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Melissa Goh

Melissa is an assistant editor at Tech in Asia, where she writes about fintech and e-commerce startups in South-east Asia and other topics in between. She has profiled companies, covered emerging trends, as well as written investigative stories.

emailmelissa@techinasia.com
Kampong AI is a planned AI-focused startup community in Singapore.

Singapore’s hunt for AI stars risks alienating small players

The government is going well beyond the US$700 million it has committed to artificial intelligence research

The fee adjustment, which will take effect in April, applies to a product called virtual accounts.

DBS hits fintech firms with large fee hikes for custodian service

DBS will increase the fees it charges fintech firms to hold customer funds under its custodian services, a move that means higher costs for fintech companies operating payment services in Singapore.

Though MoneyHero remains in the red, its net loss narrowed to US$5.7 million between January and September last year from US$19.6 million during the same period in 2024.

MoneyHero probes board chairman as internal frictions rise

Kenneth Chan is also a senior vice-president at Pacific Century Group, MoneyHero’s largest shareholder

Jeffrey Seah (centre) has sat on Hepmil’s board of directors as vice-chairman since 2017.

Angels to pocket over 20 times returns from sale of Singapore’s Hepmil

The Singapore media company is not a stranger to the M&A road

ComfortDelGro’s quiet tech play and why it’s not sweating GrabCab’s taxi move

ComfortDelGro’s quiet tech play and why it’s not sweating GrabCab’s taxi move

Grab says it won’t poach rival drivers, but its entry may intensify Singapore’s tight market

Nasdaq-listed MoneyHero has seen an exodus of senior executives since it went public. It is due to release its full year results on Apr 29.

MoneyHero faces potential delisting as shares dip below US$1

It no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement for its continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market after the closing bid price of its ordinary shares has fallen below US$1 per share for 31 con...

Like Uber, Grab has only recently gotten in the black, reporting its first company-wide profit in the fourth quarter of 2023, after more than a decade of operations.

Robotaxis and Grab’s billion-dollar dilemma

THE rise of autonomous driving technology puts ride-hailing firms in a dilemma: Adopt the technology now at a high cost for an uncertain payout, or wait and see and risk losing market share.

Figma’s offerings include a collaborative online whiteboard tool, a presentation tool, and a workspace that enables a software developer to translate a design file into software code.

Figma sues Singapore rival for copyright infringement

FIGMA, a US-based cloud design software firm, is suing its Singapore-headquartered rival Motiff for copyright infringement in the city-state. The case’s outcome could throw Motiff – a startup that was...

Nets has a domestic merchant network of over 130,000 acceptance points, of which 96,000 can process QR transactions.

As SGQR+ reshapes Singapore’s payment scene, who wins?

PAYMENT services firm Nets has had a four-decade head start in Singapore.

Singapore-based firms, including gaming chair company Secretlab, smart locks firm IglooCompany, and furniture brand Castlery (above), have made significant investments in the US in recent years and reaped handsome benefits.

SG startups’ love story with the US unfazed by tariff threats

Singapore-based firms have made significant investments in the US in recent years and reaped handsome benefits

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