstamp's licenses.
DBS names new heads of operations, and corporate and SME banking
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS named on Tuesday (Feb 18) its two picks for the group head of its corporate and SME banking unit, as well as its group head of operations. Read more at The Business ...
Singapore offers support for consumers as polls, global tensions loom
Singapore offered broad support for workers and businesses, as well as assistance with living costs, with the economy bracing for a rise in global tensions and ahead of elections this year. Prime ...
HSBC axes 40 dealmakers in Hong Kong as part of revamp to cut costs, source says
HSBC , has laid off around 40 investment bankers in Hong Kong, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as part of a global restructuring exercise at the Asia-focused lender to cut ...
Standard Chartered backs StaitsX stablecoins
Standard Chartered Bank is stepping deeper into the stablecoin space through a strategic partnership with StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer, to strengthen the reserve management of its ...
StanChart to Support StraitsX Stablecoin Reserves
StraitsX has partnered with Standard Chartered to strengthen the reserve management of its XUSD and XSGD stablecoins.
DBS names Chen Ze Ling as Group Head of Corporate and SME Banking; Welson Jamin as Group Head of Operations
These two new appointments follows the first two made last week which saw Derrick Goh as Group Chief Operating Officer and Koh Kar Siong as Group Head of Audit.
Budget 2025: Up to S$800 in SG60 vouchers; 60% income tax rebate
THE Singapore government will give SG60 Vouchers to all Singaporeans aged 21 and above, as part of a package in celebration of Singapore’s 60th birthday, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in his ...
Budget 2025: 60% personal income tax rebate, capped at S$200 per taxpayer, for income earned in 2024
This rebate will be for all tax resident individuals for the 2025 year of assessment, which assesses the amount of income earned in 2024. The rebate is capped at S$200 per taxpayer. During his 2025 ...