blockchain

Fintech

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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
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