Singapore

LONDON-BASED fintech startup Currencycloud has named Singapore as its Asia-Pacific headquarters, and is set to hire more than 50 staff here over the next year, the company told The Business Times.

Currencycloud will occupy a new office in Raffles Quay, and use Singapore as a hub to expand regionally. The office will provide on-the-ground support for Currencycloud's existing customers here, including TranSwap, NIUM, Wallex, XTransfer, WireBarley, PicoPay, CurrenC and Geoswift.