Singapore

Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns. In Singapore's circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, said to house one of Buddha's teeth.

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Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore

Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore
Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore
June 04, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s Silicon Valley? It might, if Sopnendu Mohanty, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) chief FinTech officer, has anything to...

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Singapore eCommerce Aggregator Rainforest Raises $36 Million In Seed Round
Singapore eCommerce Aggregator Rainforest Raises $36 Million In Seed Round
May 06, 2021  |  Investments

Singapore eCommerce brand aggregator Rainforest has raised $36 million in a seed funding round that included $6.5 million in equity financing, The Edge Singapore reported....

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Currencycloud Selects Singapore As APAC HQ, Hires 50 People
Currencycloud Selects Singapore As APAC HQ, Hires 50 People
April 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

London-based FinTech startup Currencycloud will be making Singapore its Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters, according to a report from The Business Times. The company will also be...

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Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
April 13, 2021  |  Startups

Early-stage venture capital (VC) fund Accelerating Asia has announced the 11 members of its fourth 100-day, pre-Series A startup program, featuring companies based across Southeast...

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Pine Labs Acquires Malaysian eCommerce Startup Fave For $45 Million
Pine Labs Acquires Malaysian eCommerce Startup Fave For $45 Million
April 13, 2021  |  News

Singapore’s merchant commerce unicorn Pine Labs has acquired Malaysian eCommerce FinTech startup Fave in a deal worth in excess of $45 million, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card Spending Reached 88 Pct Of Pre-Pandemic Level
Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card...
April 08, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab is rolling out the GrabForGood Fund, while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the...

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Singapore’s PropertyGuru In Talks With SPACs For US IPO, Report Says
Singapore’s PropertyGuru In Talks With SPACs For US IPO, Report Says
March 01, 2021  |  IPO

Singaporean real estate firm PropertyGuru is considering a listing in the U.S. via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

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Singapore May List Blank-Check Companies, Or SPACs, This Year
Singapore May List Blank-Check Companies, Or SPACs, This Year
February 18, 2021  |  IPO

The Singapore Exchange, a major stock market in Asia, has reportedly been considering the idea of listing blank-check companies. Now, CEO Loh Boon Chye said...

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