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TabSquare Officially Launches New AI-Powered Kiosk in Hokkaido-Ya Restaurant, Singapore
TabSquare, the front-end automated solutions provider for the F&B industry have officially unveiled the brand new AI-Powered Kiosks at the Hokkaido-Ya Restaurant in VivoCity, Singapore. With the soft launch that took place on June 14th, 2018, Hokkaido-Ya is Singapore’s first fast-casual, self-service
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Singapore’s Path to Digital Economy Still Facing Some Roadblocks
Use of mobile banking has overtaken physical branch interactions by 15% during the past 12 months, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Singapore Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. It is clear that Singapore’s Smart Nation journey to digitally transform its banking
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Alexa, Google Home: Smart Speaker Installed Base to Hit 100 Million by End of 2018
Canalys expects the smart speaker installed base will approach the 100-million barrier by the end of this year, making it almost 2.5 times bigger than at the end of 2017. The installed base will keep growing, more than doubling in
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12 Proptech Companies in Asia You Should Know
Proptech, a term that refers to the use of technology as a solution to challenges in the real estate sector, has witnessed rapid adoption around the world, but most particularly in Asia Pacific (APAC). According to a report by JLL
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PH Firm Regent Blockchain Closes $4M Deal and Got Acquired
Philippine company Regent Blockchain Group, Ltd., has raised up to $4 million in a joint venture deal with US-based diversified holding company PHI Group, Inc. The JV firm to be created will engage in offshore financial center and blockchain businesses,
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Singapore Airlines Launches Rumoured Blockchain-Based Digital Wallet, KrisPay
After rumours abound, and the launch of e-wallet BigPay by Air Asia from across the Causeway, Singapore Airlines has finally made their own e-wallet app available for download on iTunes. The KrisPay platform was intended to digitalise the KrisFlyer frequent flyer
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OCBC Spends SGD14 Million to Reduce Teller Jobs by Half Within Two Years
OCBC Bank has gone on an SGD14 million endeavor to deploy new ATMs and digital service kiosks in Singapore, in a bid to keep abreast of the ongoing transformation of the banking industry. Instead of having to head out to
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GeTS Launches Open Trade Blockchain to Join China’s Belt Road Initiative
An Open Trade Blockchain (OTB), was just launched in Singapore—the region’s first cross-border blockchain platform that is intended to align with China’s Belt Road Initiative. The Belt Road Initiative is China’s ambitious bid to become more technologically interconnected with the
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F10 FinTech Hackathon in Singapore – Get Access to Fintech Trends and Young Talents
After writing successful hackathon stories in Switzerland where valuable partnerships have started and game-changing fintech ideas have been born, it is time for F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator to further the revolution of the finance industry on an international level.
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Fintech for Financial Inclusion in Vietnam
Fintech companies, which leverage technology and digital platforms to provide financial services at lower cost and wider, better access, have a key role to play in Vietnam where only 59% of the population have a formal bank account. A paper
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