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Y Ventures partners blockchain advisory firm Coinsilium to promote ICO
SINGAPORE (Aug 30): Y Ventures Group says its subsidiary, Luminore 8, has entered into a blockchain advisory partnership with Coinsilium Group.
August 30, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Sarine Technologies collaborates with Lucara Diamond on blockchain-powered platform to sell diamonds
SINGAPORE (Aug 20): Sarine Technologies has entered into an agreement with Clara Diamond Solutions, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based diamond mining producer Lucara Diamond.
August 21, 2018
Careers & Training
IBM partners IMDA to roll out 'New Collar Apprenticeship' initiative after layoffs in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Aug 16): International Business Machines (IBM) is joining the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) Company-Led Training programme under its TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to roll out their first “New Collar Apprenticeship
August 16, 2018
Fintech
Asia Pacific ex-Japan spending on blockchain solutions to reach US$2.1 bil in 2022: IDC
SINGAPORE (July 31): Spending on blockchain solutions in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APAC ex-Japan), is predicted to reach US$2.1 billion ($2.86 billion) in 2022, according to IDC’s Worldwide Semi-annual Blockchain Spending Guide.
July 31, 2018
Aviation & Engineering
KrisFlyer's miles-based digital wallet KrisPay launched
SINGAPORE (July 24): KrisPay, a collaborative effort between KPMG Digital Village, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Microsoft, has launched today as the world’s first blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet.
July 24, 2018
Fintech
Singapore's GeTS launches cross-border blockchain for trade linking Asean and China's digital Silk Road
SINGAPORE (July 19): Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a subsidiary of CrimsonLogic, has launched Open Trade Blockchain (OTB), an inclusive and extensible blockchain service built for the trade communities to boost overall efficiency, security and transparen
July 19, 2018
Hatten Land partners FundPlaces to launch SEA's first proptech blockchain for hotels, retail malls
SINGAPORE (May 22): Hatten Land has entered into a strategic partnership with local proptech startup FundPlaces to launch Southeast Asia’s first hospitality blockchain platform that will potentially integrate more than 3,400 hotel rooms and 5,000 retail
May 22, 2018
Cryptocurrency
What is a Bitcoin actually worth?
SINGAPORE (Apr 30): Does anyone remember Bitcoin? You know, the investment opportunity that just six months ago had everyone talking as its price shot up from US$4,395 on Oct 1, 2017 to a high of US$19,343 on Dec 16, 2017 (see Chart 1). Investors quadrupl
May 18, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Fifth global SAP Leonardo Center launched in Singapore
SINGAPORE (May 8): SAP, the enterprise application software provider, today launched its fifth global SAP Leonardo Center in Singapore to service its customers in the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.
May 08, 2018
Tech
Is Google developing its own blockchain-related technology?
(Mar 22): Google is working on blockchain-related technology to support its cloud business and head off competition from emerging start-ups that use the heavily-hyped technology to operate online in new ways, according to people familiar with the situatio
March 22, 2018