Asset-based finance (ABF) software company HPD LendScape has opened its first Asian office in Singapore. To mark the opening, the company, together with FCI – a global network of commercial ABF providers – will hold a half-day receivables finance workshop in Singapore with over 30 regional and global banks...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has received $12.6 million of funding for 2018 to 2020 from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to generate more resources for Sri Lankan women-led businesses.
The grant—one of three awarded under the inaugural call for proposals—enhances ADB’s support...
WeWork unveiled Singapore findings from its 2019 Global Impact Report that assesses WeWork’s economic ripple effect for people and businesses, neighborhoods, and cities in 75 cities around the world. WeWork is an American company that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small...
Singapore Management University (SMU) and Citi Ventures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer the Citi® University Partnerships in Innovation & Discovery (CUPID) programme to SMU’s students. Participating students will get to earn one credit unit towards their undergraduate degree upon successful completion of the...
UOB and Mastercard have launched a credit card designed for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In creating the card, Mastercard and UOB conducted face-to-face interviews and surveys with senior executives in SMEs to have a deeper understanding of how commercial cards can enable them...
Accelerating Asia (AA), a regional network of startup programs and an early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore, has announced the launch of its inaugural accelerator cohort. The program aims to identify and fast-track the development of seed-stage startups in Asia. AA is an independent startup accelerator...
