Xfers is founded by a group of friends — three computer engineers and one legal professional — Samson Leo, Tianwei Liu, Tianyao Liu and Victor Liew. The seeds of Xfers were planted years ago back when Tianwei worked for a startup in California’s Silicon Valley as part of National University of Singapore (NUS)’s Overseas Colleges (NOC) programme. Silicon...
Sit-stand desks were once a hype and attractive piece of furniture that automatically made an office “cool”, or showed that it cared about an employee’s health. Well, at least that’s what I used to think about them. But it’s now been a hot 2 years or so since the pandemic has turned most people into remote workers. The...
Because it can take me up to 2 hours to cook something that isn’t instant noodles or canned food, I’ve yet to reach an adulthood level where I’m cooking every day of the week. So for now, the chore is reserved for just the weekends or a particularly productive weekday. Abdulrahman Ahmed is a Software Engineering student who...
With the whole lockdown and seemingly never-ending pandemic, I haven’t been getting out much. Not to mention, my car has been sitting at home, mostly neglected, for the last 17 months. And I’m fairly certain that it’s making a noise it’s not supposed to.With #cuticutiMalaysia finally open to us again, I’m now...
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) first blew up a while ago and like many things online, the trend has reached Malaysia’s shores too. Globally, supporters see NFTs as the next big thing in art collection, and some of the most famous NFTs are digital artworks. Cool, but what are NFTs? Before we proceed, it must be said that being a...
As the saying goes, do what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Having many friends in the creative line, I find that the quote is particularly true for those in the arts. Entrepreneurs also fall into this category; their passion for something is often so great that they can dedicate all their...
Pace, a Singapore-based fintech solution company that offers ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL), announced today that it had raised US$40 million in its Series A investment round. Investors that joined the round include UOB Venture Management (Singapore), Marubeni Ventures (Japan), Atinum Partners (South Korea), AppWorks (Taiwan), and a series of family offices from Japan and Indonesia. Previous investors, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia, Alpha JWC, and Genesis Alternative Ventures also participated in...
In an interview with Bloomberg Television last Friday (November 19), OCBC chief executive officer Helen Wong revealed that the bank is considering to set up a crypto exchange. At the end of last year, Singapore-based OCBC had US$121 billion in assets under management, making it the second largest bank in Southeast Asia. “We are looking at it and seriously there...
In this day and age, having just one income is no longer as safe. To be financially independent faster, a side hustle is a way to go to reach there. A side hustle generally refers to a way to make money outside of your nine to five job. They are usually freelance, part-time, or hobby-related jobs. Side hustles...
In November last year, British electronics company Dyson announced that it will be shifting its Singapore headquarters (HQ) to St James Power Station in 2021. Previously, Dyson said that its move to shift its corporate head office to Singapore “reflects the increasing importance of Asia” to the business. St James Power Station is Singapore’s first coal-fired power station....
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