Blockchain booster: Singapore eyes commodity fintech firms

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is aiming to position itself as a hub for blockchain development in commodity trading, with start-ups looking to boost access to trade finance and eliminate the opportunity for fraud. Several firms launching in coming months ... ( read original story ...)

49% of S’poreans aspire to buy property in near future

Property affordability sentiment is still subdued in Singapore. Nearly five in 10 Singaporeans intend to purchase a residential property in the near future, according to PropertyGuru’s Regional Consumer Sentiment Survey for H1 2017. Although the home ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore banks shut accounts of some cryptocurrency firms

Account Closures The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank, said in a statement that it doesn’t interfere with commercial decisions taken by banks “including those in relation to the establishment and termination of business ... ( read original story ...)

Fadnavis to visit Singapore to woo investors to Maharashtra

The Indian mission will host an Investment Roundtable for the chief minister with leading Singapore-based companies and financial institutions on September 28. The next day, Fadnavis will co-chair a Business Roundtable with Singapore Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)

How Does Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Make Money?

electronics, land systems and marine sectors. Let’s take a look at the table below for the revenue contribution of each segment for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 (FY2016): Source: Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Annual Report 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore factory output tops forecasts, more sectors rally

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Singapore's manufacturing output increased by 0.6% in August, EDB added. "The domestic manufacturing recovery has developed beyond just solely an electronics story," said Selena Ling, head of treasury research ... ( read original story ...)

Currency derivatives house of the year: Standard Chartered Bank

According to Raghavan Rajagopalan, global head of structuring, financial markets at Standard Chartered in Singapore, this year’s success has been predicated on the firm’s ability to offer structuring and advisory solutions across trade corridors and ... ( read original story ...)

M1 heightens mobile customer protection in new service

Singapore's mobile network operator M1 has introduced a new service that allows detecting malicious software on mobile phones. M1 on Monday launched Mobile Guard, a network-based mobile malware detection tool to track down spiteful activities on a phone. ( read original story ...)