Singapore

Oxley acquires Pasir Panjang property for $121m

The property has a freehold area of 8,326 sqm.

LTA to call tender for installation of bicycle parking lots

The 3,000 bicycle parking lots will be constructed at 28 MRT stations.

Singapore's venture capital investment hits $998.7m in Q2

A total of 26 deals were sealed in the said quarter.

Should ThaiBev expect an improvement in beer sales?

Decline in alcohol consumption could only be temporary.

MAS signs fintech cooperation agreement with Thailand

They also updated their deal on banking supervision.

Blackstone eyes Croesus Retail Trust buyout

Its buyout offer exceeded 12-month target by analysts.

Bidadari site gets record bid of $701m

The bid was made by Chip Eng Seng-Heeton-KSH consortium.

This biotech startup aims to fight brain ageing

Senescence Life Sciences uses the world’s most advanced breakthroughs in neuroscience to combat brain ageing.

What GIC's shrinking returns mean for Singapore

The wealth fund has delivered its worst annual performance since 2001.

This startup aims to bring digital directories to life

SeeChat will revolutionize customer service with the potential to power 1.4 million SMEs. Digital directories and e-commerce powered by SeeChat transform business to consumer communication and lead generation with chat and unified social media engagement. The platform is unique because most directories today are discovery platforms - one can find a business online but cannot interact with them instantly (besides landlines). However, SeeChat changes it, says Sekar. "We enable consumers to not only find a business on the directory but instantly chat with the local businesses without needing to know the local business mobile number," he says. "Each directory provider today has 100,000 to 500,000 listed local businesses and strong local business relations," says Swami Sekar, CEO, SeeChat. "We help these directory providers go digital, increase their revenue, and provide enhanced offerings that make lives of local business owners easier when reaching to new age consumers." SeeChat powers and brings digital directories to life with integrated messaging and payment solutions to help businesses get discovered, connect, and transact with customers from one platform. Around 180,000 local SMEs make up 99% of the enterprises in Singapore and contribute to nearly half of the GDP while employing 70% of the workforce, says Sekar. Globally, this number is more than 100 million businesses. These companies are facing huge pressure to reinvent their operating model with a need to ‘go digital,’ engage the mobile customer, and boost their productivity. Otherwise, they risk getting disrupted by app-economy and e-commerce players that are digital and available anytime.