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Singapore’s Alta acquires private digital securities exchange Hg Exchange

Singapore-based digital marketplace for alternative investments Alta (previously known as Fundnel) announced Monday the acquisition of the leading private digital securities exchange Hg Exchange (HGX).

Indonesia’s Bukalapak revenue grows by 86 percent year on year in 3Q

Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak announced Monday that its revenue grew by 86 percent year on year to IDR 898 billion ($57.58 million) in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), underpinned by strong performance of its online-to-offline solution Mitra Bukalapak.

DBS introduces programmable money live pilot for government vouchers

DBS on Monday announced a partnership with Open Government Products (OGP) to launch a live pilot where purpose-bound money-based vouchers (PBM vouchers) are issued using tokenised SGD to facilitate “real-world” live transactions with selected merchants.

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Digital banking in Singapore: What’s the fuss all about?

Although there are a few challenges along the way, there’s potential for the four new Singaporean digital banks to impact the market and satisfy untapped needs. It might also push the incumbent banks to step up their game with more focus on customer experience!

Singapore and Hong Kong lead green fintech development, says report

Singapore and Hong Kong lead green fintech development among the five economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a report said Friday. Both Hong Kong and Singapore are in the stage of scaling up and accelerating to mature levels in terms of green fintech development compared to the past two years.

Poly’s award-winning Studio X Video Bars will be the first Android-based video appliances for Google Meet

Poly reimagines the future of work with its suite of solutions designed to deliver immersive meeting experiences across Google Meet, Google Voice, and Chromebooks.

AirAsia super app average monthly active users up 161 percent to 9.5m in 3Q

Capital A’s digital businesses, airasia super app achieved 9.5 million average Monthly Active Users (MAU) in the third quarter of 2022, up 161 percent compared to the same period last year.

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to auction first education Publisher NFTs

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Thursday the launch of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs).