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Fintech & Ecommerce

Singapore’s Grab Remains Optimistic on Growth Prospects

Grab, a Southeast Asian super app provider is optimistic about long-term growth opportunities.

News

Payoneer Singapore Receives MAS License

The new license will enable Payoneer Singapore to enrich the scope of its products and roll out several new services in the country

News

MAS to Eliminate Corporate Cheques in Singapore: Timeline Revealed

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) quotes the rising cost of cheque processing as the main reason for abolishing corporate cheques as a payment instrument altogether

Science & Technology

Foodpanda Partners TabSquare for AI-Powered Restaurant Solutions

Restaurant owners in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines will be the first to enjoy the benefits of AI-enabled predictive analytics and QR code ordering

Fintech & Ecommerce

Singapore Becomes Command Center for ASEAN Fintech: Report

PwC Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) revealed the growth trends of the financial technology industry in Singapore

Blockchain & Crypto

Singapore Tells Crypto Platforms to Keep Client Money in Trust

In Singapore, local authorities intend to require cryptocurrency exchanges to implement the practice of storing client assets in trust management as part of their activities.

News

Travel Tech UTU Raises $33M to Promote Tax-Free Shopping

Part of Series B funding was used by utu to acquire CardsPal, a Singapore-based fintech that offers deals and promotions nearby to users

Society & Lifestyle

Singapore Fines Firms Over Wirecard Payments Scandal

In Singapore, the local financial regulator has decided to impose a penalty in the form of a fine against four companies that are involved in the scandal related to the Wirecard payment firm.

Science & Technology

Siemens to Invest €2 Billion to Boost High-Tech Plants

Siemens AG will direct investments in the amount of €2 billion to expand high-tech production.

News

WhatsApp Launches Channels Feature for Broadcast Messages

Meta announced the introduction of a broadcast-based messaging feature in WhatsApp, which is called Channels.

News

MAS and Google Cloud Collaborate on Generative AI

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) established a partnership with Google Cloud to explore potential formats for the use of generative artificial intelligence.

Finance & Economics

Credit Suisse Loses Singapore Case Against Georgian Billionaire Ivanishvili

A Singapore court has ordered a unit of Credit Suisse Group AG to pay billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili $926 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lazada Enhances Online Shopping With ChatGPT

One of the largest e-commerce operators in Southeast Asia – Lazada – introduced a ChatGPT-powered chatbot called LazzieChat to help users optimize their shopping experience

News

Atome Brings BNPL to Amazon Customers in Singapore

Amazon customers in Singapore can now pay for their shopping with a pay-in-three, zero-interest BNPL option provided by Atome – the payment solutions division of Advance Intelligence Group

Finance & Economics

ByteDance Co-Founder Sets Up New Venture Firm in Hong Kong

Co-founder of ByteDance Ltd. Zhang Yiming founded a company specializing in investment activities in Hong Kong.

News

NY Fed Partners With Singapore on Multicurrency Cross-Border CBDC

Project Cedar is a joint initiative between the New York Federal Reserve and MAS exploring the technical viability of multilateral CBDC blockchain platforms to improve cross-border payments