Digital Horizon Venture Fund this week was among the investors in Singapore Fintech Honest Bank’s Series A financing round. The company raised a total of $19.7 million, with the round led by Insignia ... ( read original story ...)
IPO Corner: Here’s all the latest news from IPO-bound train of Indian startups
PharmEasy likely to file for IPO by October E-pharmacy platform PharmEasy is likely to file its draft papers by October ahead of its IPO later in the fiscal year. The development comes after the ... ( read original story ...)
Former Grab, ComfortDelGro execs launch Singapore’s first car subscription platform
Carzuno, Singapore-based car subscription startup announced that ... to avoid long-term commitment and large upfront expenses required to finance the purchase of a car. Carzuno also claims to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank employee’s own disability no barrier to her mentoring others
In 2014, Deutsche Bank launched its dbEnable work placement programme for students with disabilities, and Ms Chan was among the three students in the first batch. The 10-week internship led to a ... ( read original story ...)
China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms
China’s stock regulator plans to propose new rules that could thwart internet companies’ plans to list in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
GoFirst IPO back on track after Wadias resolve SEBI enquiry
GoFirst’s Rs 3,600-crore IPO likely to hit the stock exchanges by October or November after the low-cost airline’s promoters, the Wadias, resolved a pending enquiry against a group company and ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore stocks drop 1% as ‘taper tantrum’ fears resurface
Singapore stocks dropped 1% on Friday as investors cut exposure to riskier assets over concerns of a shift in the U.S. Federal Reserve's pandemic-era accommodative stance and fears of geopolitical ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore stocks fall as investors shun risk ahead of Jackson Hole
as investors were spooked by Fed officials urging the central bank to begin paring bond purchases. Powell will speak at the Fed's annual symposium later on Friday (1400 GMT). The Singapore stock ... ( read original story ...)
India – International Financial Services Centre, An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Part I: Banking Sector.
Inauguration of India’s first International Financial Services Centre (“IFSC”) at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (“Gift City”) in Gujarat is a positive development to invigorate our ... ( read original story ...)
We need ‘radical and complete transparency’ on Covid origin data: Singapore minister
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's minister for foreign affairs, says without countries sharing the data regarding the origin of Covid, it'll be almost impossible to discover how it happened and predict ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty drops 3o points; Asian markets mixed; all eyes on August series F&O expiry
Nifty futures on Singapore Exchange traded 31.5 points, or 0.19 per cent, lower at 16,649.00, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Thursdat. Nifty50 on Wednesday failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Launches IP Accelerator in Singapore to Help Small Businesses Secure Trademarks and Protect Their Brands
IP Accelerator connects small and medium-sized businesses with a network of trusted Singapore Intellectual Property (IP) law firms that will charge competitive fees on key services Participating ... ( read original story ...)
F10 Singapore accelerator program names 7 startups in second cohort
The participating startups belong to the wealthtech, deeptech, and sustainable finance spaces in Singapore, South Korea, and the US. ( read original story ...)
Impossible Finance Launchpad Token Launches with MEXC Global
Singapore, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEXC Global, a top centralized exchange, has collaborated with Impossible Finance, an innovative platform building a multi-chain ecosystem to support ... ( read original story ...)
ForgeRock IPO Filing Reveals Surging Sales, Growing Channel
ForgeRock became the third cybersecurity company to pursue an initial public offering this year, revealing skyrocketing sales, significant losses, and a rapidly growing channel program. ( read original story ...)
Uncertainty over Adani Wilmar’s planned IPO
A planned IPO by the Adani Wilmar joint venture could be postponed after India’s securities regulator applied a ‘kept in abeyance’ notice to the draft prospectus. ( read original story ...)