Singapore AI cloud company Firmus has reportedly raised AU$280 million ($180m) as it prepares to go public on the Australian Stock Exchange. The firm will use the cash to help fund the build-out of a ...
MoneyMax Financial Services: Modernising an old trade
As one of the largest pawnbroking and retail chains here, the group is positioned to capture long-term growth driven by evolving consumer behaviour and the shift towards circular economy models ...
UOB: Vietnamese firms remain optimistic about business prospect
Despite ongoing business environment uncertainties, 60% of Vietnamese enterprises remain optimistic about prospects for the coming year, with 46% indicating plans to accelerate their expansion into ...
Singapore VC Granite Asia leads $60 million funding round for AI ‘data foundry’ Centific to fund global expansion
The “AI data foundry” Centific closed a $60 million Series A funding round led by the Singapore-based venture fund Granite Asia, as the U.S.-based startup explores an ambitious expansion to Asia. AI ...
Singapore tightens rules on crypto startups, Dubai rolls out the red carpet; what investors must know before they jump in
Singapore is tightening its grip on digital asset firms. They must get licenses for overseas operations or leave foreign markets by June 2025. Many companies are now looking at Dubai and Hong Kong as ...
Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh says he does not want to be Singapore prime minister
SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh has no aspirations of becoming Singapore's prime minister, and said that what voters want is not for his party to form the government.
NTT DATA Group targets July listing of data centre REIT on Singapore exchange
SINGAPORE: Japan’s NTT DATA Group could list its data centre real estate investment trust on the Singapore stock exchange as early as July, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a deal ...
Singapore’s Keppel forges $1.5 billion partnership with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Singapore's Keppel is partnering with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for $1.5 billion of sustainable infrastructure investments and financing opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, it ...
The Rise of Non-Bank Lending in Singapore: What SMEs Need to Know
Singapore's Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) aren’t just part of the economy—they’re an integral part of daily life. They hire locally, enable innovation, and keep communities ticking.
POSB launches first ATM allowing video-chats with bank tellers
SINGAPORE — POSB Bank Singapore has launched the Republic’s first teller machines allowing “face-to-face” assistance, with the first such machine installed at the bank’s ITE College ...
DBS targets hiring 40 private bankers for North Asia market
DBS Group, Singapore’s largest lender, is targeting hiring about 40 private bankers this year in Hong Kong and Singapore to cater to wealthy clients in North Asia. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore manufacturing to remain resilient despite US reshoring and tariffs, notes RHB
Amid tariff uncertainty and heightened Middle East tension, the analysts also believe that Singapore government securities, as a ‘safe haven’, will continue to benefit from high demand from investors.
Businesses, locals cry foul as Malaysians working in Singapore hog public parking spots for 15 hours a day
Businesses and residents in Malaysia’s Johor Bahru, which borders Singapore, have voiced frustration that workers commuting to the city-state are occupying public parking spaces for up to 15 hours a ...
Singapore driver charged over City Gate mall crash that injured three pedestrians after taxi mounts pavement
A 38-year-old man was charged today over a road accident near City Gate mall last December that left three pedestrians injured. Darryl Angus Tan Lingyi faces two charges, including one for allegedly ...
SCDF launches rescue vessel to tackle major incidents in Singapore waters
It will be based at West Coast Marine Fire Station when it is operational from October. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong tops global list for priciest homes despite property slump: Deutsche Bank
Prime property prices of US$25,946 per square metre push Hong Kong above Zurich, Singapore and New York: Mapping the World’s Prices report. ( read original story ...)