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Weixin Pay expands role in Singapore tourism as Chinese visitor demand grows

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The recently formalized Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Singapore’s major tourism stakeholders and Weixin Pay marks a milestone in cross-border digital tourism development. China was Singapore’s largest source market for international visitors before the pandemic.

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Singapore-based digital business assistant Osome raises $3 million

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Osome , a Singapore-headquartered business assistant app that digitizes accounting and compliance tasks, has raised $3 million. The startup currently has about 4,500 SME clients across Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, founder and chief executive officer Victor Lysenko told TechCrunch.

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Singapore-based startup EduFi raises funding for its student loan platform

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million in a pre-seed round led by Zayn VC with participation from Palm Drive Capital, Deem Ventures, Q Business and angel investors. The Singapore-based startup has launched an artificial intelligence-powered study now, pay later (SNPL) lending platform […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Singapore-based Volopay raises $2.1 million seed round to build a “financial control center” for businesses

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Volopay , a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today it has raised $2.1 Singapore-based Volopay wants to be the ‘Brex of Southeast Asia’ Most of Volopay’s clients are in the tech sector and have about 15 to 150 employees. million in seed funding.

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Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

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One of them was Singapore-based Endowus , which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 Returning investors include notable firms like UBS Next, Singapore’s EDBI, Prosus Ventures (owned by Naspers), Lightspeed Venture Partners, Singtel Innov8 and Endowus employees.

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Singapore-based corporate services super app Osome raises $25M Series B

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Osome is a corporate “super app” that helps business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, accounting and tax reporting. It plans to become cash flow positive within the next 12 months, and recently announced a digital banking partnership with Singapore financial service corporation OCBC.

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Singapore-based caregiving startup Homage raises $30M Series C

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Homage currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. The Singapore-based company’s services include home visits from caregivers, nurses, therapists and doctors; telemedicine; and services for chronic illnesses. Homage now has a regional network of more than 6,000 pre-screened and trained care professionals.

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