Razer Inc

A prominent Singapore businessman said he will exit his investment exposure to a Myanmar military-linked tobacco firm, after the army staged a coup deposing the country's democratically elected government.

A prominent Singapore businessman has said he will exit his investment in a tobacco firm linked to the Myanmar military, after the army deposed the country's democratically elected government in a coup last week.

A venture between Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) and ride-hailing leader Grab and Internet consumer company Sea Ltd are among four firms to win Singapore's first digital banking licences, in the city-state's biggest banking liberalisation initiative in two decades...

* Grab-Singtel venture, Sea in list for retail licence- sources

Bidders for five Singapore digital bank licences on offer will have to factor in how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted their funding and profitability plans, as the central bank kicks off interviews with applicants over the next few weeks, three sources aware of the matter...

Bidders for five Singapore digital bank licences on offer will have to factor in how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted their funding and profitability plans, as the central bank kicks off interviews with applicants over the next few weeks, three sources aware of the matter...

Gaming hardware maker Razer Inc plans to dispense its locally produced masks in Singapore through a network of vending machines across the city-state, where it has become compulsory to wear them in public.

* RAZER INC- FY GROUP REVENUE GREW 15.2% YEAR-ON-YEAR TO US$820.8 MILLION

Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group is talking to eleven potential partners, including banks, to jointly bid for a digital banking license, its deputy chief executive, Mohd Izzaddin Idris, said on Friday.

Singapore has drawn huge interest from technology firms looking to shake up the city-state's banking landscape, attracting 21 applications for five digital bank licenses on offer.

China's Ant Financial, an affiliate of ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings, has joined the race for a digital banking licence in Singapore, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

Gaming firm Razer Inc said on Thursday it is leading a consortium of companies that has applied for a online bank license in Singapore, joining the race to shake up the city state's financial sector.

About three dozen firms including ride-hailer Grab, Standard Chartered <STAN.L> and Singapore Telecommunications <STEL.SI> are in talks to form consortiums that can meet tough entry norms to bid for Singapore's digital bank licenses, sources said.

Jakarta-based venture capital firm East Ventures said on Wednesday it raised $75 million for its sixth fund, backed by prominent Asian businessmen, to invest in early-stage startups in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Corsair Components, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of keyboards and computer peripherals aimed at the gaming market, is exploring a sale or an initial public offering that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said...

* Keeps full-year outlook (Adds executive comments from conference)

Valuations of "new economy" initial public offerings in Hong Kong are ringing alarm bells in China, with the securities regulator urging institutions to be "responsible" and professional in the book-building process, the Securities Daily reported on Friday.

Bui Mai Phuong is an avid online shopper, ordering anything from clothing to personal-care products from her smartphone. But she prefers to pay with cash.

* PROPOSES TO INCREASE AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL OF COMPANY TO US$150 MILLION DIVIDED INTO 15 BILLION SHARES BY CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 5 BILLION SHARES Source text (https://bit.ly/2qXjPMJ) Further company coverage: