Tag "Temasek"
SGX Ties up With Temasek to Develop Blockchain-Based Digital Asset Infrastructure
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek announced that they have entered into a joint venture (JV) to advance digital asset infrastructure through the use of blockchain. SGX said in a statement that the JV is set to be Asia Pacific’s first
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Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report 2020 Unveiled At Singapore Fintech Festival
The Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report 2020 was launched at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH). The report highlights the impactful developments and trends in Singapore’s blockchain ecosystem over the past year.
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SGX Completes First Digital Bond with Temasek and HSBC using Smart Contracts
Singapore Exchange (SGX), working together with HSBC Singapore and Temasek, has completed its first digital bond issuance on SGX’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform, successfully replicating a S$400 million 5.5-year public bond issue and a follow-on S$100 million
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Project Ubin: MAS Completes Final Phase Central Bank Digital Currency Project
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek today jointly released a report to mark the successful conclusion of the fifth and final phase of Project Ubin. It provides technical insights into the blockchain-based multi-currency payments network prototype that was
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Temasek Joins Libra Association — Facebook’s Global Digital Currency Project
The Libra Association, an independent member organization, announced the addition of three new members, Temasek, Paradigm and Slow Ventures. Libra is Facebook’s grand ambition in creating global payment system and financial infrastructure using digital currencies. In their media statement they
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Digital Financial Services Revenue in Southeast Asia Set to Jump from US$11 Billion in 2018 to US$60 in 2025
Among the findings of a recent report, Fulfilling its Promise – The Future of Southeast Asia’s Digital Financial Services Industry, from Bain & Company, Google and Temasek, it shows that Southeast Asia represents one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing
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Temasek and Tencent to Invest US$35 Million in TrueLayer
Tencent and Temasek is set to invest US$ 35 Million in UK-based open banking startup True Layer’s US$40 Million Series B round. This fresh round of funding brings the startup’s total funding to US$ 51.8 Million, according to Crunchbase. Temasek’s
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After Temasek Investment, P2P Lender Validus Surpasses $100 Mil In Funding
Validus, co-founded by former DBS Bank SME head Ajit Raikar is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform that helps connect Singapore’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to accredited investors and financial institutions. Just recently, they announced that they have facilitated over
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Temasek Singapore Ramps Up Fintech Investments
Singapore state investor Temasek is betting big on fintech. Nearly half of the company’s new investments of S$29 billion made during the financial year ended March 31, 2018, went into technology, life sciences, agribusiness, consumer and non-bank financial services. Temasek
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Flywire Raises US$100M Led by New Investor Temasek
Flywire, a company that solves complex payment problems for leading businesses and institutions, announced US$100M (SG$136.2M) in new venture funding. The SeriesD round was led by Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, and joined by existing US-based Flywire investors
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