Singapore’s Anywheel gets green light to expand fleet to 35,000
SINGAPORE’S Land Transport Authority has allowed local bike-sharing company Anywheel to add another 5,000 units to its fleet, pushing its total to...
Goodbye Garage, hello Tech in Asia: How BT’s startup coverage is evolving
IN MAY 2019, The Business Times (BT) launched its Garage portal with the aim of providing in-depth coverage of South-east Asia’s rapidly...
Singapore’s Geniebook edutech startup seizes Vietnam opportunities
EDUCATION can open doors to new opportunities, so it’s no surprise that investments into edutech companies are on the rise.
High Court dismisses bid by co-founder and CTO to liquidate Cake Group
THE Singapore High Court on Thursday (Apr 25) dismissed an application by Cake Group co-founder Chua U-Zyn to wind up the company...
A cheat sheet of startup and tech M&As in South-east Asia
SINCE 2006, Tech in Asia (TIA) - now a part of SPH Media - has been keeping tabs on South-east Asia’s mergers...
Zilingo ex-CEO’s criminal complaint is retaliation against whistleblowers: source
ANKITI Bose, the co-founder and former CEO of fashion e-commerce startup Zilingo, has filed a criminal complaint against fellow founder Dhruv Kapoor...
Singapore-based Amazon execs feel the brunt of job cuts
RECENT job cuts from US e-commerce titan Amazon have affected executive staff in Asia Pacific, Campaign reported.
SG fintech firm Bambu shuts down after missing profit targets, says founder
ON DEC 31 last year, Singapore-based fintech startup Bambu had shut down. This is hardly unusual: Startups shut down all the time...
Is Grab’s ride-hailing business future-proof?
SINGAPORE-BASED Grab undoubtedly leads South-east Asia’s ride-hailing sector, commanding around 70 per cent market share.
TerraPay wins Singapore licence for money transfer, account issuance services
TERRAPAY has secured a major payment institution (MPI) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, coming less than a year after it...