Singapore

Phillip Securities becomes first brokerage firm in Asia to offer US Market Making service during Asian market hours

Phillip Securities, the brokerage arm of PhillipCapital, launched the US Asian Hours on 19 July 2022, which facilitates the trading of 38 US-listed equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during Asian market hours, through both the web trading platform of Phillip’s Online Electronic Mart System (POEMS) and the latest POEMS Mobile 3 App.

Singapore’s Fintonia awarded provisional virtual assets license in Dubai

Fintonia Group, an entrepreneurial financial services company based in Singapore, announced Tuesday that it has secured a provisional virtual asset license granted by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The license allows Fintonia to participate in Dubai’s fast-growing digital assets ecosystem by operating crypto native services under full…

URECA introduces leading technology to democratise access to carbon credits

URECA introduced on Monday a proprietary technology and platform that is set to democratise the access to carbon credits globally.

Advance Intelligence Group acquires Singapore-based fintech startup Jewel Paymentech

Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based unicorn tech start-up, announced on Monday its acquisition of Jewel Paymentech, a financial risk technology company specialising in merchant due diligence and fraud and risk management solutions for the financial services and payments industry.

ShopBack launches ShopBack PayLater alongside global brand refresh

ShopBack, Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping and rewards platform, has launched ShopBack PayLater, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment option. As the entry point to rewarding shopping for over 30 million shoppers across the Asia-Pacific, the Group aspires to now be the preferred checkout option for shoppers with PayLater.

Johnson & Johnson VisionCare and A*STAR’s new eye health digital innovation Consortium harnesses the power of data to empower better eye health in APAC

Johnson & Johnson Vision, a global leader in eye health and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to jointly establish an Eye Health Digital Innovation Consortium.

Singapore’s Temasek warns of cautious outlook, expects to slow down investment

The state-owned investor has 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore in Asia; and London, Brussels, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo outside Asia.

Local Wealthcare® platform Hugosave raises $4M

Singapore-based Wealthcare® and savings app Hugosave announced on Wednesday the successful completion of its $4 million pre-Series A funding round, bringing the total amount of funds raised to $10.5 million.

SpaceChain completes EVM Blockchain testing in space, expands space applications for Blockchain customers

SpaceChain announced on Tuesday the completion of the testing of the space node it created for Velas Network AG, which is hosted on an LEO satellite and independent of terrestrial networks.

Singapore’s Cake DeFi stacks leadership bench, with experts from the corporate and traditional finance sectors

Cake DeFi, the fastest-growing Singapore-based Decentralised Finance (DeFi) platform announced on Tuesday key appointments to its leadership bench from the traditional finance and technology sectors.