Tagged: singapore

September 28, 2022 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global identity verification company, has expanded to Singapore in response to growing customer demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The move allows Trulioo “to directly serve its extensive and expanding enterprise-level APAC customer base.” Steve Munford, CEO of Trulioo, said: “As businesses in… Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced at its first Investor Day that it is targeting to achieve breakeven on a Group Adjusted EBITDA basis “by the second half of 2024, as it accelerates its path to profitability.” For the second half of 2022, Group Adjusted… Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DBS (SGX:D05) recently announced that it has rolled out self-directed crypto trading via DBS digibank, enabling wealth clients who are accredited investors “to trade cryptocurrencies on DDEx at their convenience.” This latest move “provides more seamless and hassle-free access to DDEx, one of the world’s… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Everimpact are partnering with STACS, a Singapore-based ESG fintech “to provide banks and corporates involved in the carbon market with greater trust and transparency.” Their partnership will “promote data-backed carbon credits with end-to-end traceability.” In the first phase of the project, Everimpact’s Digital carbon tracking… Read More

September 20, 2022 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) signed a Fintech Co-operation Agreement (CA) in order “to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech.” The CA will promote the following: Regulatory Sandbox Collaboration – MAS and IFSCA will “leverage… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Finance, and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Deputy Chairman, launched the Financial Services Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025. The ITM 2025 lays out the growth strategies “to further develop Singapore as a leading international financial centre in… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do Kwon, creator of the failed algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD and LUNA, is the target of an arrest warrant in South Korea, according to a report. South Korean publication Chosun writes, that Kwon is being pursued by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office’s Financial and Securities… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iLex, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) fintech that designs, builds and operates digital market infrastructures for syndicated loans and private credit, announced the launch of its EMEA operations. The Singapore-based Fintech aims “to increase the liquidity, efficiency, and transparency of both primary and secondary loan markets through… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies “to report Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent… Read More

September 12, 2022 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) posted a letter addressed Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Minister in charge of MAS. An MP, Derrick Goh, inquired about buy now – pay later (BNPL) activity in the country. Responding to the inquiry, the Minister shared… Read More

September 12, 2022 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization, the process of making an asset digital typically by leveraging blockchain technology, is predicted to hit $16 trillion by 2030, according to a report by ADDX and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, “Relevance of on-chain asset tokenization in ‘crypto winter’” is available here…. Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading Asian bank DBS is entering the metaverse to demonstrate how the virtual realm may be utilized for good. In partnership with The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Aninoca Brands, DBS will launch DBS BetterWorld. DBS is a Singapore-based bank that operates in 18 different markets… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With financial services globally and in Singapore shifting towards embedded finance, KPMG announced the launch of Singapore’s first Embedded Finance Hub with ambitions “to accelerate the adoption of embedded finance in the country.” The Hub, set to run for at least 2 years is expected… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Calastone, which claims to be one of the largest global funds networks, announced the opening of their regional headquarters in Singapore, “underpinning their aggressive growth strategy to expand product offerings and footprint across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.” Calastone claims it has been “disrupting the investment… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GXS Bank, the virtual bank joint initiative of ride-hailing company Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications, have reportedly introduced a digital bank in Singapore. Nasdaq-listed Grab’s financial services have become a vital part of its business expansion strategy as it aims to provide banking, virtual payments,… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The virtual banking sector in Singapore has grown significantly in the past few years. Recently, the launch of Trust Bank was announced via a partnership between Standard Chartered and retailer FairPrice. The Southeast Asian challenger bank platform provides the typical retail banking service, along with… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced international insurtech bolttech has built a new customer support platform on AWS “to enhance services for more than eight million customers in 30 markets globally.” Singapore-based bolttech “connects insurers, distributors, and customers to make it easier to… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lightnet Group announced that it has secured a $50 million capital commitment from LDA Capital Ltd “to grow its infrastructure, operations, and expand its technological partner’s (Velo Labs Technology) blockchain technology.” Lightnet will “have the option to increase the $50 million to a total… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

MAS Supports Digital Asset Innovation, No Ban on Crypto Trading but Seeks to Limit Retail Access Singapore is a top global Fintech hub and the leading Asian center for innovation in financial services. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has long aided the digitization of… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Revolut, the global financial superapp with over 20 million customers, has appointed Raymond Ng as Singapore CEO “as it continues to grow in Singapore.” The new appointment “follows Revolut recently announcing the launch of its crypto products in Singapore.” Revolut‘s customer base in Singapore… Read More