@ Work with Bharath Vellore, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Accuity, in a conversation with Connected to India about financial crime prevention, payments and counter-party solutions
Tag: Business
MAS launches SGD6 million grant to help FinTech companies amid COVID-19 pandemic
Called the MAS-SFA-AMTD FinTech Solidarity Grant, the initiative is a joint effort by MAS, Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation.
Google and UOB revise SME Leadership Academy programme to help businesses with COVID-19 challenges
Google and UOB are customising the curriculum for the SME Leadership Academy training programme to help business leaders respond to the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mukesh Ambani moves ahead of Jack Ma as Asia’s richest person after Facebook deal: Bloomberg
In a massive deal, Facebook Inc. will be investing USD 5.7 billion in Ambani’s Jio Platform – the social networking leader’s biggest deal since the 2014 purchase of WhatsApp.
Facebook invests SGD 8.15 billion in India’s Jio Platforms
The tech giant said the investment aims to enable new opportunities for businesses of all sizes in India, in particular, the more than 60 million small businesses across the subcontinent.
Indian-American Sonia Syngal appointed CEO of clothing retailer Gap
United States’ clothing retailer Gap Inc named Indian-American Sonia Syngal as the new chief executive officer (CEO) in a bid to reverse falling foot traffic and sales while it pivots to a new strategy.
NRIs can acquire 100% stake in Air India under new government norms
Indian Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can acquire up to 100 per cent equity in public carrier Air India.
LuLu Group chairman MA Yusuff Ali becomes first Indian to receive Saudi Arabia Green Card
The Indian businessman was ranked the richest expat in the UAE by Forbes magazine last year.
Livspace targets Singapore’s USD 5 billion interiors market
In this @Work interview with Connected to India, Ravindran Shanmugam, Country Head of Livspace, Singapore, gives a peek into his personal life and Livspace’s aspirations for Singapore with an assurance that the platform is poised to transform the interiors industry.
SBI Cards raises SGD 544 mn from investors like Singapore government, MAS ahead of IPO
State Bank of India (SBI) Cards and Payment Services has raised SGD 544 million (INR 2,769 crore) from investors, including the Singapore government and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), ahead of its initial share sale starting on Monday.
