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Reporter with The Business Times, banging words together till they stick, views expressed are personal. Got a tip? Email me at BenjaminCher at https://teapawt.net/t.co/XGeHGhb6In

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Gojek isn’t going anywhere says Gojek Singapore GM
Singapore remains key to Gojek’s plans, says its GM bt.sg/3PRt
As food delivery players adds on their quick commerce play, the move to physical assets seems inevitable, read more in my story today on @BusinessTimes bt.sg/JsYA
Read the fine print. Many startup employee stock option plans come with terms that make it more of golden handcuff than an employee benefit, a survey found, confirming earlier reports by @BusinessTimes bt.sg/ouXp
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Investors frozen out of crypto exchange CMBDEX for almost 3 years bt.sg/osK3
Grab's founders fortunes slid after shares sink 20.5% on first trading day bt.sg/oWRu
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Looks like Singapore’s crypto dreams and reality are two different things
Binance might withdraw its application for a crypto licence in Singapore, turning elsewhere in its hunt for a global base, sources say. via ⁦@BusinessTimes⁩ businesstimes.com.sg/garage/…
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What happens to a person's GCB and CPF after renouncing Singapore citizenship? bt.sg/oia5
When ride hailing and food delivery doesn’t shine as bright, financial services has to come to the fore for Grab. But it seems that BNPL is going to be a bigger part of this play than expected, my first commentary for @BusinessTimes businesstimes.com.sg/compani…
Becoming a fintech isn’t quite like turning on a tap, as Razer discovered, shuttering its e-wallet Razer Pay. But it wants to double down on its payment gateway business, Razer Merchant Services. In today’s @TheKenWeb Story I explore what’s ahead for them: the-ken.com/sea/story/to-fin…
Singapore is home one of Amazon's smallest markets, furthermore Amazon isn't even top dog in the market. So why did it decide to impose a surcharge on Visa transactions here? I dive into this and more in today’s @TheKenWeb story: the-ken.com/sea/story/why-am…
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E-wallets are burning holes among almost all the operators, Grab is no exception. But there is some method to burning money, as wallets could unlock more lucrative digital financial services. My story today @TheKenWeb explores this: the-ken.com/sea/story/burn-s…
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It’s not as easy as just incentivising users, as loyalty on e-wallets is a fickle thing. Coupled with the fragmented nature of Southeast Asia, there is no one wallet to rule them all.
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P2P SME lenders Validus and Funding Societies have restarted their expansion engines this year, but challenges await. For today’s @TheKenWeb story I dive into their struggles with the P2P tag and maintaining asset quality: the-ken.com/sea/story/sme-le…
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