The Business Times

How a celebrity CEO's rule of fear helped bring down hot startup Zilingo Interviews with more than 60 people, including current and former staff, investors, and friends of the key players, suggest that Zilingo struggled…

Investor interest in apps that ‘advances’ payday grows; rising rates, regulation may cap enthusiasm “It feels like the early days of the buy now, pay later market, where the absence of regulations and market supervision…

Vacancies for financial services execs jump 76% in 2021 to 6-year high: Robert Walters Demand still far outstrips supply in this candidate-short market, with challenges including tighter employment pass and S pass requir…

TikTok expands into e-commerce in Singapore with new solution TikTok is ramping up its foray into the online shopping space and pitting itself against social media peers like Facebook and pure-play e-commerce sites.

Hundreds of ultra-rich Chinese eyeing move to Singapore, generating US$2.4b inflows: consultant The number of HNW individuals in China are so great that even if 10,000 of them left, this would only represent around 1% of…

Malaysia says ban on chicken exports expected to end on Aug 31 Malaysia now has a slight oversupply of chicken following the export ban.

Luxury brands Gucci, Tiffany dive into NFTs despite slump Tiffany will use NFTs as a digital passport to make custom physical jewellery for crypto aficionados.

Singapore to sell up to S$2.4b of 50-year bonds in inaugural sovereign green offering S$50 million of bonds will be set aside for retail investors, who can start applying for the bonds from 9am on Aug 5 to noon on Aug 10…

HDB resale deals jump 10.5% in July; prices inch up as market moderates: SRX, 99.co A 5-room loft apartment at SkyTerrace@Dawson set a new record for the most expensive HDB flat sold at S$1.418 million, while Marine Para…

VC deals in Asean at record US$20b high in 2021; uncertainty over exits in 2022 VC investments in South-east Asia in 2021 grew twice as quickly as the rest of Asia, recording US$7.7 billion in deal value from 416 deals.

Revolut launches cryptocurrency trading in Singapore Revolut said the exchange process lets customers convert 27 fiat currencies, gold or silver into cryptocurrencies in one step and with no foreign exchange fees.