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Singapore Life bags USD 90 million from one of the biggest life insurers in Japan | KrASIA

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Gardens by the Bay, illuminated at night, Singapore. Via 东方IC.

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

The move aims to enhance innovation in Singapore's financial sector

Singapore to issue five new digital banking licenses to spur innovation in financial sector | KrASIA

Singapore to issue five new digital banking licenses to spur innovation in financial sector

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Aggregating ride-hailing services under one roof and creating cross-overs with other apps is a big trend in ride-hailing.

Grab invests in Splyt, extending alliance of ride-hailing services worldwide | KrASIA

Grab invests in Splyt, extending alliance of ride-hailing services worldwide

Food Delivery

Turns out walking is more efficient than riding in Singapore's dense CBD.

Deliveroo to pilot walking delivery in Singapore | KrASIA

Deliveroo to pilot walking delivery in Singapore

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Singapore retail tech startup Trax acquires US shopping rewards app | KrASIA

Singapore retail tech startup Trax acquires US shopping rewards app

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Blockchain is the next focal sector for Malaysia.

Malaysia pilots blockchain visa to attract tech talent | KrASIA

Malaysia pilots blockchain visa to attract tech talent

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The global consortium of venture funds includes many from Asia, such as Gobi Partners and Golden Gate Ventures.

The Billion Dollar Fund for Women secured USD 1 billion in pledges for women entrepreneurs | KrASIA

The Billion Dollar Fund for Women secured USD 1 billion in pledges for women entrepreneurs

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