Marketplace lenders in the region will likely benefit from the committee's expertise. The committee is made up of senior figures who have experience working for alt lenders licensed by the Monetary Authority Singapore (MAS), including Kelvin Teo, CEO of Funding Societies. This hands-o...
Rapper "CoinDaddy" makes songs about bitcoin that "aren't that good," according to the man who plays him. CoinDaddy YouTube page CoinDaddy is the most famous "bitcoin rapper" in San Francisco. The 28-year-old behind CoinDaddy, Arya Bahmanyar, left a lucrative career in commercial real...
The Winter Garden atrium is the most stunning part of Brookfield Place. Business Insider/Jessica Tyler Brookfield Place is an upscale shopping and office complex in Lower Manhattan. The luxury shopping center is attached to several banking offices and located near Wall Street and the ...
A CH-47 Chinook carries the national flag while accompanied by Apache Longbow attack helicopters during a flyby at the National Day parade in Singapore, August 9, 2009. Reuters Singapore is an island city-state with the best air force and navy in Southeast Asia, and one of the most po...
The Airbus A380 has found a new airline customer with Portugal's Hi Fly. Hi Fly confirmed it will acquire a pair of used A380s with the first plane set to arrive this year. The first Hi Fly A380 is coming off lease after a decade with Singapore Airlines. The Airbus A380 has found a ne...
Singapore Airlines serves about 50,000 meals a day. "Mega Food"/Netflix How airplane food is made can depend on the airline. For Singapore Airlines, they contract an airline catering firm called Gate Gourmet in Switzerland to produce more than 50,000 meals a day. Some of the most fasc...
John D. Rockefeller's descendants' firm, Venrock, is getting into bitcoin. Wikimedia Bitcoin was trading in the green, above $7,000 a coin, during Sunday's trade. This comes after it was reported that two traditional Wall Street firms are entering the market for cryptocurrencies. Majo...
The general fintech industry in Singapore has matured, and doesn’t need as much support. LATTICE80’s pivot in Singapore indicates a maturation of the city-state’s fintech industry. The hub has recognized that many fintechs in Singapore have received enough support to grow their busine...
