BANK Negara Malaysia, The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, the Reserve Bank of Australia,Monetary Authority of Singapore and South African Reserve Bank will join forces to test the ... ( read original story ...)
Binance targeting IPO for US crypto exchange in three years, says CEO Zhao Changpeng
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) for its US business in the next three years, said its CEO Zhao Changpeng. “Binance.US is just going to do what ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, Singapore and South Africa to test cross border central bank digital payments
Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa will conduct a cross border payments trial using different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to assess if this allows transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Power sector’s demand pushes up Pakistan’s oil, gas imports
SINGAPORE: Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its power sector increases amid more economic activities as coronavirus-induced restrictions are ... ( read original story ...)
11 smaller Singapore Reits enter FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index
Eleven of Singapore's smaller Reits have made it into the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index series, according to the index series' quarterly review changes announced by FTSE Russell on Sept 1. ( read original story ...)
Ride-hailing firm Ryde CEO sees demand uptick as Singapore economy reopens
Terence Zou of ride-hailing firm Ryde says as Covid restrictions in Singapore get lifted and the economy starts reopening, there is an uptick of demand and prices, which means more jobs for its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has become a strong international hub for China’s offshore investments, says COO
Oi Yee Choo of capital markets platform ADDX says the Monetary Authority of Singapore has always worked closely with regulators in China to attract investments. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange to issue easier rules for SPAC listings -sources
IPO fundraisings on SGX from January to late August fell to a six-year low of $239 million in Southeast Asia’s total tally of about $8.4 billion, placing Singapore behind Malaysia, Philippines, ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek-backed Oxford Nanopore, a Covid-19 test provider, to launch $4.59 billion London IPO: Sources
The deal will strengthen Britain's efforts to lure life science businesses to its main stock market.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
FOMO Pay Receives Regulatory Approval from Monetary Authority of Singapore
FOMO Pay, Fintech based in Singapore, has been approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate three new regulated activities — Merchant Acquisition Service, Domestic Money Transfer ... ( read original story ...)
Hill Dickinson hires new trade and commodities specialist in Singapore
Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Devottam Sengupta as a partner in its marine and trade group, based in Singapore. Sengupta specialises in trade, receivables and commodities finance and has ... ( read original story ...)
MAS poll: Analysts pin hopes on Singapore’s border reopening to boost economy, top risk is Covid-19 pandemic worsening
Economists expect Singapore’s economic growth to be driven in the next few quarters by the opening of borders to international travel, but flagged a re-escalation of Covid-19 to be the top risk to ... ( read original story ...)
Early Comics in Singapore | A Librarian’s World
Join Associate Librarian Jacqueline Lee as she charts the ups and downs of the history of comics in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GovTech Announces New Vulnerability Rewards Programme
The Singapore Government Technology Agency (GovTech) on Tuesday introduced a n (VRP) on HackerOne that offers bug bounty rewards of up to $150,000. GovTech already runs a Government Bug Bounty ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government launches bug bounty program for digital services
The digital arm of the Singapore government has launched a new bug bounty program offering up to $150,000 for “exceptional” reports. The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) announced yesterday ... ( read original story ...)
STARTUP DIGEST: IPO-bound Paytm to create firm for payments business; Xiaomi completes business registration of EV unit
There were several important developments in the startup space on Wednesday. Here’s a wrap of the top startup headlines. IPO-bound payments company Paytm is looking to turn its payment aggregator ... ( read original story ...)