The twice-shuttered blog site has a new owner, who plans to bring the gossipy pop-culture brand back to life - but not in exactly the same way. Meng Ru Kuok, CEO and founder of Singapore-based ...
Standard Chartered launches tokenization platform in Singapore
SC Ventures, the fintech investment and venture arm of Standard Chartered, has launched a new tokenization platform, Libeara.
Median salary in Singapore to increase by 4.0% in 2024: report
Compared to other Southeast Asian countries (SEA), salaries in Singapore will stay flat in 2024. According to global professional services firm Aon plc, the median salary in Singapore will rise by 4.0 ...
Rent Surges for Luxury Apartments in Singapore and London
Luxury rents in some of world’s biggest cities are surging, pushed higher by limited supply, frustrated house hunters and residents who are returning after the pa ...
IMF’s Call To Arms For The CBDC Revolution At The Singapore FinTech Festival
Ant Group’s Collaboration And Expansion: Ant Group, a key player in fintech, partnered with the National Bank of Cambodia to enhance cross-border mobile payments and announced its global expansion ...
Singapore Central Bank Starts Tokenization Pilots; What’s Behind Solana’s SOL Rally?
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including Singapore's central bank starting to test tokenization use cases alongside major financial services ...
$680k seized, 5 held in anti-scam operation after DBS team’s tip-offs
Another 47 people are under investigation for their suspected involvement in scams. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s monetary authority collaborates with international banks to launch tokenization initiative
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced Project Guardian, a large-scale asset tokenization initiative. This new project, involving 17 key ...
Billion-dollar money laundering case: Accused at risk of cancer, say lawyers who suggest 24-hour surveillance
Su Baolin's lawyers alleged that Changi Prison's Complex Medical Centre does not provide adequate care for their client, who has a congenital heart condition.
CBDCs can replace cash, improve cross-border payments: IMF chief at Singapore fintech event
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says central bank digital currencies can improve financial inclusion in places where few hold bank accounts The three-day Singapore FinTech Festival brings ...
First Mover Americas: Singapore Central Bank Tests Tokenization Alongside JPMorgan, BNY Mellon
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 15, 2023.
Singapore developing gantry for travellers to clear immigration as they walk through
The barrier-free gantry can clear a person through immigration in under 10 seconds Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bongbong Marcos woos global tech investors at Singapore fintech event
In what was touted as the first keynote by a head of state using hologram technology, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged global financial technology investors to explore opportunities in the ...
Investment opportunities abound in 2024 but investors must be selective: Morgan Stanley
The bank characterised its 12-month outlook for returns across major equity markets as “comfortably positive.” Read more at straitstimes.com.
Monetary Authority of Singapore Starts Tokenization Pilots Alongside Financial Services Heavyweights
The test will explore bilateral digital asset trades, foreign currency payments, multicurrency clearing and settlement, fund management and automated portfolio rebalancing.
Hong Kong luxury home rents rose as Singapore’s fell amid contrasting market conditions in third quarter
Hong Kong’s luxury home rents rose 1 per cent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, while Singapore’s slipped by 1.7 per cent, highlighting the contrasting fortunes of Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)