The COVID-19 pandemic has energized Southeast Asia's startup ecosystem, with increasing numbers of companies attaining unicorn valuations while closing in on IPOs. This has attracted venture ... ( read original story ...)
Man named as local resident director of company fined S$4,000 after firm’s bank account received US$1 million in email scam
SINGAPORE: A director of a company was fined S$4,000 for failing to exercise reasonable diligence in the discharge of his duties, after the firm's bank account received US$1 million from an email scam ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on nature to fight climate change
Faced with the emergency of global warming, investors want to greatly expand the volume of carbon credits for sale. ( 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 ...)
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 ...)
McKinsey Report: Asia-Pacific digital banking accelerating
Consumer use of digital banking has risen sharply recently and the driving force behind this is the soaring adoption rate in emerging markets including India ... ( read original story ...)
VP Bank in Asia makes two newly-created key appointments to its Asia Management Committee
VP Bank has today announced the appointments of Alexander Tsikouras as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer Asia and Will Wang as Head of Client Solutions & Strategic Partnerships Asia in ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow to Link in 2022
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced plans to commence a phased linkage of Malaysia's DuitNow and Singapore's PayNow real-time payment systems. The ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher; SGX Nifty futures up 87 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start the week on a positive note, as suggested by Nifty futures trading on Singapore Exchange. At 7:32 am, SGX Nifty futures -- an early ... ( read original story ...)