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.
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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.
MoneyHero probes board chairman as internal frictions rise
Kenneth Chan is also a senior vice-president at Pacific Century Group, MoneyHero’s largest shareholder
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
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...
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 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...
As SGQR+ reshapes Singapore’s payment scene, who wins?
PAYMENT services firm Nets has had a four-decade head start in Singapore.
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
From layoffs to profit: Is Lazada finally ready for an IPO?
“NO COMPANY can stay at the top forever in any industry,” Jack Ma said in an internal memo sent to Alibaba’s employees on its 25th anniversary last week.
MoneyHero’s US$8 million gambit: Bold move or blunder?
FOR years, personal finance platform MoneyHero Group and rival MoneySmart operated in the same markets, even as other competitors came and went.
