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This startup makes air-purifying paints to curb indoor pollution
Building & Engineering
16 Aug 19
To date, gush paints have been used in over 600 residential and 60 commercial projects in Singapore.
Proptech startup UrbanAgents aims to match buyers to elite agents
Residential Property
14 Aug 19
It only enrolls the top 5% of firms’ agents to its platform, who get minimum commission fees of $1,888.
Deeptech dominates startup landscape
Markets & Investing
12 Aug 19
Venture capitalists are looking to inject more funding into deeptech as the government strengthens its support system amidst a global tech shift...
Maybank Singapore's strategy to drive wealth management costs down
Financial Services
12 Aug 19
The bank is enhancing its digital capabilities beyond portfolio reviews to support a growing number of online transactions.
Here's how firms spend their #insta budgets
Information Technology
12 Aug 19
Instagram-focused budgets are something that wasn't seen one or two years ago, said marketers.
Landlords cash in on Singapore's coworking boom
Commercial Property
12 Aug 19
Landlord-operated brands include csuites by Lendlease which occupies 72,000 sqft, whilst Guoco Midtown will set aside up to 97,500 sqft of their...
Flextime, unlimited vacation days on the cards amidst sluggish salary growth
HR & Education
5 Aug 19
Technology firms are scrambling to upgrade their perks programmes to include parental leaves, free meals, and hiring package upgrades,...
Bitcoin bother puts crypto platform on trial
Information Technology
5 Aug 19
Singapore International Commercial Court decided that cryptocurrencies are properties traded with trust.
This reverse auction app lets you buy items at the lowest bid
Retail
29 Jul 19
Doropu has sold 35,000 products in Singapore and Malaysia to date.
Can air taxis take flight in Singapore's skies?
Transport & Logistics
29 Jul 19
Passenger air vehicles are having trouble taking off because of the city’s good traffic conditions and regulations.
How The Great Room is riding on Asia's co-working wave
Commercial Property
22 Jul 19
It targets established, value-sensitive corporates that make up the fastest growing segment in Asia.
Love, Bonito to open largest physical store in Funan
Retail
22 Jul 19
The shop will have instagrammable spots, an express e-commerce counter, and on-demand stylists.
How GoBear makes financial comparison easy for the everyday consumer
Financial Services
10 Jul 19
Its platform matches users with financial products, including insurance, credit cards, and trade financing.
Check out ISG's new space at Haw Par Centre
Commercial Property
8 Jul 19
The 4,400-sqft office features meeting rooms named after Singapore’s historic landmarks and locations.
Can retail underdogs take a bigger bite of Singapore's online grocery pie?
Retail
8 Jul 19
Despite only holding less than 7% grocery market share in 2017, RedMart and FairPrice will dominate the market in few years time.
Singapore revs up engines for autonomous vehicle race
Transport & Logistics
8 Jul 19
Check out its efforts vis-a-vis innovation-driven countries such as Germany and Korea.
What Singapore got right in urban mobility
Transport & Logistics
8 Jul 19
It also has some points it can improve on, according to global policy experts.
REITs eyed to boost Singapore's IPO landscape
Stocks
1 Jul 19
The sector accounted for almost half of the US$36.16b raised since 2009.
eBay to bridge more SMEs to 179 million-strong buyer base
Retail
1 Jul 19
It partnered with the Singapore Institute of Retail Studies to train SMEs in cross-border trade.
How Singapore is bringing the legal industry into the digital age
Professional Services/Legal
23 May 19
Legaltech innovations are now moving beyond document generation solutions towards blockchain application.
Luxury fashion startup BlinQ banks on AR tech to revolutionise retail
Retail
7 May 19
Users can virtually try out clothes on its platform through the use of digital cameras.
How Zowedo aims to create an all-around online consumer services platform
Retail
7 May 19
The self-funded startup links 500 micro-vendors to consumers.
Unicorns deploy funding into corporate venture funds in bid for superapp status
Markets & Investing
6 May 19
Drawn by the growth story in Southeast Asia, corporate venture capital funds by unicorns as well as by foreign challengers are setting their...
How ING Singapore is leading 600-strong staff against disruption
Financial Services
5 May 19
Its wholesale banking unit is ditching the pyramid structure in favour of self-steering teams.
Why auctions are failing to take off even as listings rise
Commercial Property, Residential Property
4 May 19
The aggregate value of properties sold at auctions fell 26.1% to 11.57m in Q1.
Fintech firm Silot snaps up $10.8m in series A funding to boost R&D
Financial Services
2 May 19
The funding round was led by SBI Investment.
Behind Grab's push for more diverse workspaces
HR & Education
30 Apr 19
GrabFood has around 20 riders with physical disabilities carrying out food deliveries.
How Shimizu Corporation plans to give Singapore more space by the sea
Building & Engineering, Energy & Offshore
29 Apr 19
Its floating city project, Green Float, can house up to 50,000 people.
Fintech startup Rely looks to SEA for expansion
Financial Services, Markets & Investing
23 Apr 19
The expansion plans come after Rely closed a seven-digit funding round.
Moovaz bags undisclosed fund to make relocation easier
Markets & Investing, Transport & Logistics
23 Apr 19
The logtech startup will be making its way to Australia.
White-collar hiring platform Snaphunt nabs $1.36m seed fund
HR & Education, Markets & Investing
23 Apr 19
The proceeds will be used for its expansion plans.
How can companies defend themselves against transnational threats?
Information Technology
10 Apr 19
CEO Samu Konttinen of Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure discusses nations’ ‘new arm race’ against transnational cybersecurity...
This experiential pop-up store selling plants took over Hermes' space in Scott's square
Commercial Property
9 Apr 19
More experiential store offerings are in the pipeline with the launch of Decathlon’s Singapore Lab, Don Don Donki’s freshly baked...
This online lending startup offers personal loans up to $50,000
Financial Services
3 Apr 19
Credit Culture offers personalised and instant loan terms from its proprietary credit-scoring engine.
FastGo launches new ride-hailing price model in Singapore
Transport & Logistics
3 Apr 19
Instead of collecting 20% commission fee, FastGo charges its drivers a fixed daily amount.
NTUC FairPrice fires first salvo in supermarket war
Retail
2 Apr 19
Its price freeze of 100 FairPrice housebrand products until 30 Jun 2020 kicked off a price competition amongst housebrands.
Foreign direct investments from the US to Singapore hit over $244b
Economy
2 Apr 19
US companies accounted for more than 20% of all FDIs in Singapore.
What killed Mandarin Gardens' $2.9b en bloc deal?
Residential Property
2 Apr 19
Size and requirement woes plagued what could have been the largest en bloc deal in Singapore’s history.
Luxury co-working spaces on the rise in Singapore
Commercial Property
27 Mar 19
The Work Project launched MARK, its brand new members-only business club, whilst The Great Room has just signed on a 15,000 sqft space at Raffles...
Will a tougher training scheme hurt lawyer headcount?
Professional Services/Legal
26 Mar 19
Practice trainees should be conferred with limited rights after six months of training and focus on a single law practice for a year.

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