Looking Back At S’pore’s Tech And Startup Scene In 2019: Who Won, Who Lost, What Matters?
With the year coming to an end, let’s take a look at what happened in Singapore's digital and startup scene in 2019.
Articles by Jacky Yap
The Real Question Behind Carousell’s Recent Merger: Is The New Unicorn Gunning For An IPO?
Both Carousell and Telenor did not make any gain from the merger, so why did the merger even happen in the first place?
Singapore Based Paktor Is Applying For An IPO On The New York Stock Exchange
M17 Entertainment, a live streaming company, enables its users to livestream, share photos, upload videos, and interact with streamers. The company is based in Singapore and Taiwan.
Will Alibaba Replace More People At Lazada?
New Lazada CEO Lucy Peng will probably make a lot of swift changes at Lazada. But one thing we are unsure of is how much of the Lazada senior management will be re-shuffled.
WeChat Pay Partners ComfortDelGro To Win Over S’pore Market – But It’s Not That Easy
China's most dominant messaging app WeChat has just announced that it will be bringing WeChat Pay to ComfortDelGro taxis in Singapore.
Grab Furthers FinTech Ambition With Grab Financial – Offers Loans And Insurance
Grab Financial will encompass all of Grab’s fintech offerings, and what's new is the addition of loan and insurance services to individuals around in Southeast Asia.
GrabCycle Lets You Choose Which Bike To Ride In One App – To Launch By First Half Of The Year
The GrabCycle app will aggregate oBike, GBikes, Anywheel, and Popscoot into a single app, allowing consumers to rent bicycles and e-scooters.
Singtel Partnership Marks Deezer’s 2nd Attempt At Winning Over S’poreans – But Is It Too Little Too Late?
While some other media outlet reported that this partnership is Deezer’s first move into Singapore, the music streaming service actually launched in Singapore over 4 years ago in 2013.
Companies And Banks Are Busy Pushing QR Payments In S’pore, And It Might Replace Cash By 2019
Major local institutions are scrambling around to fight for a piece of the mobile payment market share, with the Chinese are coming in eyeing a piece of the pie too.
Rumour: Grab In Talks To Acquire Uber’s Operations In Southeast Asia
Citing sources from people familiar with the matter, the alleged acquisition is part of Grab's effort to tighten its grip on the rapidly growing shared transportation sector in SE Asia.
You Can Now Use GrabPay To Pay For Your oBike Rides
Singapore oBike riders will now be able to pay using Grab's mobile wallet, GrabPay. In the coming months, oBike users can GrabRewards points from rides too.
UberFLASH Proves To Be A Boon For Cabbies – Reports 19% Increased Earnings For CDG Drivers
In partnership with ComfortDelGro, Uber will be launching a new feature UberFLASH, which matches riders with the nearest ComfortDelGro taxi or an UberX driver.
oBike Rolls Out New 2-Hour Delivery Service Following Launch Of Cryptocurrency oCoin
Local bike-sharing company oBike has launched a new delivery service called oBike Flash, which offers on-demand, crowdsourced, 2-hour delivery.
Is Bitcoin A Bubble Waiting To Burst?
Before 2009 no one had heard of Bitcoin. But in the eight short years, it has grown to be a financial phenomenon across markets. What's its potential?
Death To Spare Time – Netflix Lands In Singapore For Everyone At Only $10 per month
Includes one month free trial!
2 Important Changes Singapore’s SMEs Need To Prepare For In 2016
Business owners, do take note of these changes!