Winnie Tan, the long-time head of sustainability for Standard Chartered Bank, has moved to insurer Great Eastern as senior vice president of sustainability. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Fintech Aspire, an All-in-One Finance Operating System for Businesses, Secures $158M via Series B
Y-Combinator-backed Aspire reveals that it has secured $158 million in capital via its Series B round. “Aspire is the all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses. We help companies pay, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Fintech Education is Key to Plugging The Talent Gap in Singapore?
The University College Dublin (UCD), a top-ranked business school from Ireland, is bringing its fintech-focused Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) program to Singapore, partnering with educational ... ( read original story ...)
Upbit Singapore Goes Net Negative Carbon Footprint
Upbit Singapore (Upbit SG) announced today that it has offset all carbon footprint since its incorporation and have went beyond its total emissions by purchasing additional credits, allowing it to ... ( read original story ...)
DBS hunts for top tech talent via hack2Hire programme
DBS is to recruit 150 of Singapore’s top technology talent to bolster its AI and blockchain capabilities via its hack2Hire programme. ( read original story ...)
SGX: China-related SPACs Interested in Singapore Listing
Singapore’s stock exchange said several China-related special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) projects have expressed interest in raising funds in the city-state after the exchange earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia’s central banks to link PayNow and DuitNow
The first phase of the linkage between the two real-time payment services will launch in the fourth quarter of 2022. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba-backed Ninja Van in no rush for IPO after raising $578 million
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" spelling of Lai in final para) By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Southeast Asian logistics provider Ninja Van is sufficiently capitalised after raising $578 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says Still Set on Reopening, Covid Strategy Unchanged
Singapore’s finance minister said the country is committed to reopening, and that recently reimposed curbs are to ensure the health system can handle an increased number of daily cases. “Our overall ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore preparing to deal with ‘5,000 new Covid-19 cases a day or maybe more’, says finance minister
The Government is ramping up resources in order to prepare for the possibility of more than 5,000 new Covid-19 infections a day, of which about 10 per cent, or 500 people, may need to be warded for at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s TDCX to offer 18.8 million ADSs in IPO, priced at $16 to $18 each
TDCX Inc., a Singaporean provider of software for e-commerce, set terms for its initial public offering on Monday, with plans to offer 18.8 million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to develop carbon credit trading marketplace: Tan See Leng
SINGAPORE - The Republic is scaling up its efforts to develop an international carbon trading marketplace and a services ecosystem to support decarbonisation, Dr Tan See Leng, the Minister for ... ( read original story ...)
FINTECH attracts senior talents as investment ramps up in Asia Trade Finance centre
Leading hyper growth FINTECH in trade and supply chain finance #dltledgers has appointed Sanjeev Chatrath as their new Chief Revenue Officer with over 25 years of experience in Financial Services, ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank announces first sustainability-linked deposit in Singapore
The deposit has a required minimum investment amount of $5,000. OCBC Bank announced that a sustainability-linked structured deposit, the first of its kind in Singapore, will be made available for ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank to reveal first sustainability-linked deposit in Singapore
The deposit has a required minimum investment amount of $5,000. OCBC Bank announced that a sustainability-linked structured deposit, the first of its kind in Singapore, will be made available for ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccinated and Ready to Travel? Here’s What You Need to Know
Singapore recently announced that vaccinated individuals may be able to travel without serving a 14-day SHN at a hotel. Instead, in its place will be a rigorous testing regime or a shorter seven-day ... ( read original story ...)