Earlier in January, Singapore financial services startup GoBear suddenly announced that it is ceasing operations. It cited the failure to raise additional funds from existing or new investors as the primary reason for closure, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic made the operating and fundraising environment “very challenging”. Other factors included a …
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Taiwan airline EVA Air announced today (March 29) that it will be collaborating with Singapore-based technology company Affinidi to utilise its digital credential verification solution to verify passengers’ Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test results. The service will be used for EVA’s Singapore to Taipei flights, and the airline has plans to …
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Another Godzilla movie is about to launch later this month, but it looks like we’re witnessing a battle of quite real monsters in the e-commerce market in Southeast Asia today. Shopee’s parent company, Sea Ltd., recently posted its financial results for 2020 and they make for an interesting reading. Despite …
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Launched in December 2017, BlueSG claims to be the world’s second largest electric car-sharing service. As of December last year, BlueSG has a fleet of 667 shared electric Bluecar vehicles and 1,487 charging stations that is spread across 374 locations in Singapore. The Straits Times reported today (Feb 1) that …
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Singapore taxi operator ComfortDelGro announced yesterday (Jan 28) that that it is adding 25 private-hire cars to its fleet as part of a ride-hailing trial. These cars are not allowed to do street hires, but will be available for booking from February 4. This means that ComfortDelGro users can choose …
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The bike-sharing landscape in Singapore has seen a boom and bust over the years. Back in 2017, it was saturated with seven bike-sharing players but many also exited the market within a few years. Out of that seven players, only two are still standing strong today — Anywheel and SG …
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Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More IronSource, a major advertising tech firm for mobile games and apps, has acquired ad-quality insights platform Soomla. Terms …
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Mobile esports company Skillz saw its shares rise 127% to $ 22.73 a share in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The San Francisco company took advantage of the boom in the game industry, which has grown quickly this year as people turn to games …
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