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MAS to Take Action Against Crypto Exchanges Who Bypass Russia Sanctions
The financial measures that were imposed by the Singapore Government in relation to Russia applies to all financial institutions in the country, including digital payment token (DPT) service providers, according to a Parliamentary reply yesterday. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and
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TRON’s Founder Justin Sun Wins the Bid for the “Twelve Digital Zodiac Heads” NFTs
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, has recently purchased the complete set of the crypto artworks “Twelve Digital Zodiac Heads” at an auction hosted by Metapoly XM, a brand under Poly Auction (Xiamen). TRON is a decentralised, open-source blockchain-based operating
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Revolut Appoints Lazada’s Co-founder Charles Debonneuil as Its APAC GM
Challenger bank Revolut announced that it has appointed Charles Debonneuil as its APAC General Manager. Debonneuil will focus on building out Revolut’s local growth teams and developing the business’ growth strategy as well as driving rapid new user acquisition in
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10×1000 Tech for Inclusion Platform Witnessed More Than 1,000 Learners in 2021
Fintech training platform 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion (10×1000), a joint effort by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Alipay, announced that its platform saw a total of 1,067 learners from 66 countries and regions complete its Fintech Foundation Programme and
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Binance Inks Deal to Become the Grammy Awards’ First-Ever Crypto Partner
Binance, a global blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has signed a deal with the Recording Academy, a music recording company known for the Grammy Awards. The deal makes Binance the first-ever official cryptocurrency exchange partner for the 64th Annual
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Meet the Fintechs in Financial Times’ Top 500 High-Growth APAC Companies
The Financial Times (FT) has released its fourth annual ranking of growth champions in Asia-Pacific (APAC), recognizing the region’s fastest growing companies. The FT ranking, compiled with data partner Statista, aims to identify the APAC companies with the strongest revenue
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VMware Launches a New Regional Digital Hub in Singapore
VMware, an enterprise software provider, has announced the launch of its new regional digital innovation hub in Singapore. This joins nine other virtual briefing centers located in key markets around the world including Bangalore, Beijing, Tokyo, and Sydney in the
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BIS Innovation Hub and MAS Developed a Supervisory Analytics Platform
The BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Center and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly developed a new supervisory analytics platform known as Project Ellipse. The platform successfully demonstrates how regulatory and other data, such as articles and news, can
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