Hong Leong Finance, or HLF, is Singapore’s largest finance company with a network of 28 branches and 12 SME (small and medium enterprises) centres island-wide. HLF’s core business involves accepting ...
First Mover Asia: Blockchain-Enabled SIM Card for Crypto Investors Fuels Conflux Growth; Bitcoin Holds Near $27.3K After Fed Decision
ALSO: The SIM card offers the security of a hardware crypto wallet but with more convenience, says Conflux’s chief technology officer in a Q&A with CoinDesk's Shaurya Malwa.
Singapore core inflation stays unchanged at 14-year high
The MAS and MTI expect Asia’s growth resilience to contribute to regional inflation, with Singapore’s non-oil import prices seen remaining relatively firm for some time. They reiterated their forecast ...
Lindsay Lohan, Lil Yachty, other stars to pay more than $400,000 in SEC crypto settlement
and BitTorrent (BTT), both crypto asset securities that were offered for sale by three companies owned by Justin Sun, a Chinese national. Sun is the permanent representative of Grenada to the World ...
Nearly Half of Singapore Businesses Call for Improved Fintech Solutions to Offset Current Economic Headwinds, Shows Rapyd Report
41% of global organizations believe that international business expansion is imperative to ease their current trading concerns. In Singapore, 48% believe better fintech solutions and faster ...
Singapore stocks extend gains on Wednesday, with STI up 1.5%
All 30 STI constituents registered gains; Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust is the biggest winner among the blue chips. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Crypto Firms Turn To Swiss Banks After Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank Collapse
noting that the bank's location in Switzerland and Singapore is attractive to companies. Castley further revealed that interests are "mainly coming from investors, asset managers and blockchain ...
From Singapore to Seoul, Asia’s rising art capitals vie for Hong Kong’s crown
Singapore has advantages for galleries and collectors alike. The country's low taxes may not be as favorable as those in Hong Kong, which enjoys tariff-free imports on art, but it is still relatively ...
‘Isn’t it a rare and precious experience?’ South Korean show’s hosts cross Singapore-Malaysia land borders for 1st time
What most Singaporeans consider a tedious process was surprisingly met with fascination by the hosts of a South Korean travel show.On an episode of Battle Trip Season 2 posted on KBS World TV's ...
‘Inundated with requests’: Digital currency firms look to Swiss banks after crypto-friendly lenders fail
Crypto firms are scrambling to find institutions to bank with after the collapse of Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital.
First Mover Asia: Crypto VC Funding Was Resilient in the Bear Market; It’s Now Powering Through This Mini-Bull Cycle
A Crypto Rank team of analysts wrote that “despite the inherent volatility of the cryptocurrency market, venture capitalists…continue to pour significant investments into the industry.” ...
Singapore’s Keppel Energy facilitates renewable power imports from Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
Keppel Energy has been authorized by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore to import 1 GW of renewable power from Cambodia. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation had just signed a ...
Traveling to Asia for work? This city is its most expensive business destination
A business trip now costs an average of $520 a day in Hong Kong, and Singapore follows closely behind at $515.
New markets, expanding overseas key for most Singapore SMEs
SINGAPORE: Over 60% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore say their key business priorities in 2023 are to explore new markets and to expand overseas, a survey has found. This is ...
Crypto.com app lists Shiba Inu rival Floki Inu, here’s what to expect from FLOKI price
Crypto.com users can buy Floki Inu with USD, GBP, EUR and 20 other fiat currencies on the exchange’s mobile application. The new development boosts the Shiba Inu and Dogecoin rival’s reach by 80 ...
EMA gives conditional nod to project importing 1GW of clean energy from Cambodia to Singapore
Image: Sembcorp Industries. The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval for the transfer of 1GW of clean energy from Cambodia to Singapore as part of the latter’s ongoing energy ...