Singapore’s government plans to create urgent legislation to formalize the use of virus contact-tracing data in investigations of serious crimes. ( read original story ...)
8 ways to accelerate your wealth in Singapore
What does it take for one to get wealthier in Singapore? Here are eight ways to get one, nay, eight steps closer to the holy grail of personal finance.Financial independence, retire early — also known ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks enhance payment services as sector opens up
Consumers can expect a wider variety of digital payment services this year as traditional players enhance their offerings amid greater competition in the banking sector. DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB ... ( read original story ...)
UOB references Sora in pricing its capital securities
UOB has broken new ground here by pricing capital securities with a reset coupon rate that references the Singapore Overnight Rate Average Overnight Indexed Swap (Sora-OIS) rate.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
UOB to expand wealth management services on mobile app
The bank will launch a Simple Invest tool on UOB Mighty in the first quarter of this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
DBS to roll out more personalised services, improved rewards system on PayLah! app
Buy tickets for a movie at VivoCity using your mobile wallet and then get discounts on your private-hire ride to the mall and when shopping there.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
PH exports recovered in Nov. 2020 but total trade still down
Exports returned to year-on-year growth in November last year even as the prolonged imports slump pulled the Philippines’ total foreign trade down by 10.6 percent to $13.31 billion that ... ( read original story ...)
Citi launches first lending API partnership with Grab in APAC
Citi and Grab have expanded their partnership in consumer lending with the launch of the bank’s first API-enabled lending capability in APAC. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to introduce law governing police use of COVID-19 contact tracing data
Following public outcry over news that local law enforcement can access contact tracing data for criminal probes, the Singapore government says it will pass legislation detailing seven categories ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Singapore woman jailed for hiding meetings with male friend
A woman in Singapore who concealed her meetings with a male friend from coronavirus contact tracing has been sentenced to five months in prison. Oh Bee Hiok, 65, was worried her family would think she ... ( read original story ...)
‘Please take it,’ Singapore PM says after getting COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Jails Woman For Lying To Coronavirus Contact Tracers
A Singaporean woman was sentenced to five months in prison on Friday for hiding her meetings with a male friend from coronavirus contact tracers as she did not want her family to think she was having ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Wong to Succeed Tsien as First Female Singapore Bank CEO
Chinese Banking Corp. named Helen Wong as Singapore’s first female bank chief executive officer, putting her in charge of leading the island state’s second-largest lender through a severe economic ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysians who are Singapore PRs can apply to return home for leave under expanded PCA scheme
Malaysians who are Singapore permanent residents working here will be able to return home for short-term leave before coming back to Singapore for work. From next Monday (Jan 11), they can apply for ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Is Offering Couples Thousands of Dollars To Have a Baby
Many Singaporeans say that they’ll likely postpone plans of marriage or having a child because of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
S’pore property agent’s door-to-door flyer distributor caught on video removing existing flyer from door
The property business in Singapore is a highly competitive one, with agents trying to get ahead by employing different tactics to clinch deals, or just stand out from the crowd. A door-to-door flyer ... ( read original story ...)