Tesco Bank isn’t the only financial services company to harness the power of Face ID. OCBC Bank in Singapore has launched OneLook, which uses facial recognition technology to enable payments and view account information through the bank’s app. ( read original story ...)
Former bank officer charged with forging tax documents to get $7.7m in housing loans for clients
SINGAPORE - He allegedly forged income tax documents to make the bank believe that his clients were earning a higher annual income or had enough cash to qualify for housing loans. On Thursday (Nov 9), former bank officer Paul Liew Ziguang, 30, was charged ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore healthcare providers must soon contribute to national electronic records
Singapore will introduce a new bill mandating all healthcare providers in the country to contribute to the national electronic health record system (NEHR). Launched in 2011, the system was developed to create a central database from which clinical summary ... ( read original story ...)
Another Singapore Chili Crab Restaurant Is Going Public
Singapore seafood hawkers have been competing for decades in the city-state’s notoriously cutthroat culinary scene. Now they’re vying for the favor of stock market investors. Investors are already lining up for No Signboard’s offering. Local ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks May Extend Winning Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing almost 40 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,420-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Restalyst develops new method to improve liver cancer diagnosis
SINGAPORE, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore biomedical firm Restalyst has developed a new algorithm to detect liver cancer more accurately, improving the sensitivity to 90%. The new methodology looks at three factors: membrane bound protein ERBB3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS ‘cleans’ its oil and gas loan book
SINGAPORE DBS Group Holdings has "cleaned" its oil and gas loan book and expects no more provisions, Chief Executive Piyush Gupta said on Nov. 6, noting that the bank reported a 25% decline in July-September net profit from a year ago. "We have been ... ( read original story ...)
Luxury first-class suites coming to Singapore Airlines A380s
Luxury suites are coming to Singapore Airlines’ fleet of A380s. Starting in December, the carrier will offer passengers the option of flying in six suites configured on the plane’s upper deck. “Intimate privacy” is how the the airline describes the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank chief thinks of fintech as “another hype”
Singapore’s central bank chief Ravi Menon warned against the wave of technology that’s is currently disrupting the financial services industry, calling such “another hype” in which he does not fully believe. He said in an interview with Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bank Chief Warns On Fintech Hype, Says Bitcoin Bubble Will Collapse
The head of ‘fintech friendly’ Singapore’s central bank has warned Blockchain and other fintech spheres are suffering from “hype.” In comments to Bloomberg Monday, Ravi Menon said that investors should also be wary of p2p lending platforms and ... ( read original story ...)
This Is What the SGX and NASDAQ Collaboration Means To Singapore Stock Investors
The collaborative agreement between the NASDAQ and the SGX will ultimately increase Singapore companies’ access to capital market funding ... able to gain access to a wide choice of U.S listed stock that pay decent yields. Investors in the U.S will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC to invest $200 million in ContourGlobal IPO – source
LONDON (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC will invest $200 million (£152.3 million) in the upcoming $2.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) of ContourGlobal , a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Conditional ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore moots stricter use of national ID, bill to ease data-sharing within government
The Singapore government is reviewing guidelines to limit the use of national identification numbers and has introduced a new bill to ease data-sharing within the public sector. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) said it was looking to revise ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines new double bed: The $850 million airplane sleep revolution
(CNN) — It's been nearly 38 years since Philippine Airlines unveiled the first fully flat bed on a commercial jet in the shape of slim, bunk-style "Skybeds" on the first class upper deck of its Boeing 747. That luxury was short-lived, and airlines mostly ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Singapore airport’s swanky new terminal with street food stalls, facial scanning and seriously lush interiors
After three years of construction, Singapore airport's luxurious new Terminal 4 has finally opened for business! Changi Airport is repeatedly hailed as the world's best airport, so it comes as no surprise that the new terminal - which cost approximately £ ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore world’s fourth most visited city, to overtake London by 2025: Euromonitor
Singapore was ranked fourth among the world's most-visited city in the world in Euromonitor International's latest Top 100 city destinations ranking 2017 edition. Hong Kong took the top spot with 26.6 million visitors, followed by Bangkok with 21.2 million ... ( read original story ...)