Swiss fintech incubator F10 sets up office in Singapore
ZURICH-BASED incubator and accelerator F10 has expanded to Singapore, and will kick off its six-month programme in the city-state next May.
Utico rescue deal may fail as Hyflux lenders oppose nTan adviser fees: Debtwire
THE restructuring agreement just signed this week between debt-ridden Hyflux and white knight Utico might fall through, given that Hyflux’s unsecured bank lenders are said to be opposed to the...
Singapore fintech Osome raises US$3m to expand to UK, Hong Kong
DIGITAL business services startup Osome on Tuesday said it has raised US$3 million from venture capital firms led by existing investor Berlin-based Target Global, with participation from Phystech...
Cancer screening startup Lucence raises US$20m in funding led by IHH
GENOMIC medicine firm Lucence Diagnostics on Wednesday announced it has closed a US$20 million Series A funding round led by mainboard-listed IHH Healthcare, one of the world’s largest private...
Eastern Pacific, Techstars launch maritime startup accelerator
SINGAPORE ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has partnered US-based seed accelerator Techstars to roll out a global early-stage maritime accelerator programme.
Property tech startup Smarten Spaces raises US$12m from Hong Kong's Symphony
SMARTEN Spaces, which offers an end-to-end digital platform for space management, has raised US$12 million in Series A funding from Hong Kong's Symphony International Holdings.
MAS, Deloitte, S&P create prototype research platform for fintech investments
A NEW industry-wide digital research platform will help investors and financial institutions connect with fintech startups that they can partner with or invest in.
MAS, IMDA to pilot real trades on cross-border SME digital platform
BUSINESS sans Borders (BSB), a cross-border digital trade platform experiment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will be ramped up in the first half of next year, having completed its...
Launched: All-in-one Singapore platform integrating PayNow, Nets and other e-payment methods
MAJOR payment methods in Singapore such as PayNow, Nets and GrabPay are now accessible on an all-in-one platform created by Rapyd.
DFS again increases severance payouts to retrenched staff
TRAVEL retailer DFS Group on Wednesday said it has further bumped up the severance packages to all the workers who were laid off during its recent retrenchment exercise in Singapore.