Singapore
Homegrown P2P lending platform Funding Societies raised US$25m
Homegrown P2P lending platform Funding Societies raised US$25m
Its Series B funding round was led by Softbank Ventures Korea and Sequoia India.
Ascott REIT Q1 profits up 54% to $29.55m
Acquisitions like Ascott Orchard Singapore boosted its profits.
Nearly 4 in 5 Singaporeans open to branchless banking
It helps that digital banking penetration in the lion city is high at 97%.
Daily Briefing: Concerns rise as private mortgages surpass HDB loans; Temasek eyes stake in HNA's Hong Kong airlines
And here's how Catalist-listed production firm UnUsUaL struck a $25.8m royal deal involving the prince of Brunei.
APAC's bancassurers turn to blockchain to enhance offerings
CCB and AIA collaborated to offer blockchain-powered bancassurance products.
How open is Asia to branchless banking?
Approximately 55-80% of customers are considering opening an account in a digital-only bank.
Asia beats Europe in developing new payments technologies
The region has attracted more fintech investments than North America and Europe.
The future of healthcare for Singapore's ageing population
Singapore’s ageing population is rising rapidly and elderly healthcare support is top of the government’s agenda with several major steps already taken over the years to minimise the impact on the economy, society and national healthcare expenditure.
Smartphone banking booms in Asia as digital penetration expands threefold
Mobile banking has grown at least twofold in Emerging Asia to outpace other e-banking types.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.03%
Expect some good news today.
Chart of the day: Industrial leasing activity hits a 5-year high
It jumped 35% YoY as the number of firms optimistic on the manufacturing sector stayed on the upside.
Who are the winners and losers in Singapore's proposed rules on Airbnb-style rentals?
Owners of small long-term leasing projects in areas like Killiney, Novena, Newton, and Serangoon are poised to benefit, an analyst says.
Singapore launches job matcher website for citizens and PRs
Users will be matched to jobs that are scored based on the proximity to their skillset.
Business trip costs to Singapore in 2017 rose to US$479 a day
Prices have risen due to higher costs of eating out in restaurants.
Singapore banks' bad loans are on the rise
The aggregate NPL ratio of local banking groups rose from 0.4% to 1.6% in 2017.
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to codeshare with Fiji Airways
SIA and SilkAir can access Fiji Airways' flights between Singapore and Nadi.
German chemicals firm Evonik opens flexible lab in Singapore
The hub offers an interactive and collaborative workplace for professional and graduate engineers and scientists.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation