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[ad_1] UK-based Fintech Revolut announced Tuesday that it has named James Shanahan, formerly chief operating officer (COO) of Insurtech Singapore Life, as its chief executive officer of Singapore to lead the growth of its business in Asia. The firm also hired former Credit Suisse managing director Rayson Tan as its …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Ms Rebecca Yong set an alarm for 8pm on Monday (May 11) to remind her to be at her laptop – to buy cookies and brownies. She was eager to get her hands on the sweet treats by Deebakes, the home-based bakery which was among the businesses …

[ad_1] By Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) – Shagufa Haidari, 23, a Kam Air stewardess from Afghanistan, used to fly six days a week across the country and abroad to Istanbul, Islamabad and Delhi. Then the new coronavirus arrived. Now he hardly flies, most of his colleagues have been suspended, and …

[ad_1] A former director of Singapore Zam Zam restaurant in North Bridge Road, who masterminded a 2015 attack against a supervisor of rival eatery Victory next door, was sentenced yesterday to six years’ jail and six strokes of the cane. Before sentencing Zackeer Abbass Khan, District Judge Mathew Joseph said …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE-BASED peer-to-peer lender Validus Capital has raised $ 20 million in its current round of Series B + funding, including the more than $ 14 million already in the bank. The round was led by Vertex Growth Fund and the Kuok Group Orion Fund, managed by K3 Ventures. Existing …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore hairdressers and barbers pulled out their scissors for the first time in weeks on Tuesday (May 12), cutting locks off an endless stream of customers, as the government relaxed some “circuit breaker” measures. After three weeks of suspension amid enhanced circuit measures announced on April 21, certain …

[ad_1] BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday (May 12) declared gyms and hair salons as essential services that can stay open through the new coronavirus outbreak, easing measures to control the disease despite new cases and deaths surging in the country. Brazil has now registered a total of 168,331 …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: People living on Housing and Development Board (HDB) farms from Tampines to Sembawang will soon be able to see food production on their doorstep, after the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) launched tenders for nine sites of urban agriculture on Tuesday (May 12). Located on the rooftops of multi-storey …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – UK-based payment financial technology firm Revolut has appointed Mr. James Shanahan, formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Insurtech Singapore Life, as its Chief Executive Officer of Singapore to lead the growth of your business in Asia. The firm also hired former Credit Suisse managing …

[ad_1] Business China announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 U.S. products eligible for waivers from retaliatory tariffs imposed at the height of the bilateral trade war, amid continued pressure on Beijing to boost imports from the United States. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, …