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Singapore’s MiyaHealth obtains ISO certification and CE mark for its chronic disease management platform

MiyaHealth, a Singapore-headquartered global software as a service (SaaS) HealthTech, has announced that it has secured ISO 13845:2016 certification and a CE Mark for GensuApp, its chronic disease management platform created in partnership with Bioton S.A., a Poland-based biotech company.

Singapore’s Nium partners South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank to launch global remittance service

Nium, the Singapore-based real-time global payments, and Jeonbuk Bank (JB Bank), a South Korean financial institution, have announced a partnership on global remittance service. Under the partnership, the duo will offer the global remittance service targeted at the 2.5 million non-Korean residents that live in South Korea.

XREX Singapore receives MAS major payment institution license in-principle approval

XREX, a Taiwan-based blockchain-enabled financial institution specializing in cross-border payments in emerging markets, announced last Thursday that its Singapore entity has obtained in-principle approval for a major payments institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation's central bank and financial regulator.

Singapore and Indonesia launch cross border QR payments

Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have on last Friday launched the cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkage between Indonesia and Singapore. This linkage enables customers of participating financial institutions to make seamless cross-border retail payments using their existing mobile banking applications to scan QRIS…

Malaysia and Singapore launch cross-border real-time payment systems connectivity

Malaysian central bank Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Singapore central bank the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly launched the real-time payment systems linkage between Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow.

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Ant International, Grab, StraitsX collaborate to enable cross border payments with Purpose Bound Money for local merchants

Ant International, Grab, and StraitsX (part of Fazz) have on Thursday announced a collaboration to look into the potential for Purpose Bound Money (PBM) to be applied to cross border payments. If successful, this advancement in cross border payment capabilities will expand PBM use cases with the aim of launching in Singapore in 2024.

Supermom launches initiative to partner 25 Singaporean brands expanding to Indonesia

Supermom, a Singapore-based parenting networks backed by AC Ventures, has announced the launch of a new initiative committed to helping small businesses develop. The tie-up is set to facilitate market entry to Indonesia for 25 Singapore-based family-centric brands.

X-PITCH 2023 global winners announced: celebrating innovation excellence in DeepTech startups

The competition featured unconventional semi-finals conducted on Singapore River bumboats - a groundbreaking first for the global startup arena.

Innovating for FinTech inclusion: Ant International’s plans for the next billion users

At the #SingaporeFinTechFestival 2023, we learn how innovations are rewriting the narrative of financial empowerment, enabling a future where everyone, regardless of their geographical or socio-economic background, will have access to essential financial tools and services.

MAS launches digital platform for seamless ESG data collection and access

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday launched Gprnt (Greenprint), an integrated digital platform that harnesses technology to simplify how the financial sector and real economy collect, access and act upon environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to support their sustainability initiatives.