Tribe Accelerator announced a strategic partnership with global blockchain firm ConsenSys​by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to undertake initiatives and activities to further the blockchain ecosystem in Singapore.  Tribe is the first Singapore government-supported blockchain accelerator advocating the growth of later-stage startups by...
Singapore SMEs are looking to invest in business transformation despite expectations of a soft economic environment outlook in the next six months, together with lower turnover and profitability.  The SBF-DP SME Index (the Index) has seen a dip from 50.7 to 50.4 this quarter,...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) and Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI) Pro-Enterprise Panel (PEP) have launched the SBF-ASME Pro-Enterprise Clinic for businesses, especially SMEs. Championed by ASME and SBF, the SBF-ASME Pro-Enterprise Clinic serves as a convenient one-stop platform...
Singapore based start-up Toripu has announced plans to expand its management and operations team into the Vietnam market. The company offers an online platform where travellers will be able to search and book their holiday drivers. Travellers will be able to, based on their budget and...
Debt payments in 4Q18 remained generally stable across SMEs in Singapore, but were impacted by a significant number of delinquent debts stemming from theconstructionsector.  The findings on SME payment behaviour were revealed in a report released today by DP Information Group (DP Info), part...
According to HR consulting firm Mercer’s 2019 Global Talent Trendsstudy, nearly all (94%) of executives in Singapore predict significant disruption in the next three years, compared to 25% in 2018. As executives focus on making their organizations “future-fit”, significant human capital risks – including...
A recent survey titled the APAC SMB Digital Maturity Index, released by technology major Cisco has revealed that Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Singapore are the most digitally mature across the Asia Pacific region. Singaporean SMBs were ranked number one among 14 countries from across the region.
PIVOT Fintech Pte Ltd, a digital wealth management technology services venture has been granted a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). PIVOT’s CMS license, which comes after the recently published MAS Guidelines on the Provision of Digital Advisory...
Trend Micro Incorporated, a cybersecurity solutions firm, recently released its 2018 Security Roundup Report, which depicts a threat landscape that has evolved heavily in both approach and tactic. Singapore was the most vulnerable country in Southeast Asia (SEA), with over 3 million malicious URLs hosted locally and...
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will extend and enhance its Mediation Promotion Scheme for three years, which will see an increase in funding from $5,500 to either $10,000 or $12,000 for each mediation case, and allow parties to claim for mediation-related agent fees.