Singapore

Lendela appoints new Singapore Country Manager and Head of Marketing

Lendela, the Singapore-based loan matching platform, announced Tuesday two senior leadership appointments in Singapore: James Lam as Country Manager and Imran Johri as Head of Marketing.

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Standard Chartered launches blockchain-based tokenized deposits solution in SGD and USD in Singapore

Following the successful completion of its pilot SGD denominated liquidity transfers for Ant International, Standard Chartered announced that it has introduced a tokenized SGD and USD account balances solution for Ant International on the latter’s blockchain-based real-time global treasury management platform, the Whale platform.

Singapore’s mature e-commerce sellers navigate rising pressures through continuous evolution – Milieu Insight

Singapore’s e-commerce landscape stands out from emerging markets, with sellers shifting their focus from basic survival to continuous evolution and sustained performance, a new study by Milieu Insight revealed.

Ant International’s Alipay+ inks multiyear sponsorship partnership with the New York Liberty

The New York Liberty and Ant International’s Alipay+, a cross-border fintech services platform based in Singapore, have on last Thursday announced a multiyear partnership, making Alipay+ an Official Sponsor and Innovation Partner for Sustainability of the New York Liberty.

AnyMind to acquire Japan-based distributor Sun Smile

AnyMind Group, a business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire all shares of Sun Smile Inc, a Japan-based distributor and brand owner in the beauty and personal care sector.

Singapore’s Galatek raises $30M Series A funding to accelerate AI-powered automation in life sciences, semiconductor manufacturing

Galatek, a Singapore-based automation and artificial intelligence (AI) startup, announced Friday that it has secured approximately $30 million in Series A funding.

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Beyond the HQ Hub: How Singapore can remain relevant in a world of job hugging

Treating job hugging as a passing morale issue would leave workers and firms underprepared for the economy Singapore is already becoming.

Grab, Momenta team up to bring autonomous driving technology to Southeast Asia

Momenta, a Chinese autonomous driving technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, which includes a strategic investment by Grab and a joint effort to bring advanced autonomous driving technologies to the region’s complex urban mobility markets.

Crypto.com collaborates with DBS to enhance fiat capabilities in Singapore

Singapore-based Crypto.com announced Thursday a strengthening of its fiat payment capabilities with DBS Bank, Singapore's largest bank by assets.

TADA launches $700,000 pilot initiative to challenge high commission models and soaring commuter fares in Singapore

TADA, Singapore’s ride-hailing platform, launched ‘Hotpot’, a new pilot initiative, backed by an initial S$1 million ($700,000) of TADA’s investment.