This is the first time that the insurance industry has taken the lead against banks. The quality of customer experience in the automotive/home insurance industry has improved significantly and has ... ( read original story ...)
Will new funding programmes attract Indian firms to list in Singapore?
Last week, Singapore announced a series of initiatives aimed at enticing up and coming high-growth companies to raise capital in Singapore’s public equity market and broaden the city-state’s appeal as ... ( read original story ...)
DBS plans to hire about 150 tech talent in Singapore through Hack2Hire 2021
In its fourth edition, DBS Hack2Hire aims to fill positions across 14 developer and engineering roles as the bank scales up its use of artificial intelligence / machine learning and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore monitoring number of COVID-19 cases in ICU, next 1 to 2 weeks ‘critical’: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: The health authorities are keeping a close eye on the number of COVID-19 cases in the intensive care unit (ICU) to ensure Singapore’s health system is not overwhelmed, Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore works to boost stock market
Singapore is working to boost its stock market, startups and entrepreneurs via a slew of new initiatives aimed at enhancing the country’s role as a financing hub. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Parliament rejects proposal hitting out at FTA with India
Singapore's Parliament has rejected a proposal from the Opposition hitting out at a free trade pact with India for allegedly paving the way for Indian professionals to take up domestic workers' jobs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Temasek Start $1.1 Billion Fund to Boost Market
Singapore is looking to set up a S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) fund backed by state investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte. to bolster its stock market, which has struggled with tepid listings and poor ... ( read original story ...)
Courting startups: Singapore lines up funding to boost IPOs
The co-investment fund of the government and state investor Temasek will provide late-stage private finance and investment for initial public offerings (IPOs) on Singapore Exchange. While Singapore is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore taps on Temasek, EDBI to boost SGX attractiveness
The city-state’s initiatives aim to make SGX the go-to destination for local and regional firms looking to go public. ( read original story ...)
Hackers pose as S’pore bank customers by stealing OTPs, making S$500K in fake credit card payments
Hackers abroad have been able to pose as 75 bank customers here to make about S$500,000 (RM1.54mil) in fake credit card payments. ( read original story ...)
Pine Labs eyeing pre-IPO fundraise of up to $500 mn
The fundraising is expected to give Pine Labs a valuation of up to $5 billion, a significant jump from July this year when the company closed its $600 million funding from public market investors at a ... ( read original story ...)
IPO-bound Indian digital payments firm Pine Labs raises $100m from Invesco
The current fundraise comes just two months after the company had closed its $600m fundraise, at a valuation of $3b. ( read original story ...)
IPO-Bound Pine Labs Hires US Investment Bankers, Aims At $6 Bn Valuation
Fintech unicorn Pine Labs has hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as advisors for its intial public offering next year in the US ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s global finance hubs Hong Kong and Singapore are taking aim at “foreign interference”
Hong Kong and Singapore, Asia’s two global finance hubs are eager to attract foreign capital and style themselves as cosmopolitan gateways to the world. And they are equally determined to root out ... ( read original story ...)
Finance hubs Hong Kong, Singapore target foreign interference
Hong Kong and Singapore, Asia’s two global finance hubs are eager to attract foreign capital and style themselves as cosmopolitan gateways to the world. And they are equally determined to root out ... ( read original story ...)
Trava.Finance Bolsters Consumer Lending Pools with Increased Support for Seven New Assets
The Trava Lending Pool – a software product derived from Aave adding other unique functions - will support the use of USDT, USDC, DAI, WBTC, WETH, BNB, and BUSD as assets for users to draw from and ... ( read original story ...)