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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TerraPay Gets Payments License From Singapore’s Central Bank
TerraPay Gets Payments License From Singapore’s Central Bank
April 08, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Money transfer firm TerraPay received a major payment institution license in Singapore. The approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore means that TerraPay is either licensed or approved in...

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Singapore Licenses Crypto Platform GSR Markets
Singapore Licenses Crypto Platform GSR Markets
April 04, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators in Singapore have given a license to cryptocurrency market maker GSR Markets. As Bloomberg News noted in a report late Wednesday (April 3), the move is a...

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Abandoned Grab-Delivery Hero Deal Got Attention of Singapore Regulator
Abandoned Grab-Delivery Hero Deal Got Attention of Singapore Regulator
April 01, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1)...

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Report: OpenAI in Talks With Singapore-Owned Investor Temasek
Report: OpenAI in Talks With Singapore-Owned Investor Temasek
March 05, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Singapore’s state-owned investment group Temasek is reportedly in talks to back OpenAI. Assuming a deal went forward, it would mark the first time the artificial intelligence (AI) company...

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Coinbase: 57% of Singapore’s ‘Finance-Forward’ Adults Own Crypto
Coinbase: 57% of Singapore’s ‘Finance-Forward’ Adults Own Crypto
February 22, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A new Coinbase/Seedly report shows that more than half of Singapore’s “finance-forward” residents own cryptocurrency. The survey, released Thursday (Feb. 22), shows that 57% of...

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Grab Users Boost Digital Bank Adoption as Delivery, Ride-Hailing Businesses Recover
Grab Users Boost Digital Bank Adoption as Delivery, Ride-Hailing Businesses Recover
February 22, 2024  |  Earnings

Singapore’s Grab reported its first-ever quarterly profit on Thursday (Feb. 22). This, despite a cautious outlook for annual sales as its ridesharing and food delivery...

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Bakkt Expands Crypto Trading Capabilities to 5 More Countries
Bakkt Expands Crypto Trading Capabilities to 5 More Countries
January 24, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Bakkt has expanded its crypto trading capabilities to Brazil, Guatemala, Spain, Hong Kong and Singapore. This expansion broadens Bakkt’s footprint in Latin America and marks its...

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ipaymy Launches Automated Invoicing Platform for SMBs
ipaymy Launches Automated Invoicing Platform for SMBs
January 15, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Singapore-based FinTech ipaymy has launched an automated invoicing platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia and Australia.  The new Fetch platform is...

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HitPay Unveils Mass Payouts for Businesses in Southeast Asia
HitPay Unveils Mass Payouts for Businesses in Southeast Asia
December 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Commerce infrastructure provider HitPay has debuted mass payouts in three new countries. Business customers in Singapore — where HitPay is based — Malaysia and the Philippines can now...

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