HSBC Singapore has launched an exclusive full suite of banking services and tailored solutions to select small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Operating on a per invitation basis, the accelerator programme titled Pioneer will provide tailored business solutions, flexibility, support and expertise for SMEs who are not able to access banking services...
SeedIn, a Singapore based business financing platform, has teamed up with Acudeen, a Philippine based online peer-to-peer marketplace for receivable discounting. SME borrowers and investors can leverage on the strengths of both platforms for their financing and investment needs, while being able to enjoy exclusive...
A FedEx Express study has revealed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore were top exporters by revenue in the Asia-Pacific last year. Singapore’s SMEs generated an average annual exporting revenue of US$1.75 million (S$2.38 million), ahead of the US$1.21 million average recorded across countries in the Asia-Pacific. Singapore also held the top...
Featurespace, an international provider of Adaptive Behavioural Analytics for fraud detection and risk management, has launched anti-fraud technology in Singapore. The company is working with 17 banks across continental Europe, the UK, US and Latin America. Their technology is also being embedded by payment processors and merchant...
Singapore signed a second protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which will boost bilateral trade with India, with both sides agreeing to expand the coverage of tariff concessions. The provisions of the Second Protocol will come into effect from September 14, 2018. "The two countries are exploring the possibility of launching...
A survey by recruitment firm CareerBuilder Singapore titled The Employer of Choice Survey 2018 has revealed that an increasing number of Singapore jobseekers are expressing interest in working for a startup. About 69 per cent of respondents are keen to do so - up from 59 per...
Beehive, a digital platform providing finance solutions to businesses, financial institutions and investors is partnering with Thailand’s Thanachart Bank to launch a digital supply chain that provides improved liquidity for SMEs in Asia.  "It is our strategic direction to enhance our digital technology capability to...
A dipstick poll conducted by financial services group DBS has revealed that SMEs in Singapore are looking to the government to give them a leg-up in supporting their business growth this year. Eight in 10 said they are expecting more business incentives to be announced at the...
One year into the implementation of the Digital Government Blueprint (DGB) by the Singapore government – first launched in June 2018 – citizens and businesses have expressed greater satisfaction with government digital services. G2C (Government to Citizens) satisfaction survey score had increased from 73 to 78 per...
The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud have launched a series of courses to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore. Formalised at a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, the ‘SMU-Alibaba Series’ professional continuing education programme is the first of its kind for Alibaba Cloud...