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SINGAPORE: Tech company Sea Limited on Thursday (May 8) opened a new headquarters for its digital financial services business in Singapore.
The company also announced that it would be rebranding SeaMoney to Monee.
The office at Rochester Commons, which is a six-minute walk from Buona Vista MRT, spans 10 floors and more than 200,000 square feet, including an auditorium on the ninth floor of the building.
The headquarters will initially accommodate over 1,000 digital finance professionals, but it has capacity for up to 1,500 employees. It has more than 100 meeting rooms and innovation spaces, a cafe and a gym.
There will also be Centres of Excellence in product management, artificial intelligence and anti-money laundering.
Sea CEO Forrest Li (second from left) with Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (third from left) at the opening of the company's digital finance headquarters on May 8, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)
Sea was founded in May 2009 by Mr Forrest Li, who is also the chief executive and chairman of the company.
It started with game development, under the name Garena, and runs e-commerce platform Shopee. The company also owns MariBank, one of five digital banks in Singapore.
"We chose the name Monee because it is simple, cute, and just like Sea, easy to write and pronounce," said Mr Li.
"By carrying the same sound as 'money', its name instantly connects to what the business is about," he said, adding that Monee seeks to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology in the area of finance.
The name also "echoes" sister brand Shopee, said Sea.
Manpower Minister Tan See Leng attended the opening of Monee's office, which was also a 16th anniversary celebration for Sea.
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SINGAPORE: Tech company Sea Limited on Thursday (May 8) opened a new headquarters for its digital financial services business in Singapore.
The company also announced that it would be rebranding SeaMoney to Monee.
The office at Rochester Commons, which is a six-minute walk from Buona Vista MRT, spans 10 floors and more than 200,000 square feet, including an auditorium on the ninth floor of the building.
The headquarters will initially accommodate over 1,000 digital finance professionals, but it has capacity for up to 1,500 employees. It has more than 100 meeting rooms and innovation spaces, a cafe and a gym.
There will also be Centres of Excellence in product management, artificial intelligence and anti-money laundering.
Sea CEO Forrest Li (second from left) with Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (third from left) at the opening of the company's digital finance headquarters on May 8, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)
Sea was founded in May 2009 by Mr Forrest Li, who is also the chief executive and chairman of the company.
It started with game development, under the name Garena, and runs e-commerce platform Shopee. The company also owns MariBank, one of five digital banks in Singapore.
"We chose the name Monee because it is simple, cute, and just like Sea, easy to write and pronounce," said Mr Li.
"By carrying the same sound as 'money', its name instantly connects to what the business is about," he said, adding that Monee seeks to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology in the area of finance.
The name also "echoes" sister brand Shopee, said Sea.
Manpower Minister Tan See Leng attended the opening of Monee's office, which was also a 16th anniversary celebration for Sea.
Source: CNA/an(mi)
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