Singapore
2C2P secures Major Payment Institution license in Singapore
2C2P Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based full-suite payments platform, announced Wednesday that it has been granted a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
August 22, 2025
News,Asia,Singapore,Blockchain / Crypto
Singapore’s Startale partners Japan’s SBI to develop OnChain trading platform for tokenized stocks and RWAs
Startale Group, a Singapore-based crypto infrastructure firm, and SBI Holdings, a Japan-based financial group, have announced a strategic joint venture to launch an onchain trading platform focused on tokenized stocks and real-world assets (RWAs).
August 22, 2025
DBS expands blockchain capabilities by tokenizing and distributing structured notes
Singapore-based lender DBS announced Thursday it will tokenize structured notes on the Ethereum public blockchain and offer it to eligible investors on third-party digital investment platforms and digital exchanges.
August 22, 2025
Singapore’s X0PA AI establishes Dubai regional headquarters to expand AI-native recruitment platform to Middle East
X0PA AI, a Singapore-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment platform, has established Dubai as its regional headquarters for Middle East operations, the company announced Wednesday.
August 22, 2025
Singapore’s Temasek weighs a major overhaul to improve returns – report
According to the report, under the proposal still being discussed at senior levels, Temasek could divide its business into three arms.
August 21, 2025
News,Asia,Singapore,FinTech,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Carro partners SY Holdings to expand tech-driven financing solutions
Carro, the Singapore-based online used car platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with fintech platform SY Holdings, entering a strategic partnership that will support Carro’s expansion plans through tech-enabled financing solutions.
August 21, 2025
Zoom: despite strong preference for AI, 92 percent of Singapore AI natives still want the option of human support in customer interactions
Despite strong preference for artificial intelligence (AI), 92 percent of Singapore AI natives still want the option of human support in customer interactions, a new study commissioned by Zoom revealed Wednesday.
August 20, 2025
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore
Singapore’s Alchemy Pay integrates Sumsub’s Travel Rule solution to strengthen global compliance, security standards
Alchemy Pay, the Singapore-based fiat-crypto payment firm, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Sumsub, a global firm in verification, to integrate its Travel Rule solution across Alchemy Pay’s entire product suite.
August 19, 2025
Singapore’s SUNRATE secures payment business license in China
SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced last Friday that it has secured a payment business license in China following its successful acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Transfar Pay, a unit of Shenzhen-listed Transfar Group.
August 18, 2025