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Singapore’s Investment Management Association Announces a New Chairperson
The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) today announced that it has appointed Susan Soh, CEO Singapore, Schroders, as its new Chair of the IMAS Executive Committee. The IMAS Executive Committee elected Ms. Soh from her current role of Deputy
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Artificial Intelligence to Nearly Double the Rate of Innovation in Singapore by 2021
By 2021, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will allow the rate of innovation and employee productivity improvements in Singapore to nearly double according to business leaders in Singapore. The study from Microsoft and IDC Asia/Pacific, Future Ready Business: Assessing Asia Pacific’s Growth
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additiv Hires New Managing Director for Asia
WealthTech pioneer Bert-Jan van Essen from Privé Technologies taking lead in the region for the European digital wealth management innovator. Additiv all fired up for further growth in Asia. Zurich-based additiv, a leading provider of digital wealth management solutions, has
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Digital Debit Group Releases Retail-Grade QR App Powered by PayPal
Ready to use upon download, without card swipers or terminal hardware, the Digital Debit app make its way to a ready marketplace. Newly-released in the Apple App Store, merchants and freelancers can now accept in-person payments for services rendered from
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Singapore Life Diversifies into Payments Through the Acquisition of Canvas
Singapore Life, known for its insurtech business seem to be throwing their hat into prepaid payments card space with their recent acquisition of Canvas, from local payments platform Yolopay. This news comes fresh after Singapore Life’s two funding rounds just last
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IBM’s Blockchain is Being Used to Ship Mandarin Oranges This Chinese New Year
Pacific International Lines has used an electronic Bill of Lading (e-BL) built on the IBM Blockchain Platform in a successful real-time pilot tracking shipment of mandarin oranges from China for the Lunar New Year celebrations. With the use of IBM
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Commonwealth Bank’s Wealthtech App Gains Swiss Expertise from Additiv
In today’s digital world, investors increasingly demand to be able to stay abreast of market developments and manage their financial assets from their mobile devices. However, most financial institutions struggle with delivering this experience as they are tied up in
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Next-Generation Social Platform Humans.net Set to Expand Globally
Following a successful trial run in the U.S., Humans.net, a next-generation social platform empowered by innovative Internet technology and revolutionary user data sharing policy, is beginning its global rollout and aiming to land in Singapore. Launched in 2017, Humans.net is
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Monetary Authority of Singapore Halts ICO over Regulatory Breach
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned an initial coin offering (ICO) issuer not to proceed with its securities token offering in Singapore until it can fully comply with regulatory requirements under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). MAS
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GO-JEK Announces Singapore Partnership with Carousell
Ride-hailing service GOJEK has today announced a partnership with Carousell, Singapore’s most popular consumer-to-consumer marketplace, to reward Carousell users who are new GOJEK riders with S$13 in ride vouchers. From today to Mar 6, Carousell users who download the GOJEK
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