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Singaporean Exchange Aims to Tokenise Popular Stocks like Airbnb
Hg Exchange announced today that it seeks to launch Southeast Asia’s first member-driven exchange to support the issuance and trading of private company shares, including security tokens. The exchange represents a collaborative industry effort between established capital markets intermediaries and
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Vietnam Gets a Blockchain-Based Alternative to Grab
TADA, launched by a Singapore-based startup MVL, made its presence in Vietnam on Monday. The news comes less than a week after its launch in Cambodia. TADA – which means “let’s ride” in Korean – uses blockchain technology to curb
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16 Fintech and Blockchain Events to Attend in Singapore in 2019
With so much happening in fintech and blockchain, it has become vital for financial services professionals to keep up with these rapidly evolving spaces. Thankfully, the rapid growth of fintech has been matched by the mushrooming number conferences, most particularly
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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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Half of Companies Still Can’t Detect IoT Device Breaches
Gemalto revealed data that only around half (48%) of businesses can detect if any of their IoT devices suffers a breach. This comes despite companies having an increased focus on IoT security: Spending on protection has grown (from 11% of
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DBS Pilots Loadable QR Red Packets
DBS is introducing a new way to celebrate Chinese New Year (CNY) this year with the pilot launch of a loadable QR red packet (DBS QR Ang Bao). The DBS QR Ang Bao offers a fun, digital twist on the
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Philippines: New VC Fund Gobi-Core Debuts Investments in Healthtech Startup MariaHealth
A recently-launched venture capital fund by Philippine-based VC company Core Capital and Malaysia-based VC Gobi Partners made its first two investments in a healthtech startup MariaHealth and an edutech firm called Edukasyon.ph. The VC fund Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (PH Fund)
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With Go-Jek’s New Acquisition, Could Blockchain Be A Secret Weapon Against Grab?
Thanks to Go-Jek’s diversification strategy, it’s pretty easy to get a glimpse about the company’s future direction based on what companies they’ve acquired or shook hands with. This time around, it’s come out that the US$9 billion-worth company gained a majority stake
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Will India Emerge as The Next Blockchain Hub of The World?
Is India emerging as a blockchain trendsetter? The sector has been moving in fits and starts in what’s becoming the world’s sixth-largest economy. Despite a bearish outlook on cryptocurrencies from regulators, progressive Indian states and companies are charging ahead in exploring the applications of blockchain
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Addressing Hawker’s Cashless Woes, NETS Launches Same-Day Payment Settlement
NETS today announced the launch of same-day settlement for hawkers every day – which they claim to be the fastest in the industry. Despite the Singapore’s fervent push for a cashless society, there are still resistance from some segments of
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