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SINGAPORE (Mar 21): KMPG says it has acquired the Singapore and Vietnam businesses of Rainmaker Labs, a Singapore-headquartered enterprise mobile application (app) developer and consultancy.

SINGAPORE (Mar 14): Financial technology (fintech) firms headquartered in Southeast Asia are optimistic on their prospects of revenue growth, expansion and their ability to take on the international market in the near-term even as funding issues linger,

SINGAPORE (Feb 23): In the last 12 months, with its rise, fall and rebound, the cryptocurrency bitcoin has virtually hijacked blockchain technology.

SINGAPORE (Feb 5): KrisFlyer, the frequent-flyer programme of Singapore Airlines (SIA), is launching a blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet capability via a new KrisFlyer digital wallet app.

SINGAPORE (Jan 19): The high volatility and performance displayed by cryptocurrencies in 2017 have made the ‘crypto bubble’ a most visible one, according to Saxo Bank’s chief economist and CIO, Steen Jakobsen.

(Dec 29): His words don't carry a fraction of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's power to move markets; nor do his actions possess the strength of Haruhiko Kuroda's balance-sheet maneuvers at the Bank of Japan. He isn't an intellectual in the mold o

SINGAPORE (Dec 18): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Hong Kong recently announced that by 2019, a cross-border platform will be set up to boost trade finance using distributed ledger, or blockchain technology. The key benefit of this developm

SINGAPORE (Nov 27): Changes are afoot in the banking industry amid a proliferation of cryptocurrencies. However, UOB Kay Hian believes the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is unlikely to pursue policies that will undermine the strong positioning of S

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): StarHub and Prudential have established a partnership to jointly launch a blockchain-based digital trade platform for small medium enterprises (SMEs), Fasttrack Trade (FTT), in 1Q18.

SINGAPORE (Oct 13): For much of this year, global investors have been enamoured with “growth”, chasing large-cap tech stocks, or FAANNG — social media giant Facebook, e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com, smartphone powerhouse Apple, video-streaming pione