SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ Youtap, a leading mobile financial services company for contactless mobile money payments and financial services in EMEA & Asia, has relocated its corporate headquarters to Singapore. The decision to relocate their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Eating her curries and kway
Hawker centres are a hallmark of eating out in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. These open-air food halls with shared seating offer a more sanitised option to alfresco dining and mobile street food shops. In the Wok ‘n’ Stroll Hawker Discovery tour ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile payment app SpherePay raises $10m for Southeast Asia expansion
SpherePay, the Singapore-based mobile payment app, has completed a fundraising round of over $10m from undisclosed investors as it looks to become one of the top three payment platforms in Southeast Asia. The company claims to serve over five million users ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SpherePay app raises $10 Million in funding
The operators of SpherePay, a Singapore-based mobile payment app, have raised more than US$10 million from investors, whose names not been disclosed “due to ongoing developments”. The firm said the funding and a strategic partnership with oBike place ... ( read original story ...)
M1, ATMRI to Work on Mobile Phone Network for Drones
The 4.5 HetNet provides secure mobile connectivity that allows drones to fly out of visual range in an urban environment. “NTU Singapore is at the forefront in both autonomous vehicles as well as air traffic management research,” said NTU Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SpherePay completes $10 million funding round
SpherePay, Singapore's homegrown mobile payment app, announced today that it has completed its fundraising exercise which saw the company raising over USD 10 million. It has not disclosed the name of investors due to on-going developments. With this latest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Love, Bonito raises US$13M to expand its online womenswear business in APAC
The online fashion brand has both online and retail presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia, in addition to shipping internationally Singapore’s home-grown digital-first womenswear label —Love, Bonito — today announced that it has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore wants closer ties with Sabah, Sarawak
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed interest in developing closer relation between the island republic and East Malaysia. “A lot of business can be done between Sabah and Singapore,” he said during a courtesy call by a ... ( read original story ...)
STB unveils “Singapore is boring” video in response to Time Out survey
The Singapore Tourism Board has released a “Singapore is boring” promotional video in response to a Time Out survey that showed the Republic was second to last among exciting cities in the world. In the self-deprecating video posted on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Rebound Has Frasers’ CEO Chasing More Land
Singapore’s property rebound has the son of Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi chasing more land in the city-state, adding to signs the market is emerging from a four-year slump. Frasers Property Ltd. in December paid S$955.4 million ($727 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s playground for the rich
Measuring just 5 sq km, Sentosa is a niche market. Offering a resort lifestyle just a bridge away from the city, Sentosa is the only place in Singapore that foreigners can buy landed property. Once a Malay graveyard and a British military base in the ... ( read original story ...)
These three charts show how Mapletree Logistics Trust manages business
But, the REIT’s business is still concentrated mainly in the Asia-Pacific region, with Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong accounting for 70.6% of its revenue. The lease expiry profile of a REIT is important, as it can give us clues on the stability of a ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: LY Corporation Limited Makes Its Debut
Hello, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Wednesday at 3,533.99 points, down 14.75 points or 0.42%. CapitaLand Commercial Trust (SGX: C61U) lost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore durian-themed cafe smells winning combination
A Singapore eatery centred around the pungent tropical fruit durian has caught a whiff of success as patrons flock to the cafe in droves for a bite of its exotic offerings. The spiky fruit long regarded as a delicacy in Southeast Asia has left a divisive ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: OCBC to use deep learning satellite technology in oil financing
Singapore bank OCBC is trialling the use of deep learning satellite technology in a bid to reduce risks in the financing of crude oil. The bank has engaged specialist data analytics firm ImageSat International (ISI) to estimate crude oil levels in tanks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending weakens in December: MAS
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore was down 0.3 per cent in December from the previous month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Jan 31) showed. This reversed from the 0.6 per cent month-on-month gain in November. ( read original story ...)