Hegg Foods makes healthier, more environmentally-friendly plant-based eggs to aid Singapore's "30 by 30" goals. Homegrown food tech company Hoow Foods announced last week (August 3) that it has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fintech industry sees 3-year record of 72 deals worth $833m in H1
Singapore's financial technology (fintech) industry saw a three-year high in deals transacted in the first half of this year, thanks to corporates speeding up their digital transformation. The sector ... ( read original story ...)
They put Singapore on the world map despite the pandemic: A promising young footballer, designer, and a business-savvy trio
Designer Alexandra Beggs; entrepreneurs Mohamed Afiq (top), Ng Jun Kai (centre), and Nathaniel Yim (bottom); and footballer Yasmin Namira are doing Singapore proud with their international ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork launches growth initiative for startups in Singapore
Startups can get up to 50% off on membership fees at its Growth Campus locations plus complimentary access to WeWork’s virtual accelerator platform. ( read original story ...)
Singapore promotes plans to fine-tune foreign labour policies
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Singapore would adjust its policies towards foreign workers to address concerns about employment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
7 Best Thrift Shops in Singapore That Offer Sustainability and Style
As thrift shopping becomes a popular pastime in Singapore, second hand shops selling gems and vintage treasures have been receiving more attention. In recent years, the trend of shopping for vintage ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch affirms Glenmark Pharmaceuticals at BB on IPO
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd long-term issuer default rating at BB after its active pharmaceutical ingredient API business comple ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC invested an additional $94m into Bukalapak before its IPO
Bukalapak’s stock rose almost 25% to US$0.074 apiece on its IPO debut, but went down to US$0.072 in today’s trading session. ( read original story ...)
mm2 Asia to pursue Kingsmead transaction and cinema IPO options in parallel
The proposed sale process of mm2 Asia's cinema business will run in parallel with its runway toward listing it on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board, the company said on Tuesday (August 10). In a ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Fintech and Insurtech Innovation Labs in Singapore to Check Out in 2021
Singapore, which has set out to become one of the leading fintech hubs in the world, has witnessed the establishment of dozens of innovations labs in recent years as banks and foreign tech firms are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fintech industry sees 3-year record of 72 deals worth US$614.2m in H1
Singapore's financial technology (fintech) industry saw a three-year high in deals transacted in the first half of this year, thanks to corporates speeding up their digital transformation.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, three others in race to buy Citi India’ retail business: Report
In April this year the US banking major Citigroup had announced its exit from the consumer banking business from 13 countries across Asia and Europe, including India. The move, according to the group, ... ( read original story ...)
Jail for hotel receptionist in Singapore who repeatedly went to work while on MC during Covid-19 circuit breaker
After a guest who had tested positive for Covid-19 turned up at his workplace, Chan Foo Mun, who worked as a hotel receptionist, was told not to report to work if he was given a medical certificate ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook posts share false claim that Singapore conducted the world’s first Covid-19 autopsy
Facebook posts share a claim attributed to Singapore's Ministry of Health saying that the city-state conducted the first Covid-19 autopsy and discovered the disease is caused by a bacterium, not a ... ( read original story ...)
Motion Art Space: The new art jamming studio in Singapore
Motion Art Space is the exciting new art jamming studio that combines art with the laws of physics in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
4 Emerging Wealthtech Use Cases in Singapore
As wealthtech experiences robust growth in Singapore, several players are carving out news use cases to capture market potential. ( read original story ...)