March 31, 2020

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Singapore Start-Ups ‘Up’ and Syfe Partner to Provide Peace of Mind Amid Uncertain Times

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Two Singapore-based start-ups, life planning platform ‘Up’ by BetterTradeOff (www.upplan.sg) and digital wealth manager Syfe (www.syfe.com) have partnered to help Singaporeans mitigate risk and take control of the future, especially as financial stress rises in the face of recent events. Starting this week, users can directly access digital wealth manager Syfe from inside the ‘Up’ […]

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Two Singapore-based start-ups, life planning platform ‘Up’ by BetterTradeOff (www.upplan.sg) and digital wealth manager Syfe (www.syfe.com) have partnered to help Singaporeans mitigate risk and take control of the future, especially as financial stress rises in the face of recent events. Starting this week, users can directly access digital wealth manager Syfe from inside the ‘Up’

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Use drives formatted in Windows on a Mac without restrictions

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Tuxera is proud to announce a new release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac, a powerful application for macOS which allows users to enjoy full functionality of NTFS drives formatted in Windows. The latest edition adds complete support for the latest version of macOS – macOS Catalina.   With Tuxera NTFS for Mac, you can enjoy

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Tuxera is proud to announce a new release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac, a powerful application for macOS which allows users to enjoy full functionality of NTFS drives formatted in Windows. The latest edition adds complete support for the latest version of macOS – macOS Catalina.   With Tuxera NTFS for Mac, you can enjoy

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The 1st FINSPIRE Hackathon Concludes Online with Great Success, As Up-and-coming Fintech Talents Hack from Home

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The first “FINSPIRE FinTech Online Hackathon” co-organized by Convoy and Cyberport concluded on 29 March 2020 with great success. Utilizing Microsoft Teams as official software, the organizers were able to transform the competition into an online event where participants could “Hack from home” to “eliminate pain points through innovation”. More than 160 university students from

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The first “FINSPIRE FinTech Online Hackathon” co-organized by Convoy and Cyberport concluded on 29 March 2020 with great success. Utilizing Microsoft Teams as official software, the organizers were able to transform the competition into an online event where participants could “Hack from home” to “eliminate pain points through innovation”. More than 160 university students from

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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield: “Slack or Don’t Do It”

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As COVID-19 forces millions to take work home, remote working tools have seen a boom Stewart Butterfield, Co-Founder and CEO of channel-based messaging app Slack, discussed remote working and business communications with Alex Zukin, Managing Director of Software Equity Research at RBC Capital Market, on an investor webcast that aired March 26, 2020. Between March

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As COVID-19 forces millions to take work home, remote working tools have seen a boom Stewart Butterfield, Co-Founder and CEO of channel-based messaging app Slack, discussed remote working and business communications with Alex Zukin, Managing Director of Software Equity Research at RBC Capital Market, on an investor webcast that aired March 26, 2020. Between March

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Honestbee’s Ongoing Cash Crunch Explained

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Honestbee currently owes around US$230 million, and ex-chairman Brian Koo and his companies own almost 90% of the debt Singapore-based grocery delivery startup Honestbee has been on a downward spiral since early 2019. Starting with layoffs and a ‘pause’ on business in the Philippines, it soon became clear that Honestbee was battling a major cash

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Honestbee currently owes around US$230 million, and ex-chairman Brian Koo and his companies own almost 90% of the debt Singapore-based grocery delivery startup Honestbee has been on a downward spiral since early 2019. Starting with layoffs and a ‘pause’ on business in the Philippines, it soon became clear that Honestbee was battling a major cash

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Expara Launches New Startup Acceleration Program to Tackle Coronavirus

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Expara is launching global virtual accelerator program VirTech in response to COVID-19 The three-month program will accept 30 companies, and provide funding of up to US$50,000 per team Startups at any stage across industries can apply Applications close on 30 April 2020 When SARS-CoV hit the world in 2002, Douglas Abrams was in Singapore. It

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Expara is launching global virtual accelerator program VirTech in response to COVID-19 The three-month program will accept 30 companies, and provide funding of up to US$50,000 per team Startups at any stage across industries can apply Applications close on 30 April 2020 When SARS-CoV hit the world in 2002, Douglas Abrams was in Singapore. It

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Ad Budgets Shrinking Amid Growing Media Consumption in Hong Kong

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Ad budgets to be split between online and offline ads in 60/40 in 2020 against 50/50 last year On March 23, Nielsen Media released its latest ‘Advertising Projections Survey’, in collaboration with Hong Kong Advertisers Association (HK2A). According to the report, the advertising budgets of companies are expected to shrink by 7.1% in 2020, after

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Ad budgets to be split between online and offline ads in 60/40 in 2020 against 50/50 last year On March 23, Nielsen Media released its latest ‘Advertising Projections Survey’, in collaboration with Hong Kong Advertisers Association (HK2A). According to the report, the advertising budgets of companies are expected to shrink by 7.1% in 2020, after

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Beijing’s MiningLamp Raises $300M Series E Despite Chinese Economic Slowdown

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The data mining startup identifies an “industrial ecological chain” as one of its key focus areas In spite of China’s currently-sluggish economy (exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis), Beijing-based MiningLamp Technologies has raised US$300 million in a Series E round, the company said in a statement on Friday, March 27. MiningLamp, also known as Minglue Technology,

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The data mining startup identifies an “industrial ecological chain” as one of its key focus areas In spite of China’s currently-sluggish economy (exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis), Beijing-based MiningLamp Technologies has raised US$300 million in a Series E round, the company said in a statement on Friday, March 27. MiningLamp, also known as Minglue Technology,

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