Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023 came to a joyous and successful end at Marina Bay Sands Singapore on February 16-17, 2023. With approximately 4800 attendees, including well-known speakers, sponsors, ex...
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Will Ripple Sign Singapore As Its Next CBDC Customer?
Ripple has defined Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a key priority in its 2023 projections and goals, and already boasts notable collaborations with several countries. As Bitcoinist reported...
Singapore Fintech Funding Booms, Crypto Maintains Lead : Report
Singapore Fintech Funding: Fintech investment in Singapore has reached its high in the last 3 years with a total investment of over U.S. $4.1 billion that came from 250 deals closing according to fres...
AMTD IDEA Group’s L’OFFICIEL Inc. SAS completed the recruitment of a full team of experienced professionals and local experts in Singapore and Malaysia, ready for a new and powerful launch in March 2023 under direct owner’s model
NEW YORK & HONG KONG & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–After over a decade with a presence in Singapore and Malaysia through franchise licensees, L’OFFICIEL Inc. SAS, a subsidiary of AMTD IDEA Group...
LBank Labs and C² Ventures Host Networking Event During Blockchain Fest Singapore
Road Town, BVI, 14th February, 2023, Chainwire LBank Labs and C² Ventures are delighted to invite attendees of Blockchain Fest 2023 and blockchain enthusiasts to a networking event in the center of ...
Countdown to the Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023
As the countdown to the highly anticipated Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023 begins, the countdown is officially on ! FINEXPO, one of the world’s leading companies specializing in the organization of fin...
Alternergy Gears Up For Philippine IPO To Bankroll Renewable Energy Projects
Alternergy built the Philippines’ first commercial wind farm and eventually sold it to Ayala Corp’s AC Energy. Courtesy of Alternergy Alternergy—which built Southeast Asia’s first commerci...
Billionaire Wee Cho Yaw’s UOL Buys Singapore Suburban Redevelopment Property For $295 Million
The skyline of financial and business center are seen in the background as people paddle surf along … [+] East Coast Park beach, among Singapore’s prime residential estates. July 17, 2020....
FINEXPO announces Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023
FINEXPO is excited to announce the upcoming Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023, set to take place on the 16th and 17th of February 2023 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Center Singapore. This premier event ...
Asia IPOs In U.S. Poised To Increase As Region’s Economies Recover, Nasdaq Vice Chairman Says
Huang Ping, the Chinese consul general in New York, rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Jan. 25. Courtesy of Nasdaq In 2019, the year before Covid upended global travel and business, the Nasdaq att...
Singapore drops pre-departure requirements for travelers, further eases mask rules
People gather outside the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on January 17, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) Roslan Rahman | Afp | Get...
Hodlnaut Hunts for Buyer, Creditors Want Liquidation
Interim judicial managers of distressed Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut have begun fielding inquiries from prospective buyers and its claims against bankrupt exchange FTX. The managers are repo...
Why traffic can’t be solved with just adding more highway lanes
Traffic and congestion have been worsening in American cities for decades. The average American driver lost 51 hours and $869 in valued time by sitting in traffic in 2022, a 54% jump from the previou...
Singapore, Former ‘Asian Tiger’ Pounce Differently at Crypto
Singapore was among the four ‘Asian Tigers’ of the global economy, along with Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. Crypto investment was tenfold in 2021 versus 2020. Risk disclaimer in crypto adverts...
Singapore Was an Asian Tiger, But Does It Still Roar for Crypto?
From the 1960s to the 1990s, Singapore was one of the four ‘Asian Tigers’ of the global economy. But its approach to crypto is a more complex story. In recent months, Singapore has been hit by multipl...
Language Differences Hold Back U.S. Companies In Fast-Growing Asia: KPMG Economist
Travelers on the move in the departure hall at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai last month; … [+] China’s economic growth rate this year is expected to one of the world’s fas...
Singapore financial watchdog’s chairman questions if regulating crypto legitimizes speculation
Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Tharman Shanmugaratnam, spoke at the WEF23 and stated a controversial take on crypto regulations and questioned if regulating crypto could legiti...
China E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Falls After Reports of Move to Singapore
Stock in Alibaba the Chinese e-commerce site, fell 7% in Hong Kong trading on Monday after reports the company is moving its headquarters out of the country. Alibaba (ticker: HK:9988) to be building a...
OANDA opens up the crypto market for traders in Singapore
OANDA, a leading online trading platform, has been named Singapore’s #1 crypto broker for client satisfaction, according to a recent survey conducted by a leading financial news outlet. This marks the...
Las Vegas Sands To Invest $6.8 Billion In Singapore, Macau Amid Asian Casino Boom
TOPSHOT – A general view of Marina Bay Sands hotels and resorts is seen lit-up in Singapore on … [+] November 19, 2020. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty...
Singapore Regulator Advocates ‘One Regulatory System’ for Crypto and Traditional Finance – Regulation Bitcoin News
Singapore’s senior minister and the chairman of the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), says there should be just “one regulatory system” for both crypto and traditional finance. ...
Vauld’s Creditor Protection Extended: Singapore Court’s Response to Failed Nexo Deal
Creditor protection is extended for cryptocurrency lender Vauld until February 28. In comparison to the requested April 21, the extension is shorter. The Singapore Court recently extended creditor pro...
Singapore Hotel Tycoon Ho Kwon Ping To Double Banyan Tree’s Branches As China Reopens
Banyan Tree’s founder and chairman Ho Kwon Ping is busy planting 50 new hotels as the global tourism industry looks primed to come roaring back. H otels across Asia will see the return of Chinese tour...
Crypto Firm Vauld Gets Creditor Protection From Singapore Court
The crypto space witnessed the bankruptcy of some firms due to the prevailing bearish trend in 2022. Without much warning, the crypto winter swept off lots of funds as the value of most crypto assets ...
New reports show travel risks around the world
From catching Covid-19 to getting caught in a blizzard, traveling can be risky business these days. But just how risky often depends on the destination — and how you define the risks. Safest cities: p...
Eat Just To Scale Up Cultured Meat Production On Gaining New Regulatory Approval In Singapore
Josh Tetrick (middle), cofounder and CEO of Eat Just Inc., has teamed up with family-owned Huber’s … [+] Butchery, a Singapore-based producer and suppliers of meat products, to sell their ...
a full recovery not expected this year
Singapore is welcoming them back, but a full return of Chinese tourists isn’t likely in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives said at a press conference Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board’...
Head of $100 million venture studio Spartan Labs departs
The head of Singapore-based Spartan Group’s $100 million venture studio has quietly left after less than a year in the role. It remains unclear what motivated the departure. Shaun Heng, who was ...