The cash payments are given out to eligible Singaporeans each December from 2022 to 2026. "In total, eligible Singaporeans will receive between S$700 and S$2,250 of Assurance Package cash over these ...
Raffles FinTech Secures Four Strategic Mandates to Up Clients’ IPO Market Cap Via Trade Finance Revolving Credit
Raffles Financial Group Ltd. (CSE: RICH) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Raffles FinTech Limited ("RFT"), has secured four strategic contracts to provide supply-chain ...
Property developers enjoying tailwinds from new launches, growing recurring income and capital management
The lower interest rate environment and resilient underlying demand for private new homes are also fuelling the strong pre-sales figures in Singapore’s residential projects. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC bank Q3 profit beats estimates, flags weaker margins
Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, or OCBC, flagged a more cautious outlook for 2025 as margin pressures persisted, even as its third-quarter net profit beat market ...
Singtel confirms talks with Singapore data centre firm, shares soar another 4.7%
Shares of Singtel extended its rally after the company's statement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s LawSoc inks MOUs with Bahrain legal bodies to boost cross-border collaboration
The agreements will facilitate training in common law practices for Bahraini lawyers working within the new BICC’s hybrid system Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore to use caning as punishment for online scammers after ₹3,411 crore loss in 2025; social media reacts
Singapore reinstates caning as a punishment for online scam offenders amid a rise in scam cases, resulting in significant financial losses. The change allows for corporal punishment, exempting women, ...
No decision on nuclear energy deployment in Singapore yet: Dr Tan See Leng
The Singapore government has not made a decision on whether to deploy nuclear energy, with studies presently focused on the suitability of latest nuclear technologies, including safety and viability ...
Singapore’s bank OCBC third-quarter net profit beat forecasts, unchanged on year
Singapore's second largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, or OCBC, reported on Friday an unchanged net profit in the third quarter from a year earlier, supported by higher non-interest income and ...
Genting Singapore Q3 net profit rises 19% to S$94.6 million amid higher VIP volume, win rate
SINGAPORE] Genting Singapore posted a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to S$94.6 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, with improved VIP rolling volume and win rate contributing ...
S’pore needs to keep up with global tax changes to stay competitive in tough times: SMS Jeffrey Siow
Singapore must update its tax system to remain competitive amidst global changes, aligning with international initiatives like Pillar Two. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Harsh new caning penalty introduced for scammers in Singapore
Scammers and recruiters for scam groups face a legal crackdown that allows them to be punished with six to 24 strokes of the cane – a penalty usually reserved for rapists and drug ...
Standard Chartered Foundation announces $6 mln investment to boost youth employability in Singapore, ASEAN
Standard Chartered Foundation on Thursday announced a $6 million investment to create and fund programs that will help young people in Singapore and ASEAN secure employment and improve their long-term ...
Special ‘pop-up’ POSB ATMs for Chinese New Year
SINGAPORE — POSB/DBS customers will soon be able to withdraw new notes for the upcoming Chinese New Year at 29 specially-configured “pop-up” ATMs. The ATMs are designed to meet customers’ need for ...
Zone & Co Ignites Singapore Expansion, Ushering in a New Era of Automated Finance Operations
Zone's arrival empowers Singapore finance teams with breakthrough automation, instant insight, and an ERP-native foundation for what's next. NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- Zone & Co, the leading ERP-native ...
How HSBC’s collaborative strategy aims to future-proof trust in banking
The 160-year-old bank is working with regulators, peers, researchers and tech experts to secure digital trust as quantum computing and AI reshape the future of finance.