US-based global impact investment firm Capria Ventures has invested in Genesis Alternative Ventures Fund 1, a Singapore-based private venture debt fund, as a springboard into South-east Asia (SEA).
ASIA'S largest wealth manager UBS said on Wednesday it will commit to create some 300 new jobs here by tapping on the government's Job Support Scheme, with an aim to hire both graduates in Singapore and mid-career individuals over the next 18 months.
SOME 167 fintech firms and financial institutions have signed up for digitalisation grants, two months after the government rolled out a S$125 million support package for the industry.
BANK of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC, on Wednesday said it has appointed Mansoor Mohi-uddin as its chief economist, pending regulatory approval.
CITI, in partnership with YMCA of Singapore, will distribute more than 45,000 meals and grocery packs to vulnerable communities in Singapore, in support of Covid-19-related community relief efforts.
OCBC on Tuesday said it has managed to take a "complex face-to-face process" involving more than 50 pages of documents and a comprehensive financial needs analysis (FNA) for wealth customers from being completed at physical meetings, to now be settled online.
Fintech startups Ayannah, Equity Capital Advisors merge; Singapore-based entity raising up to US$50m
PHILIPPINES-BASED digital financial services provider Ayannah and India-based payments company Equity Capital Advisors Pte Ltd have merged, with plans to raise US$30-50 million in a Series B round.
PHILIPPINES-BASED digital financial services provider Ayannah and India-based payments company Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (S), better known as ECAPS, have merged, with plans to raise US$30-50 million in a Series B round. (see amendment note)
BANK of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC, on Monday said it has appointed veteran banker Lim Leong Guan as its new global head of products.