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Companies & Markets

Match Group seeks to woo more singles in Asia to swipe right on its apps

A woman poses during a birthday celebration event for Rafayel, a virtual character in the romantic mobile game "Love and Deepspace" at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, March 1, 2025.
International

Young Chinese women find virtual love in Deepspace

Entertainment company Unfiltered Presents ventured into the social events space last August with a new concept called Never Strangers.
Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

Singles’ inferno: Social mixer scene heats up in Singapore as dating apps get cold shoulder

Match Group offers dating app services including Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid and Plenty of Fish.
Companies & Markets

Tinder-parent Match forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates on weak demand

Violet Lim, co-founder and CEO of Lunch Actually, and Alex Tam, CEO of Paktor Group. The two dating agencies have merged to form Lunch Actually Paktor Group.
SGSME

Dating agencies Lunch Actually and Paktor merge to expand pool of potential matches

The startup, Samansa, is named after the AI character voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the film "Her".
Lifestyle

Tiny Japanese startup is turning ‘Her’ AI dating into reality

Match has struggled to retain paid subscribers for more than a year and is facing increasing pressure to deliver a turnaround.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Match posts sixth straight decline in Tinder users; shares fall

FILE PHOTO: The dating app Tinder is shown on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Illustration/File Photo
International

The big number: US$40 billion

A 2022 Swedish study showed that Tinder applied 36 different price levels, charging some users the equivalent of US$3 a month while others were asked to pay as much as US$36 per month.
International

Tinder must explain fee discrepancies to EU users

How have love and romance changed in Singapore?
Lifestyle

The changing face of love

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