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Singapore FinTech startup now supports cross-border digital remittance to the markets. Singapore-based FinTech startup SingX has expanded its online remittance services to Malaysia and Hong Kong. SingX founder and CEO Atul Garg said the company SingX has…
Wirecard has teamed up with Singtel to support the recent deployment of Singapore’s first Visa virtual card for Singtel’s mobile wallet Dash. Singtel Dash is an all-in-one digital wallet that allows customers to shop, pay transport fares and remit money.…
New Balance Singapore has introduced 3D foot-scanning technology in the latest of its eight brand stores (its shoes are also available from a range of authorised retailers). At New Balance at The Paragon, the US brand’s Stride ID technology scans a customer’s…
Yojee is a Singapore publicly listed technology company which introduced the new ways of communication and collaboration across the entire supply chain. Raised over 10 million up to date with the last funding round of 3 million came in on the 8th of August…
Singtel has reported a 6% decline in net profit for the June quarter as a result of lower contributions from the company’s minority-owned regional associates and workforce restructuring charges at wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Optus. Profit for Singtel’s…
A flagship for Magnum Pleasure Store Singapore has opened in Ion Orchard, offering Magnum coffee for the first time in Asia. Its design features special art installations such as the Singapore skyline made out of Magnum ice-cream bars and the sticks. There is…
Singtel is deploying Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology commercially on its LTE-Advanced mobile network to improve the mobile data experience during special events. A precursor to 5G technology, Massive MIMO is an advanced solution used…
Singapore’s Khun Thai Tea, the franchisor for the Thai iced black-tea brand that originated from a pushcart in Bangkok, is about to launch its first outlet in the city. This follows its establishment in the Philippines last year as its first step toward…
Singapore’s M1 has announced the launch of Southeast Asia’s first commercial nationwide narrowband IoT network. M1 and its partners are using the network to make available IoT solutions in fields including smart energy management for buildings, environmental…
About 20,000 coffee fiends got their fix and more at the second edition of the Singapore Coffee Festival, which ended yesterday. The four-day event featured more than 90 exhibitors including coffee purveyors, equipment distributors and cafes, as well as…
Singapore’s StarHub has reported a 21% slump in net profit for the first half of the year to S$85.7 million ($63.1 million), as result of declining revenue and margins. Service revenue for the six-month period fell 2% year-on-year to S$1.08 billion due to…
Half of Singapore consumers would only be able to only last one day without using mobile data, according to a survey commissioned by MVNO Circles.Life The survey of over 900 respondents also discovered that many Singapore consumers are data deprived, with 2…
NEC Corporation and NEC Asia Pacific today announced the opening of NEC’s first Advanced Centre for Experimentation (ACE), aiming to facilitate the company’s global Research & Development capabilities. The ACE is strategically located in Singapore, with its…
Alipay Southeast Asia is partnering with Fave to roll out seamless cross-border payments via app, starting with Singapore. Fave, an online-to-offline (O2O) mobile platform and Alibaba Group’s financial affiliate Ant Financial will allow the Alipay app to be…
After a delayed launch, cheese-tart chain Pablo Singapore is set to open in Wisma Atria in the next couple of weeks. The Japanese brand had originally been scheduled to open this month. On sale will be the chain’s signature 15cm-wide tarts, plus two other…
Using the freshest ingredients and authentic flavours, HAWKR has reconceived Southeast Asian favourites for grab-and-go eating. Curries, soup noodle pots, Vietnamese and Thai baguettes and wraps, healthy breakfasts, bespoke HAWKR juices and tailored,…
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