WazirX founder and CEO Nischal Shetty in an affidavit with a Singapore Court said that the hacked exchange’s parent entity Zettai is currently in different stages of talks with 11 global crypto ...
Singapore ranks first globally in crypto adoption
Singapore has secured the top spot globally in crypto adoption this year, thanks to high scores in technology and regulatory environment, according to a recent study. The country scores 9.5 over 10 in ...
Plan to send Vietnamese offshore wind power to Singapore progresses
Singapore wants to import up to 4GW of clean power from neighbours by 2035, as lack of available land in city-state hinders its own renewable energy build out ...
Singapore stocks rose on Friday—STI climbed 0.4%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks rose on Friday, Aug 30, buoyed by mixed performances in the US and gains in Europe. The Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 13.54 points, or 0.4%, reaching 3,418.01 by 9:03 ...
Nomura plans to add bankers in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to hire more wealth management bankers in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore - part of a huge push it is making to boost wealth assets outside of Japan to $35 billion by next ...
Online retailers turn to vending machines to boost sales, market themselves in Singapore
In recent years, vending machines selling everything from fresh flowers to pet food have popped up across the island. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Won’t cancel just because of this’: Singapore travellers go ahead with KL trips despite sinkhole concerns
The Kuala Lumpur Tourism Association says the incident has no effect on tourism but two hotels say they have had cancellations.
$12.1M fraud suspect with ‘new face’ arrested, crypto scam boiler rooms busted: Asia Express
South Korean manhunt ends as suspect caught with brand new $15K face South Korean police have apprehended 14 individuals involved in a fraudulent crypto mining scheme that pocketed 16 billion Korean ...
It’s A Crypto Election But Institutional Investors Have Already Voted
percent of global institutional investors surveyed believe investment opportunities in the crypto and digital assets sector are attractive over the next five years.
China’s ex-convict jailed six years in Singapore for S$6.7M crypto scam
SINGAPORE: Yang Bin (杨斌), a Jiangsu-born Dutch national and once China’s second-richest man, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 (US$12,284) on Monday (26 August) for orchestrating ...
Number of Crypto Millionaires Doubled to 172,300 Over the Last Year, Study Finds
The U.S. ranked fourth in Henley & Partners’ analysis of global crypto hubs, which takes into account regulation, infrastructure adoption, technology prowess, and tax-friendliness, among other factors ...
Singapore Business Federation partners with UOB, Rajah & Tann, and RSM to boost ASEAN expansion for local companies
SINGAPORE: In a significant move to drive local business expansion across Southeast Asia, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has formed a strategic partnership with UOB, Rajah & Tann, and RSM ...
WazirX Submits Moratorium Application To Singapore Court After $230 Crypto Heist: Report
Wazir X, the India-based Crypto exchange, has filed an application with a Singapore court seeking a moratorium after its $230 million crypto heist last month. This is as per Inc42 Wazir X's Parent ...
Crypto.com, Standard Chartered partner for global fiat services
Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Singapore, has launched new global retail services in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank to offer customers USD, EUR, and AED options. According to ...
Woman arrested for import and sale of counterfeit apparel worth over $142,000
A 42-year-old woman was arrested for the alleged import and sale of counterfeit goods. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ...
As regional M&As spike, Singapore’s business valuation body sees benefit of standardised practices across countries
The goal is to have the CVA certification recognised and accepted as a “trustworthy hallmark” of business valuation by countries beyond Singapore, IVAS council chair Lie Kok Keong told The Business Times in an interview. “IVAS has done reasonably ...