Based in Hong Kong, Finverse’s ambitious goal is to enable open banking throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The startup recently came out of stealth mode with $1.8 million in seed funding, and is now ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Fintech Companies Show Increased Presence in Singapore
Swiss fintech startups continued pursuing their international ambitions with many choosing Singapore to enter the dynamic Southeast Asian market. These are building on Switzerland and Singapore’s long ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Partners with Kredivo to Offer Loans to the Mass Market Segment via Digital Channels
Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia (Bank) and Kredivo , one of Indonesia's largest and fastest growing digital credit platforms, today announced a partnership to offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans ... ( read original story ...)
UOB, Fave launch rewards program on digibank TMRW
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has joined hands with Southeast Asian fintech platform Fave to launch a new rewards program for the bank’s customers. The program, called UOB Rewards+, will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sets reopening date for fully-vaxxed Aussie travellers
Singapore will extend its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to Australia for entry into the destination from 8 November 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia police cripple two job scam syndicates that allegedly cheated more than 390 Singapore victims of S$5m
Acting on shared intelligence, police forces in Singapore and Malaysia cracked down on two transnational job scam syndicates after 17 men and seven women were arrested simultaneously in a joint ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek sets up S$4.5b subsidiary to invest in large local firms with regional, global ambitions
State investment firm Temasek Holdings has set up a new S$4.5 billion (RM13.9 billion) subsidiary headquartered in Singapore to invest in large enterprises here that have ”regional and global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Poised To Extend Tuesday’s Gains
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 10 points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Singapore latest to launch official Apple Store alongside Shopee and Lazada
Hot on the heels of Shopee and Lazada, Amazon.sg has just launched their official Apple Store, offering its customers the majority of Apple's slate of products. This is a welcome addition, ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek leads retail tech Fabric’s $200m Series C Funding
Fabric claims to become a new breed of unicorn following $200 million funding led by Singapore's state investment firm Temasek. ( read original story ...)
The go-go property market doesn’t have legs
One of the strange side effects of some economic crises is that property prices rise in their aftermath. This was true in Singapore after the 2008 global financial crisis - which prompted the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Australia and Singapore establish quarantine-free travel lane as international borders reopen
Singapore and Australia have established a quarantine-free travel lane which will open next month for use by fully vaccinated travellers. ( read original story ...)
Siltronic AG breaks ground for a new fab in Singapore
Siltronic breaks ground for a new fab in Singapore Munich/Singapore, October 26, 2021 - Siltronic, one of the technology leaders in silicon wafer manufacturing, broke ground for its new manufacturing ... ( read original story ...)
First global hydrographic innovation and technology laboratory established in Singapore
Singapore and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) have launched the joint IHO-Singapore innovation and technology laboratory today. The Laboratory seeks to optimise the resources of IHO ... ( read original story ...)
SKYBIT Will Use Blockchain Technology to Help to Achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
SKYBIT International is a social enterprise based in Singapore that applies blockchain technology to provide a modern financial bridge between emerging nations in Southeast Asia and the rest of the ... ( read original story ...)
Why GlobalFoundries Stock Is Not a Buy After Its IPO
GlobalFoundries is a chip fabricator going public during one of the worst semiconductor shortage to date. But will this squeeze help them or harm them? ( read original story ...)