SINGAPORE (Reuters) - PatSnap, an intellectual property platform, has raised $300 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment, joining a list of global ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura sees opportunity in private banking in Singapore
Singapore benefiting from a surge in Asian wealth. Singapore has one of the highest number of ultrahigh net worth residents whose assets total over $1 billion, even though it is a small country with a ... ( read original story ...)
Money Stuff: The IPO Pop Isn’t All Bad
We talked last week about the initial public offering of Coupang Inc., which priced on Wednesday evening at $35 per share. On Thursday, its first day of trading, it opened at $69 per share, almost ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of IPO, Suryoday Small Finance Bank raises Rs 170 crore from anchor investors
Integrated Core Strategies Asia, India Max Investment Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, ICICI Lombard and SBI Life Insurance are some of the anchor investors. ( read original story ...)
Warburg Pincus marks down value of Chinese fintech giant after IPO derailed
The company cut Ant’s valuation to a range of $200 billion to $250 billion at year end, down from a peak of about $280 billion before the IPO was halted amid a regulatory crackdown, the people said, ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano aims to raise RM8.75mil from IPO
Volcano Bhd, a manufacturer of nameplates and plastic injection moulded parts, is expected to raise gross proceeds of RM8.75mil from its initial public offering (IPO) en route to a listing on the ACE ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Investors value China’s Ant Group at over $200 billion after IPO halt – sources
Investors included private equity firms Warburg, Carlyle Group Inc, General Atlantic and Silver Lake Partners LP, plus Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd and existing shareholders Boyu ... ( read original story ...)
Grab and others see big chance in ASEAN digital banking
Southeast Asia is home to one of the world's largest unbanked populations, but the rapidly increasing digitalization of everyday life as a result of COVID-19 means there is a golden opportunity for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Jungle Ventures leads Series B round in overseas education platform Leap
Leap, an overseas education-focused guidance and financing platform, has raised $17 million (around Rs 123 crore) in a Series ... ( read original story ...)
Truera Selected to Co-Lead Key Working Group for Industry Consortium Addressing Responsible Use of AI in Financial Services
SINGAPORE, March 16 ... Story continues The consortium includes major global and regional banks (e.g., Citibank, DBS, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Standard Chartered), insurers (e.g., Axa, Swiss Re ... ( read original story ...)
Personal Loans Comparison: SCB CashOne vs Citi Quick Cash vs HSBC Personal Loan
SCB CashOne, Citi Quick Cash and HSBC Personal Loan deliver competitive interest rates and more. Find out which one’s superior. In this SCB CashOne vs Citi Quick Cash vs HSBC Personal Loan comparison, ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan’s Southeast Asia M&A chief joining Barclays: sources
Singapore-based Tay, currently on gardening leave, has been with JPMorgan for a decade and previously worked in the M&A team at UBS in New York and at other firms including Standard Chartered. The ... ( read original story ...)
Logos, NEX Mall Owner Forge S$948M in Singapore Green Loan Deals
A Prudential, CIC and NTUC joint venture secured a green loan from DBS, OCBC and UOB for refinancing the Nex mall in northeastern Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Bank Jago to extend loans to merchants without collateral but with digital proof showing viable business
Indonesia's first full digital bank contender will soon launch its app, paving the way for it to offer loans.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Fitch affirms IIFL Finance at B-plus with stable outlook
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday affirmed IIFL Finance Ltd's long-term issuer default rating at B-plus and removed the rating from rating watch negative (RWN). ( read original story ...)
Singapore is among the top 10 best places to work in the world, JobStreet finds
According to a recent joint research conducted by job marketplace JobStreet and employment matching firm Seek Asia, Singapore is now at the 8th spot for the best place to work in the world. It's a ... ( read original story ...)