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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SE Asia’s East Ventures Looks To Back Startups With $88M Fund
SE Asia’s East Ventures Looks To Back Startups With $88M Fund
June 26, 2020  |  Investments

Singapore-based early stage tech investment firm East Ventures has targeted a new fund intending on benefiting businesses hurting from the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reported. The...

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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery
Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery
June 22, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Singapore-based foodtech company TiffinLabs has acquired access to more than 1,000 kitchens across the U.S., Europe and Asia, which it intends to use for a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Austria Backs Pandemic-Related Blockchain Initiative; Ride-Hailing App Ryde Will Enable Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Austria Backs Pandemic-Related Blockchain Initiative; Ride-Hailing App Ryde Will Enable Bitcoin Payments
June 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The government of Austria is backing the creation of a pandemic-related mobile application based on the blockchain, CoinDesk reported. Its Federal Ministry for Digital and...

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Today In Payments: ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License; AmEx Cleared To Process Transactions In China
Today In Payments: ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License; AmEx Cleared To Process Transactions In...
June 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, ByteDance joins the race for one of Singapore’s five digital banking licenses, and American Express has received initial approval to process...

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TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License
TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License
June 15, 2020  |  Digital Banking

The owner of TikTok, the Chinese video sharing social network, is reportedly expanding into financial services with the family that owns OCBC Bank, the global...

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Pandemic Impact Affects Singapore Digital Bank License Decisions
Pandemic Impact Affects Singapore Digital Bank License Decisions
June 03, 2020  |  Digital Banking

The COVID-19 crisis continues to upend the economy, including even the world of digital banking. As previously reported in this space, the Monetary Authority of...

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CCRManager Raises Funding For Corporate Trade Finance Option
CCRManager Raises Funding For Corporate Trade Finance Option
May 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

CCRManager, which works in distributing trade finance assets digitally, has notched S$3 million in a funding round, which will be used to service corporates for the...

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Singapore’s Temasek Among Three New Libra Members 
Singapore’s Temasek Among Three New Libra Members 
May 15, 2020  |  Blockchain

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is among three new members joining the Facebook-backed digital currency project Libra Association, according to a statement by Libra on...

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Singapore Debuts Mask Vending Machines
Singapore Debuts Mask Vending Machines
May 13, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Vending machines that dispense masks may soon be coming to a shopping mall near you. Gaming company Razer said it will roll out the machines...

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