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Singapore govt. becomes first civil service in the world to adopt Facebook Workplace

Singapore’s government becomes the first civil service in the world to get…

Toast nabs S$2Mn in pre-series A as it secures remittance license from MAS

Singapore-based Toast, a remittance application that allows migrant workers to send money…

KPMG partners with Microsoft to realise the potential of blockchain capabilities

KPMG today introduced Digital Ledger Services, a comprehensive suite of services designed to…

PortfolioQuest secures $750K in pre-seed and announces appointment of Advisors

Since its inception in 2015, PortfolioQuest, a ‘virtual world’ training simulation platform,…

Huawei, NUS Enterprise to unveil an IoT-focused accelerator

Huwaei has collaborated with the entrepreneurial unit of National University of Singapore…
guavapass

GuavaPass raises S$7.5Mn funding led by Vickers for expansion in Asia and Middle East

GuavaPass, a two-year-old Singapore-based service for finding gyms and fitness centers across…

P2P lending platform Funding Societies receives CMS license, launches in Malaysia

Last week equity crowdfunding platform Fundnel received a provisional Capital Markets Services…
uber, uberclub

Uber to carve its own way to maintain strong foothold in Southeast Asia

Since Uber exited the Chinese market by merging its operations with leading cab hailing…
Mapletree

Mapletree acquires a portfolio of seven student accommodation assets in the US

Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd has acquired a portfolio of seven student accommodation assets…

Investment firm Senjo Group relocates its headquarters to Singapore

Senjo Group, a privately held investment firm, today announced that it has…

Equity crowdfunding platform Fundnel receives a provisional CMS license from MAS

Singapore-based equity crowdfunding platform Fundnel has received a provisional Capital Markets Services (CMS) license…

Fintech firm Droit receives $16Mn from Goldman Sachs and others

New York-based Droit Financial Technologies has secured $16 million from Goldman Sachs,…

VC Jubilee Capital Management closes $30Mn for its tech-startup fund

Singapore-based VC Jubilee Capital Management launched $100 million Jubilee Tech Fund (JTF)…

Amazon ready to enter Southeast Asia early next year with Singapore launch

Alibaba-backed Lazada announced its acquisition of RedMart today, and they already have…

Alibaba-backed Lazada acquires online grocery service Redmart

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba acquired a controlling stake in Lazada, one of…

Cloud coding tool Nitrous.io is shutting down its service on November 14

Singapore and San Francisco-based Nitrous.io was launched to offer a cloud-based integrated…

Dating app Paktor rakes in oversubscribed $32.5Mn in new funding

Paktor Group, today announced that it has secured $32.5 million in the…

3D Mapping next on Singapore Government’s list of tech advancements

The new 3-dimensional computer mapping of indoor spaces will soon be seen…

Online fashion retailer Pomelo secures follow-on funding from Jungle Ventures and others

Since its creation in 2013, Pomelo has quickly become one of the…