Singapore has such a dynamic ecosystem that sometimes the number of events offered can be overwhelming. Here at FirstCOUNSEL, we're going to help you out by putting together a curated list of upcoming events in Singapore for start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs:

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When we started working on this report at the beginning of Q3 2019, we hoped to launch it by the end of that quarter. However, it took longer than expected for us to gather info/inputs/insights/details/comments from various stakeholders of Malaysia’s fintech industry....

For the past 10 years, we have been watching a race for the desired status of “Asian Silicon Valley”. With each passing year, the scenario becomes increasingly intense, competitive and fascinating for those in love with the technological world.

Similar to the United Sta...

Singaporean venture capital firm BEENEXT announces its plan to raise US$100 million for a new fund, and said that it’s gathered US$8 million for it from a US investor, as detailed in an SEC filing.

The emerging Asia fund will provide early-stage funding to technolo...

Singapore clinches the second position for the highest percentage growth of open source contributors and overall contributors worldwide, according to the latest The State of the Octoverse Report by software development platform GitHub.

The country recorded a 111 pe...

Not long ago, the economic community and policymakers in Singapore were complaining about the scarcity of businesses, so much so that the leaders of large companies shook hands to find the next a Sim Wong Hoo for Singapore. Sim Wong Hoo is the founder and chairman of C...

There’s no better time to get into e-commerce than now. With the digital economy booming, more people around the world are going online for many things — from groceries to entertainment needs. Across Asia Pacific, the e-commerce industry is soaring particularly high.

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BLOCKCHAIN as an emerging technology is gaining interest with many governments driving the ecosystem for mainstream adoption of blockchain technology as a national-level agenda. On Aug 21, 2019, OpenNodes, a government-backed Web-based engagement platform was launched...

Among the findings of a recent report, Fulfilling its Promise – The Future of Southeast Asia’s Digital Financial Services Industry, from Bain & Company, Google and Temasek, it shows that Southeast Asia represents one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing regions;...

While tech companies in Silicon Valley are focusing on sophisticated technology like AI-powered robo-traders for the stock market or mobile apps to make wealth management easier, startups in Southeast Asia are focused on something far more fundamental.

Fintech in Southe...