Singapore-headquartered insurance technology firm bolttech has raised more than $100 million in its latest funding round, led by Dragon Fund of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and fintech direct lender Liquidity Group, it said on Friday. The Series C funding round …
German insurer Allianz has withdrawn its offer to acquire at least 51% of Singapore’s Income Insurance for about $1.63 billion, the company said in a statement on Monday. Reuters reported on Dec. 13 that the insurer had scrapped the proposed …
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has paused the sale of its $1 billion Southeast Asia life insurance business, partly due to a dispute with a Malaysian partner over an expiring products distribution agreement, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. …
Singapore’s banking sector, including wealth management, poses the highest money laundering risk in the city-state, the government said in a money laundering risk assessment report published on Thursday. Banks had higher exposure to money laundering threats and could be more …
Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters. Typhoon Rai, a super typhoon before slamming into the Philippines on Thursday, left 208 dead along its path. More than …
