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Singlife With Aviva Bolsters Its Financial Advisory Services Team
Singlife with Aviva’s Navigator Investment Services has bolstered its management team as part of its plans to develop its financial advisory services. The new appointments to Navigator’s leadership team include Wei Lin Chin, who joins as Head of Strategy and
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Atome Financial Secures US$100 Million Debt Facility From HSBC Singapore
Atome Financial announced that it has entered into an US$100 million debt facility with HSBC Singapore to fuel its flexible deferred payments business across Asia. The fintech company is an umbrella business unit made up of two brands; buy now
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Australian Central Bank Begins CDBC Pilot to Explore Its Use Cases
The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The DFCRC is a 10-year, AUD$180 million research program funded
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Syfe Officially Launches in Australia, Offers Digital Brokerage Services
Singaporean robo advisor Syfe announced that it has officially launched in Australia, its third market after Hong Kong in the last quarter. Syfe will first roll out its digital brokerage offering and has built a unique offering for investing into
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Why and How to Use VPN for Banking
Thanks to powerful internet technologies, we live in an age where monetary transactions can be executed within seconds. Banks now offer online banking services that make the customer experience easier. You no longer have to wait in long lines to
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MAS’ Singapore Fintech Festival Makes Its Return in 2022 as a Physical Event
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the return of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) as an in-person event to be held from 2 to 4 November 2022 at the Singapore EXPO. SFF 2022 is organised by MAS and
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Wallex Names Andrew Marchen as Co-founder, Finalises Merger With M-DAQ
Wallex, a B2B FX and cross-border payment platform, announced that it has named its current Chief Technology Officer Andrew Marchen as its Co-founder. Andrew who has been Wallex’s CTO since 2019 will join former COO and current CEO Hiro Kiga
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OCBC Customers Can Now Make Direct CPF Top-Ups
OCBC Bank’s customers will be able to make direct contributions to their Central Provident Fund (CPF) from within their banking app or internet banking platform. Close to 150,000 OCBC’s customers have already leveraged the Singapore Financial Data Exchange (SGFinDex) to
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Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals and Drops Its License Application
Cryptocurrency platform Hodlnaut announced that it will be halting withdrawals, token swaps and deposits with immediate effect citing “market conditions” as its reason. The crypto lender said that it will be looking to “stabilise its liquidity and preserve assets” while
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Forex vs Stocks Trading: Choosing the Best Investment
Leading CFD and online trading platform XM highlights the importance of proper education for successful trading. What’s the best way to Invest your hard-earned savings? This is the most common question that confronts today’s new generation of traders and investors
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