startups

Five years ago, John Tan invested in a company peddling a restaurant reservation system. Chope had been founded by a friend and former neighbour, Arrif Ziaudeen, and Tan saw potential in both the company and its founder. He says, “I understood and could

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): Banks might be seen at losing end of the innovation race, with startups hungry to eat their breakfast. United Overseas Bank (UOB) however appears to be bucking this trend with its efforts to marrying startups with traditional banking

SINGAPORE (Sept 5): The adage of fail fast and fail often might be the mantra of startup founders but to learn from the failures of others might prove to be the most valuable lesson of all.

SINGAPORE (Aug 17): China has given its approval to establish a stock-trading connection between the Shenzhen and Hong Kong (HK) stock exchanges, the Shenzhen Hong Kong Stock Connect (SZHKSC).

SINGAPORE (July 1): Startups, as well as banks, are working on the next generation of banking and financial technology and there is now a proliferation of incubators, accelerators, ‘boot camps’ and ‘labs’ in the city state.