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Global lifestyle brand for gamers, Razer, has launched its Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore: home to the country’s first Razer retail store and café. The building façade features the brand’s signature black and striking neon green, while the store…
The two sides will collaborate to enable a Buy-Now-Pay-Later solution for merchants in Southeast Asia. Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of Singapore gaming and technology brand Razer, is expanding its fintech offerings and its payments ecosystem…
Global gaming retailer, manufacturer and payments ecosystem Razer has inadvertently exposed personal information about some 100,000 of its customers online due to a misconfigured server. The data was stored on an Elasticsearch cluster that was set to allow…
The firm is said to be exploring opportunities in Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, such as India and Latin America, to grow its fintech business. The financial technology arm of Singapore gaming and technology brand Razer said that while awaiting…
Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of Singapore gaming and technology brand Razer, is partnering with the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) to address business continuity concerns, high business costs, funding and employment issues arising from the…
A consortium led by Razer is the latest to join the race for one of Singapore’s five digital banking licenses. The consortium includes the Singapore supermarket giant owners’ – the Lim brothers – private vehicle Sheng Siong Holdings; Richard Li’s insurance…
Singapore and Hong Kong-backed gaming company Razer has opened a flagship store in London’s West End as it tries to boost its global reputation. Backed by Singapore fund Temasek with Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and founded by Singaporean entrepreneur…
The fintech arm of gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has appointed the former group president of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC as an advisory board member. Lim Siong Guan joins Razer Fintech as an advisory board member as the firm enters its next…
A flagship Razer store in Las Vegas is set to open next month’s, the gaming brand’s largest outlet anywhere in the world and its second in the US after San Francisco. The 2400sqft Linq Promenade outlet will open to gamers and the general public on September 7…
Up to 60 million users of Razer’s mobile wallet, Razer Pay, will be able to try out the newly-developed virtual prepaid solution by Visa for making payments wherever Visa is accepted without the need for a bank account or a credit card, both companies…
Most of Razer’s mobile division staff were either relocated or laid off last month, sparking speculation that the brand’s next smartphone may have been canceled. Last week, though, a report claimed that Razer had simply delayed its next-gen device and now the…
Shortly after it announced the construction of a new Southeast Asia headquarters, Razer has unveiled its new country headquarters in Malaysia which will house over 280 employees. The investment strengthens Malaysia as Razer’s regional center of fintech…
Singtel Group and gaming hardware manufacturer Razer have entered an agreement to collaborate in the areas of e-payments, eSports and gaming related digital media and telecoms services in the Southeast Asian region. The two companies will seek to capitalize…
Courts Singapore has redesigned its flagship megastore in Tampines, offering a new immersive experience for customers. For the upgrade, the retailer of home electronics, IT and furniture products has put a particular focus on the needs of modern apartment…
Razer, the popular US gaming peripherals brand which opened its first concept store in Hong Kong on Saturday, is now hoping to take on the mobile gaming industry after successfully disrupting the PC gaming scene with devices such as its powerful gaming…
US-based digital video games big Razer has opened a singular flagship retailer in Taiwan’s capital metropolis, Taipei. Razer was created by CEO and Min-Liang Tan, a Singaporean, and specialises in merchandise marketed particularly to players. The Razer model…
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