Tagged: singapore

April 24, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Life insurer Prudential Singapore announced the official launch of Prudential Financial Advisers (PFA), its financial advisory arm. With PFA, Prudential now “offers a wider range of insurance products including general insurance and wealth solutions.” This is in addition “to Prudential’s core solutions in whole and… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech provider Know Your Customer is pleased to announce its latest strategic clients in Singapore: Volopay and Coda Payments. Know Your Customer’s compliance platform will aim to “streamline client onboarding and periodic review tasks for both clients, delivering a more seamless due diligence experience to… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Changi Airport Group (CAG), in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN), has unveiled a metaverse experience called ChangiVerse, a fresh way for new audiences to connect with Singapore Changi Airport and explore its notable sights in the digital space. An immersive wonderland, ChangiVerse is reportedly “the first… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore businesses have a “cautious” economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals 7 in 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are “bracing for a potential recession within the next two years.” The independent research “considered the challenges SMEs in Singapore would… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OCBC Bank has opened the doors to a different banking experience on leading Metaverse platform Decentraland. Named after the address of the bank’s headquarters on Chulia Street, Singapore, OCBCx65Chulia “allows visitors to learn about OCBC’s historical milestones along with the latest banking products and services.”… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pine Protocol has announced its launch on the Polygon blockchain. Polygone enables Ethereum scaling solutions powering some big platforms like Aave, Uniswap, and OpenSea. Pine Protocol is a “decentralized non-custodial protocol that facilitates NFT asset-backed loan transactions between lenders and borrowers.” Borrowers may leverage their NFTs… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have partnered to announce QR codes for payments will now be accepted bilaterally. Users at participating financial firms will now accept in-person payments by scanning a physical code displayed on merchants as well as… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of credit and asset management technology, data and services, announced the opening of its new office in Singapore, “strengthening its presence in the APAC region following a strong increase in businesses’ needs.” Leaning on its large portfolio of… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ohmyhome Limited (Nasdaq: OMH), a data-driven property technology company based in Singapore, recently announced “the closing of its initial public offering of 3,775,000 ordinary shares at a price of $4.00 per share.” The offering “consisted of 2,800,000 ordinary shares issued and sold by Ohmyhome and… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently said that Singapore’s banking system “remains sound and resilient amid heightened volatility in global financial markets following the recent closure of banks in the US.” The Singapore Dollar money market and foreign exchange market “continue to function well.”… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

RockX, a blockchain node network headquartered in Singapore, announces the launch of Bedrock — the world’s first AML and KYC compliant, institutional-grade Ethereum liquid staking platform to have gone live to the public. Bedrock is described as “a non-custodial, on-chain and independent liquid staking solution… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merchant commerce omnichannel platform Pine Labs announced the appointment of Navin Chandani as the President of its Issuing Business. Issuing Business of Pine Labs claims that ii is “a market leader in the issuing of prepaid cards, gift cards, rewards, incentives, loyalty programs and several… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) prepares to ramp up their international expansion over the next 8 weeks, they are beginning this journey in Singapore. Their upgraded retail platform, in addition to their new strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered, aims “to provide you with a seamless, safe,… Read More

March 14, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MVGX Holdings, a Singapore-based FinTech company, providing end-to-end Carbon Software-as-a-Service solutions, announced that it has appointed Meyer “Sandy” Frucher as its Vice Chairman. In his new role, Sandy will be “responsible for guiding the company toward establishing an interconnected global carbon infrastructure network with national… Read More

March 13, 2023 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Homegrown financial services company Singlife has appointed Citi and BlackRock Aladdin to “provide it with a comprehensive technology platform to unify and transform its asset management capabilities across its front, middle and back-office offering.” Citi and BlackRock Aladdin previously “entered into an alliance to leverage… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments provider, has partnered with leading global real-time payments gateway Volt “to add open banking to its growing stack of payment offerings, as it accelerates its international growth plans across the UK and Europe. The partnership will enable Tazapay’s customers “to… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently issued a Notice imposing mandatory baseline standards of due diligence and conduct requirements “for corporate finance (CF) advisers.” These requirements aim to “raise the standards of conduct of CF advisers, improve the quality of disclosures and allow investors… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be the “most reliable” digital assets prime brokerage for the world’s leading institutions, announced expansion of its services into Singapore. Matt Long has “joined FalconX as General Manager and Ave King as Chief Compliance Officer, both based in Singapore.” Alongside these… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the linkage between Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This will “enable customers of participating financial institutions in Singapore and India [1] to send and receive funds between bank… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DBS reported an 80% year-on-year growth in the number of Bitcoin (BTC) traded on the DBS Digital Exchange (DDEx) in 2022, and “a doubling in the number of BTC custodised with the bank’s digital asset custody solution.” The firm claims these business metrics “underscore the… Read More