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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Today in Payments Around the World: Singapore May Relax SPAC Guidelines, Airwallex Obtains Money Services Business License In Malaysia
Today in Payments Around the World: Singapore May Relax SPAC Guidelines, Airwallex Obtains Money Services...
September 03, 2021  |  International

Today in payments around the world: Singapore considers easing SPAC listing guidelines. Plus, U.S. remittances to Mexico reach a record-high $4.54 billion and Airwallex gets...

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Singapore: Binance Lacks License to Offer Services
Singapore: Binance Lacks License to Offer Services
September 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance Holdings Ltd. had been providing payment and business transaction services to Singapore’s residents without proper...

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August 20, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Singapore’s train stations are being taken over by robots. Robot baristas, specifically. Transit retail and advertising solutions company Stellar Lifestyle and food and beverage-focused Internet...

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Tranglo Granted New Payment Licenses By The Monetary Authority Of Singapore
Tranglo Granted New Payment Licenses By The Monetary Authority Of Singapore
August 10, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payment hub Tranglo has received new payment functions from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the company shared in an announcement on Monday (Aug....

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Amazon’s Singapore Surcharge May Signal Sea Change Ahead On Cards
Amazon’s Singapore Surcharge May Signal Sea Change Ahead On Cards
August 10, 2021  |  Amazon

As Amazon and surcharges go in Singapore, might there be signals or tea leaves for other countries? In a statement emailed to PYMNTS on Tuesday...

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Singapore Retailers Hurt By New COVID Restrictions
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July 23, 2021  |  International

Singapore on Friday (July 23) unveiled an $808 million aid package — 1.1 billion in that country’s currency — aimed at helping workers and businesses...

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FinTechs, Investors Fast-Track APAC’s Connected Economy Future
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July 08, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Singapore was already an established top-five global financial center before the global pandemic appeared on the scene, and its status in pure play finance was...

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Wants More Investigative Powers
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July 02, 2021  |  Regulation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore wants more power to conduct financial misconduct investigations, proposing new rules that would allow its officers to enter premises without...

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Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore
Google, Alibaba, Ant Group Seek Payment Licenses In Singapore
June 04, 2021  |  International

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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