business class, or first class using points, or a combination of points and cash. Flights on about 20 airlines are eligible, including Aeromexico, Air Canada, Etihad, Norwegian, Qantas, SAS, Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore International Foundation Builds Capacity Amongst Indian Social Entrepreneurs to Make The World a Better Place
Since 2010, the YSE programme has nurtured a youth network of global changemakers with innovative business ideas focused on social good. Over a four-day workshop held in Singapore in March, the tenth ... ( read original story ...)
The Business Times
The Business Times (BT), a member of the Singapore Press Holdings group, is South-east Asia's leading financial daily. BT brings its readers daily corporate, financial, economic and political news, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Send Money From Ex-Goldman Banker Back to Malaysia
(Bloomberg) -- Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about S$35 million ($26 million) surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Canada complete blockchain trial for cross-border payments
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank of Canada have completed "a successful experiment" on cross-border payments using central bank digital currencies, tapping distributed ledger ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SGX mulls triple listing of steel derivatives
SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) is considering a triple listing of steel derivatives, aiming to offer investors easier access to the highly fragmented ferrous market via a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Gold-Lower prices, festive demand boost purchases in India, Singapore
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, May 3 (Reuters) - Gold demand was robust in India and Singapore this week as a correction in prices ahead of a key gold-buying festival boosted purchases even as major centres like ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC is cutting jobs in Asia. Here’s how to beat the axe
But this doesn’t mean that joining HSBC in Hong Kong or Singapore will give you an unusually secure job – far from it. Speaking earlier today, HSBC CFO Ewen Stephenson said Asian economies had ... ( read original story ...)
UOB finds Singapore home loans flat after cooling measures, with growth from region
SINGAPORE - United Overseas Bank is the second Singapore lender to feel the sting of last year's property cooling measures. While UOB posted a rise in its overall mortgage book, the bank said it came ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC says account balances not affected after some customers receive multiple SMS alerts on duplicate transaction records
SINGAPORE - A few hundred OCBC Bank customers received multiple SMS alerts and noticed duplicate transaction records on their Internet and mobile banking devices on Thursday night (May 2). This ... ( read original story ...)
Bank officer admits to taking more than $200k from elderly customers’ accounts
Liaw went on to work for Standard Chartered Bank Singapore (SCB) from June 2014 to May 2015. He continued to act as Mr Chin's relationship manager and asked him to transfer all his money to SCB, which ... ( read original story ...)
DBS enhances customer service touchpoints
The live chat and chatbot function has also been built into the DBS and POSB website and mobile app which can answer simple questions like checking account balance and credit card bill dues for the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches $3.68m scheme to boost legaltech
Law practices can receive funding of up to $100,000 for adopting advanced tech solutions. A new $3.68m scheme to help Singapore law practices adopt technology has been launched by the Ministry of Law ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for May 3
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently released the official list of all Singapore public holidays for 2020. THIS is the dawn of a new era for Singapore’s payments system. As part of its Smart Nation ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook launches 3rd-party fact-check program in Singapore
SINGAPORE — News stories deemed false or inaccurate will now appear lower in the news feed of Facebook users in Singapore. This comes after the social media giant announced on Thursday (2 May) that it ... ( read original story ...)
Fake news decisions by Singapore government should be subject to review by independent council, say lawmakers
to combat “fake news” is facing strong resistance ahead of a parliamentary debate on the legislation – with three independent lawmakers this week joining the fray by proposing amendments to the ... ( read original story ...)