Despite the property cooling measures which are in place, UOB Kay Hian expects home prices in Singapore to climb by 5 to 10% in 2018. Morgan Stanley concurs, predicting that property prices will increase by 10% by the end of 2018. According to Vikrant ... ( read original story ...)
SIA adds Android Pay, Apple Pay as new payment methods on mobile app
Mr Campbell Wilson, SIA’s senior vice-president for sales and marketing, said cashless payment was a rising trend not only in Singapore but in many parts of the world. “Having cutting-edge mobile payment platforms such as Android Pay and Apple Pay ... ( read original story ...)
Nets mobile wallet allows you to leave your cards at home
SINGAPORE — Making payment through Nets can now be done with a tap of the mobile phone or by scanning a QR code on a new mobile app, without the need for the physical ATM cards. Electronic payments company Nets launched its mobile wallet, NetsPay ... ( read original story ...)
Parliament ticks off Singapore trade deal
Australian universities, lawyers and financial firms will be among the biggest winners from an updated free trade agreement with Singapore. Enabling legislation cleared parliament on Thursday. Under the changes, Australian lawyers and financial service ... ( read original story ...)
CubeLogic Accelerates Growth with Opening of New Office in Singapore
The new Singapore office will service the needs of existing APAC ... and Lee Campbell, CEO.” Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within leading financial services organizations ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong spark a race to the bottom in IPO rules?
Some big Hong Kong listings are expected to be pushed into 2018, but the pipeline remains strong. Hoping to increase its share of IPOs, the Singapore Exchange launched discussions last year over a more relaxed approach to dual-share listings. If the plan ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class 777-300ER
This Singapore Airlines 777-300ER Review is from our Singapore to Auckland overnight flight. Also see our Singapore First Class 777 Review, Singapore Suites A380 Review, and all our posts tagged Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines Business Class Cabin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 19
SINGAPORE has been rated Asia-Pacific’s top location for data centres in a report by Cushman & Wakefield. WorldSkills Singapore 2018 will be expanded to include university students and introduce competition areas that are relevant to industries in ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered has just made another big hire in Asia
Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its expanding non-resident Indian (NRI) team in Singapore. Mo Choudhury has left EFG after just 10 months to join Standard Chartered as Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Qatar strengthen bilateral ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Qatar have shown that size does not determine a country’s success, President Halimah Yacob said last night. At a state banquet she hosted for visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, Madam Halimah spoke of the long ... ( read original story ...)
Can Singapore McDonald’s ‘Phone Off, Fun On’ Initiative Encourage Family Bonding?
McDonald’s has introduced mobile phone lockers and table service at one of its flagship Marine Cove outlets in in Singapore in order to help people to rediscover quality time with their families, the fast-food chain said Monday. The new initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Eco Sanctuary wins The Singapore Property Award 2017
PETALING JAYA: SP Setia has won the prestigious Singapore Property Award 2017 under the category of Sustainable Development for its second development in Singapore, Eco Sanctuary from FIABCI Singapore. Eco Sanctuary is a 24-storey condominium located at ... ( read original story ...)
4 men arrested for possessing 288 counterfeit mobile phones worth $288k for trade
Four men, aged between 30 and 41, were arrested on Oct 13 for their suspected involvement in the possession of counterfeit mobile phones for trading purposes. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Customs said in a joint statement on Oct 17 that ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered gets personalised for investment ideas in Asia
It is now live in Singapore and the bank says it plans to introduce it in other Asian markets. No details or timelines about such intentions yet. Karen Fawcett, CEO of retail banking and group head of brand and marketing, Standard Chartered, says ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hanoi seek cooperation in digital technology
Singaporean businesses want to cooperate with their Vietnamese counterparts in digital technology to serve industrial development in each country, said President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation Douglas Foo. At a working session with Chairman of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 18
Singapore households trash about S$200 million worth of food and beverage each year, the equivalent of S$170 per home a year. In the early hours of October 17, Singapore staged the first-ever large scale counterterrorism drills at Changi International Airport. ( read original story ...)