Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with the co-founders of Singapore startup Seedflex - Ritwik Ghosh, CEO and Sauvik Datta, COO - about their new frictionless, credit-lending business for cashless merchants who need micro-loans to manage ongoing cash flow needs.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with the co-founders of Singapore startup Seedflex - Ritwik Ghosh, CEO and Sauvik Datta, COO - about their new frictionless, credit-lending business for cashless merchants who need micro-loans to manage ongoing cash flow needs.

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter — without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant — Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter &mdash; without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant &mdash; Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.

Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen

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In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

MONEY FM 89.3

Start your weekend right with Glenn van Zutphen and an interesting mix of guests. Weekly news commentary with international journalists, and tidbits on Singapore's most interesting places.

Saturday Mornings: Seedflex, a frictionless, micro-loan business for cashless merchants

🌍MoneyFM 89.3’s Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen talks with Asian Civilisations Museum’s Curator Louise Lui to look at one of the  most ambitious exhibitions yet: Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road. 

Dunhuang was the desert oasis that became one of the world’s most important crossroads of art, religion, and trade.

The exhibition explores how Dunhuang’s cave temples became a living archive of Buddhist devotion and cultural exchange, with murals, manuscripts, sculptures, and ritual objects that reveal how ideas travelled across Asia long before globalisation had a name. Louise walks us through the curatorial process, the archaeological discoveries that shaped the exhibition, and why Dunhuang remains one of humanity’s greatest artistic achievements.

For Singapore audiences, this is more than an art show, it’s a window into how Asia’s spiritual and commercial networks shaped the world we live in today. Expect insights on Buddhist iconography, Silk Road trade routes, and the conservation challenges of preserving 1,500‑year‑old cave art.

🌍MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show </a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> talks with <a href="https://www.acm.nhb.gov.sg/whats-on/exhibitions/sacred-caves-dunhuang-buddhism-and-the-silk-road">Asian Civilisations Museum&rsquo;s Curator Louise Lui</a> to look at&nbsp;one of the&nbsp; most ambitious exhibitions yet: Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road. 
Dunhuang was the desert oasis that became one of the world&rsquo;s most important crossroads of art, religion, and trade.
The exhibition explores how Dunhuang&rsquo;s cave temples became a living archive of Buddhist devotion and cultural exchange, with murals, manuscripts, sculptures, and ritual objects that reveal how ideas travelled across Asia long before globalisation had a name. Louise walks us through the curatorial process, the archaeological discoveries that shaped the exhibition, and why Dunhuang remains one of humanity&rsquo;s greatest artistic achievements.
For Singapore audiences, this is more than an art show, it&rsquo;s a window into how Asia&rsquo;s spiritual and commercial networks shaped the world we live in today. Expect insights on Buddhist iconography, Silk Road trade routes, and the conservation challenges of preserving 1,500‑year‑old cave art.

Saturday Mornings: Inside Dunhuang: ACM’s Sacred Caves Exhibition Brings Asia’s Silk Road to Life

🌍MoneyFM 89.3’s Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen talks with Wall Street Journal senior reporter Jon Emon about one of the most astonishing business‑and‑geopolitics stories of the year: how Driscoll’s brought blueberries to China and China copied the entire playbook.

Fifteen years ago, Driscoll’s entered Yunnan with elite genetics, high‑tech growing systems, and a vision to turn blueberries into China’s next big consumer trend. It worked. By 2020, the company was producing thousands of tons for Chinese supermarkets. But success came with a cost: widespread IP theft, copycat nurseries, and undercover investigators discovering that China’s agricultural sector had reverse‑engineered Driscoll’s proprietary varieties.

Jon breaks down how this happened, why agricultural IP is becoming a frontline in global trade tensions, and what this means for food security, supply chains, and Western companies operating in China. His reporting shows how geopolitics now extends into orchards, genetics labs, and supermarket shelves.

🌍MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show </a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> talks with <a href="https://muckrack.com/jon-emont">Wall Street Journal senior reporter Jon Emon</a> about one of the most astonishing business‑and‑geopolitics stories of the year: how Driscoll&rsquo;s brought blueberries to China and China copied the entire playbook.
Fifteen years ago, Driscoll&rsquo;s entered Yunnan with elite genetics, high‑tech growing systems, and a vision to turn blueberries into China&rsquo;s next big consumer trend. It worked. By 2020, the company was producing thousands of tons for Chinese supermarkets. But success came with a cost: widespread IP theft, copycat nurseries, and undercover investigators discovering that China&rsquo;s agricultural sector had reverse‑engineered Driscoll&rsquo;s proprietary varieties.
Jon breaks down how this happened, why agricultural IP is becoming a frontline in global trade tensions, and what this means for food security, supply chains, and Western companies operating in China. His reporting shows how geopolitics now extends into orchards, genetics labs, and supermarket shelves.

Saturday Mornings: Blueberries, IP Theft, and the New Food Geopolitics. Jon Emont on China’s Great Agricultural Copy‑and‑Paste

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen talks with Prof. Yucheng Lin, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong about recent reports that Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5% of their ice after a record heatwave, and new research shows that Antarctica’s ice loss is now locked in. Extra snowfall won’t save it.

Prof. Lin's recent paper explains why the world’s largest ice sheet has entered a phase of irreversible decline. His work shows that even optimistic climate scenarios cannot restore Antarctica’s lost mass, meaning that sea‑level rise is now a structural reality for coastal cities everywhere.

We explore what this means for Singapore and SEA at large; why glacier loss is accelerating faster than models predicted and how heatwaves in Europe connect to long‑term ocean warming in the Southern Hemisphere.

Prof. Lin also explains the science behind “locked‑in” ice loss, why mitigation alone won’t be enough, and what adaptation strategies coastal nations must consider now, not in 2050.

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show </a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> talks with <a href="https://www.cityu.edu.hk/see/people/prof-yucheng-lin">Prof. Yucheng Lin, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong</a> about recent reports that&nbsp;Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5% of their ice after a record heatwave, and new research shows that Antarctica&rsquo;s ice loss is now locked in. Extra snowfall won&rsquo;t save it.
Prof. Lin's recent paper explains why the world&rsquo;s largest ice sheet has entered a phase of irreversible decline. His work shows that even optimistic climate scenarios cannot restore Antarctica&rsquo;s lost mass, meaning that sea‑level rise is now a structural reality for coastal cities everywhere.
We explore what this means for Singapore and SEA at large; why glacier loss is accelerating faster than models predicted and how heatwaves in Europe connect to long‑term ocean warming in the Southern Hemisphere.
Prof. Lin also explains the science behind &ldquo;locked‑in&rdquo; ice loss, why mitigation alone won&rsquo;t be enough, and what adaptation strategies coastal nations must consider now, not in 2050.

Saturday Mornings: Seedflex, a frictionless, micro-loan business for cashless merchants

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