SINGAPORE (Nov 18): OCBC Investment Research is downgrading Wilmar International to “hold” after warning uncertainty over soybean crushing margins may grow as the trade dispute between the US and Chin... ( read original story ...)
HDB mortgage interest rates remain unchanged in first quarter 2019
Now let’s say you got $250,000 from the bank instead. At a rate of two per cent for 25 years, the monthly repayment is just $1,060 per month. At the end of 25 years, the total interest paid is $67,891 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for November 19
A RASH of analyst downgrades rounds up the latest September-quarter corporate earnings parade, in which more companies fell short of the street’s growth forecasts and positive surprises grew rarer. TH... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to spend $10M on new urban technology
Singapore has earmarked S$14 million (US$10.19 million) to drive the development of smart urban estates that can operate and consume energy more efficiently. To be spread across three years, the inves... ( read original story ...)
Element AI Announces Strategic Partnerships with GIC, SGInnovate, and Singapore Management University
Together, they will undertake research on technology trends that can be implemented enterprise wide. The partnership between Element AI and SGInnovate will prioritise the expansion of the deep tech ta... ( read original story ...)
Element AI partnering with Singapore companies to accelerate product development
During Web Summit, Element AI revealed how it was building core AI technology that could be applied to products. “The Singapore industrial ecosystem consists of renowned institutions with deep experti... ( read original story ...)
India-Singapore Hackathon boost to technology, youth power: Modi
SINGAPORE: Presenting awards to six winners of the first-ever India-Singapore Hackathon here on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the platform would boost technology, innovation and youth po... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi Launches Banking Technology Platform In Singapore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched Application Programming Interface Exchange (APIX), a banking technology platform designed to reach nearly two billion people worldwide who are still ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore boost US ties on infrastructure, digital economy and cybersecurity
They will explore cooperation on standards development and technology partnerships. Singapore and the United States deepened their ties as they renewed the US-Singapore Collaboration Platform Memorand... ( read original story ...)
Continental and EasyMile form new autonomous mobility R&D team in Singapore
Pioneering French self-driving vehicle developer EasyMile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German automotive technology supplier Continental to launch a joint R&D initiative to crea... ( read original story ...)
OneConnect Shares Insights On Technology Trends and Applications in Financial Services At Singapore FinTech Festival
SINGAPORE, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- e-KYC, the Big Data-based Customer Profiling solution from OneConncet, a fintech subsidiary of Ping An and comprehensive fintech solution provider in China, re... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Modi launches APIX technology in Singapore
Prime Minister Modi launched the technology platform with Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore T Shanmugaratnam after he became the first leader to address the prestigious Fintech Festival here. Prime M... ( read original story ...)
Singapore wants to add face-recognition surveillance to 110,000 lamp posts
Singapore may be turning its island state into a surveillance state. The nation plans to install cameras equipped with facial recognition technology to all 110,000 lamp posts around the city, making i... ( read original story ...)
Major banks are setting up innovation labs in Singapore
The number of international players gravitating to Singapore as a hub for innovation underscores the city-state's fintech appeal.Setting up innovation hubs in Singapore will yield benefits for banks a... ( read original story ...)
Central Banks of Canada, Singapore and UK Propose CBDCs for Cross-Border Payments
The reserve banks of Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom have singled out central bank digital currencies as being one of the solutions that can be implemented in order to solve the ... ( read original story ...)
BNP, HSBC, Cargill and Rio Tinto complete iron ore blockchain transaction
BNP Paribas and HSBC Singapore have completed Singapore’s first fully digitised end-to-end letter of credit transaction between two different companies. The deal involved Rio Tinto selling a bulk ship... ( read original story ...)