Tech giant Sea opens new digital finance headquarters in Singapore
The office near Buona Vista MRT station spans 10 floors and can accommodate up to 1,500 employees.
CEO of Sea Forrest Li speaking at the opening of Sea’s digital finance headquarters on May 8, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)
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SINGAPORE: Tech company Sea Limited on Thursday (May 8) opened its new headquarters in Singapore for its digital financial services business.
The company runs digital financial platforms including mobile wallets, payment processing and banking. Previously called SeaMoney, it was rebranded to Monee on Thursday.
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 has capacity for up to 1,500 employees.
It has more than 100 meeting rooms and "product innovation spaces", as well as a cafe and a gym with around 20 types of fitness equipment.
There will also be Centres of Excellence in product management, artificial intelligence and anti-money laundering.
Sea was founded in May 2009 by Mr Forrest Li, who is also the chief executive and chairman of the company.
Originally focused on online gaming under the name Garena, Sea now also runs e-commerce platform Shopee and owns MariBank, one of the 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.
He said the opening of its new office is a significant milestone for the company, which has grown from a gaming start-up into a "regional technology powerhouse".
Such companies reinforce Singapore's position as a hub for ideas, talent and investments, while opening up new opportunities for the economy and people.
"As we look towards a new global economic order, it's ever more important that Singapore continues to nurture anchor enterprises like Sea," he said.
