Revolut, the global FinTech with more than 16 million customers worldwide, has obtained a Capital Markets Services (CMS) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This will allow the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Wants to Lead on Crypto, Not K-Pop Pensions
Singapore may have set its sights on becoming the world’s cryptocurrency capital. But its “buyer beware” approach to trading in risky digital assets doesn’t mean anything goes. A coin that works as a ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher today; SGX Nifty futures up
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start the week on a positive note, despite weakness across most other Asian markets. At 7:42 am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -- an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore suspends crypto exchange in dispute with K-pop stars BTS, FT says
Bitget, has promoted the Army Coin, saying it was created to give lifetime support to BTS.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Expected To Remain Rangebound On Monday
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the six-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 200 points or 6.4 percent. The Straits Times Index ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Marathon ‘brings sport back’ with in-person race for 4,000 runners
SINGAPORE - The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) wrapped up the return of in-person mass participation running in Singapore on Sunday (Dec 5), with about 2,000 participants taking to the ... ( read original story ...)
Table tennis: Singapore’s Feng Tianwei excited to compete on home soil again
Japan-based paddler among 32 of the world's best players here for World Table Tennis Cup Finals.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Vingroup sets up Singapore-based company to pave way for US car unit IPO in late 2022
Vingroup JSC, Vietnam's largest conglomerate, said on Saturday (Dec 4) it is planning to list its car unit on the US stock market in the second half of next year, in an offering expected to raise at ... ( read original story ...)
Vingroup plans U.S. IPO for automaking arm in late 2022
Vingroup JSC , Vietnam's largest conglomerate, has established a Singapore-based holding company called VinFast Singapore that owns stake in Vingroup's car unit, VinFast operation in Vietnam, the ... ( read original story ...)
Using a Finance Blog help you with honing your critical thinking skills
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit by John Petrocelli is a gem of a book that really does not hesitate to name names and one of the big joys of reading this book is to look at how ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Core REIT sees public offer 16.1x subscribed in Singapore’s largest IPO of 2021
The IPO of Singapore’s second pure-play data center REIT has seen its public offer 16.1 times subscribed as balloting closed on 3 Dec. Digital Core REIT (DCR) announced that for ... ( read original story ...)
DBS CEO says tough for digital banks to muscle into Singapore
SINGAPORE - Singapore's digital banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's saturated market, said Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest lender.Online-only ... ( read original story ...)
Micro loans are Asia’s hottest fintech products as Gen Z and millennial online shoppers prefer to buy now, pay later
BNPL is the fastest-growing online payment method in countries including Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, according to the report, at the expense of credit cards, bank transfers, cash on ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Watch: A new era in wealth management beckons
BOS chief sees the sector becoming more corporatised with set-ups like family offices. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
REUTERS NEXT-DBS CEO says tough for digital banks to muscle into Singapore
Singapore's digital banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's saturated market, said Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest lender. By SINGAPORE, Dec 3 ... ( read original story ...)
DBS CEO says tough for digital banks to gain market share in Singapore
"In Singapore, it's not that easy for digital banks to carve out space," Gupta told the Reuters Next conference on Friday, pointing to Singapore's 98% banking penetration and incu ... ( read original story ...)