Tagged: singapore

July 27, 2019 @ 11:56 am By Cali Haan  |  

Earlier this month, SGX, “a full-service equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, and foreign currency exchange,” welcomed 1exchange, the country’s first licensed private securities exchange for accredited investors. According to Investopedia, SGX formed when the Singapore Stock Exchange, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange and Securities Clearing… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fraxtor Capital Private Limited, a real estate “co-investment” platform, reports that it has closed an equity round by investors backing a freehold development project in Singapore. Accredited investors could access the offering via the online platform. Incorporated in January 2017, Fraxtor stands for “Fractional Investors”… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 6:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Cheers Paytech, a Singapore-based fintech startup, announced this week has partnered with Mambu to provide the core banking technology for all wallet accounts to fuel growth. According to Cheers, this new collaboration will facilitate the backend movement of funds within the Cheers Wallet Engine. Founded… Read More

July 24, 2019 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Arival, a Singapore-based fintech bank for businesses and entrepreneurs, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise a minimum of £700,000 in funding. The startup is currently offering 5.51% of equity at a £12,012,061 pre-money valuation. The initiative’s launch comes just a… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 1:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The IOST Foundation has “completed an integration” with Eastern European rewards/donation platform Boomstarter, according to a note from the company. The goal is for the two entities to make $IOST a global fundraising currency to support entrepreneurs and builders in an international expansion plan spanning… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its Financial Sector Assessment Program for Singapore and has reportedly “reaffirmed” Singapore’s financial sector oversight to be “among the best globally,” according to a release. The IMF said the economic fundamentals of Singapore were strong and its economic… Read More

July 12, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based Pundi X announced on Friday it has completed integration support of its XPOS module on X990 made by U.S.-based Verifone. Pundi X reported that with this integration, shops and retail outlets using the Verifone X990 with XPOS module activated will now be able to… Read More

July 10, 2019 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: JFK) has entered into a definitive share exchange agreement with Diginex Limited. The deal claims to engender the largest publicly traded blockchain company in the US – once it closes. JFK is a BVI company… Read More

July 6, 2019 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on PitchIn, Qeos LED plans to raise sufficient capital and then plan a public listing in Singapore later this year or in early 2020, according to a report in Digital News Asia. If the company is successful in their ambition, Qeos will be the… Read More

July 5, 2019 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

PayU, Naspers’ payments firm, is expanding into Southeast Asia through the acquisition of a majority stake in Red Dot Payment (RDP), a Singapore-based online payment Fintech. RDP currently serves more than 500 merchants in 22 countries. RDP supports global and local alternate payment methods such… Read More

July 5, 2019 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments and transfer Fintech InstaReM has launched an API-based digital platform that will enable start-ups, Fintech companies, and other corporations to launch their own branded cards. InstReM says its “card issuing platform” will offer next-generation digital payments as a B2B solution. InstaReM’s customers may now… Read More

July 5, 2019 @ 6:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Ethis Dubai, part of the Ethis Group of crowdfunding platforms headquartered in Singapore, has announced its participation in the Dubai “Real Estate Investment Opportunities” (REIOs) launched by Dubai Land Development. Ethis said the initiatives came at a time when the Dubai property market is at… Read More

July 2, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Tuesday it is set to launch an installment payment plan (IPP) on Shopee, an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. According to Wirecard, the IPP will be rolled out to selected Shopee sellers… Read More

July 2, 2019 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kyber Network, a Singapore-based decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed 827,000 ETH in total transaction volume, and one million tokens burned within the first year of launching its platform. Kyber Network reported that fifty-seven blockchain-based applications including MyEtherWallet, Decentraland, and Coinbase wallet… Read More

July 1, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore Life, a Singapore-based insurtech startup, has reportedly received a $90 million investment from Sumitomo Life Insurance. Founded in 2014, Singapore Life describes itself as a life insurance company fully licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore that is built on the belief that “the… Read More

July 1, 2019 @ 3:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will issue five new “digital bank licenses” according to the financial regulator. MAS said this was in addition to any existing Singapore banks which may also offer digital banking under existing rules. MAS said the new rules extend digital… Read More

June 29, 2019 @ 8:10 am By Cali Haan  |  

On Thursday, a hacker “exploited a vulnerability in (the Bitrue exchange’s) Risk Control team’s 2nd review process to access the personal funds of about 90 Bitrue users,” according to a tweet thread from Singaporean crypto exchange Bitrue. This initial attack was quickly repeated on the… Read More

June 21, 2019 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Algorand successfully raised $60 million in a dutch auction token sale this week. The Algorand Foundation said the auction was “met with overwhelming demand” as they distributed the first 25 million Algos to global auction participants. Algorand boldly claimed this was the “start… Read More

June 16, 2019 @ 5:00 pm By X.Y. Ng  |  

The Fintech space has seen significant investment growth in recent years. Out of 310 private companies valued at over US$1 billion globally, 10 percent are in the Fintech sector, according to CB Insights. Only two other sectors claim a larger share of the unicorn pie,… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

BDO Australia has formed a partnership with Decentralised Capital to provide auditing and assurance services to the blockchain and crypto asset sector. The move was described as likely to boost institutional interest in the emerging sector of Fintech. Decentralised Capital is a specialist blockchain firm… Read More