Lumiere32 won a pitching competition organized by angel investor network She1K. But a failure to reach an agreement on the term sheet has led to a lawsuit. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Expected To Remain Rangebound
The Singapore stock market heads south again on Thursday, one day after it had halted the four-day losing streak in which it had stumbled more than 40 points or 1.7 percent. The Straits Times Index ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Digital Wealth Manager Syfe Raises $18.6 Mn in Series A Round
The funding round was led by Valar Ventures along with participation from US-based early-stage investment firm Presight Capital and existing investor Unbound ... ( read original story ...)
FinCEN leak: Billions of dollars in questionable transactions moved through Singapore
The FinCEN files include over 2,500 documents, mostly sent from banks to US authorities between 2000 and 2017, connected to financial crime, money laundering and illicit deals. These were leaked to ... ( read original story ...)
Google Pay vs Apple Pay vs Alipay – What’s the Difference for a Singaporean?
Head to China and you’ll realise that people there are totally comfortable making payments with their mobile phones. All they have to do is download mobile wallet app Alipay, and then beep their ... ( read original story ...)
10 Landed Property Homes Under 2 Million (P.S. Some Are Freehold!)
It's not impossible to find affordable landed properties in Singapore. Here are 10 estates (including cluster houses) with terrace houses priced at $2 million and less. ( read original story ...)
Addressing a key challenge to Singapore’s smart city ambitions
Singapore, for one, has been vocal about its plans to become a “smart nation,” with the government announcing the Smart Nation initiative in 2014. Since then, various projects have been rolled out in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is committed to containing coronavirus pandemic even as daily cases fall, politician says
Early in the year, Singapore was a poster child for its efficient handling of the spread of the virus. But that success was threatened after an outbreak among foreign migrant workers residing in ... ( read original story ...)
UOB simplifies digital payments on various apps, lets customers use rewards to offset utility bills
SINGAPORE - United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched a new partnership ecosystem, making it simpler for customers to make payments on various apps and use rewards points to offset their utility bills. ( read original story ...)
Singapore faces further deflationary pressure – UOBC
Lower prices in clothing & footwear continued (17th straight month of decline), while transport prices softened for its 5th consecutive month.” “Official rhetoric by the Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday ended the four-day losing streak in which it had stumbled more than 40 points or 1.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the ... ( read original story ...)
Staycation Spotlight: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
Sip on all-day bubbly, soak in a bathtub that overlooks the Marina Bay, and enjoy all-inclusive scrumptious meals at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to trial business traveler pass as virus curbs ease
SINGAPORE--Singapore will pilot a new travel pass for senior executives in the city-state who need to travel regularly for business, authorities said Wednesday, as they further eased some ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore trials travel-pass scheme for senior business executives in bid to boost coronavirus-hit economy
Singapore is piloting a travel-pass scheme that will give senior business executives returning to the city state from overseas trips the option to take a Covid-19 test and self-isolate until the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia developing food-bank estates ’10 times size of Singapore’
Indonesia is developing vast farm estates across the archipelago -- an area 10 times the size of neighbouring Singapore -- to counter the nation's reliance on imported food, President Joko Widodo said ... ( read original story ...)
DBS PayLah! and Standard Chartered customers can now transfer funds using Google Pay
SINGAPORE - DBS PayLah! and Standard Chartered customers can now use Google Pay to transfer funds directly from their bank accounts to anyone registered with PayNow. The two banks are the latest to ... ( read original story ...)