HSBC Holdings Plc (00005.HK ... as it expands its presence in the banking hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore and also vies for a bigger share of offshore Chinese wealth, Tan said. Asia has emerged as the ... ( read original story ...)
DBS starts wealth chat service via WhatsApp, WeChat platforms
SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings Ltd, South-East Asia’s biggest bank, unveiled a service that will allow wealthy clients to interact with their relationship managers on WeChat and WhatsApp. The Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lending platform Lendela raises US$942K to help consumers access loans easily
Singapore-based loan broker platform Lendela has raised S$1.3 million (US$942,000) in a seed round led by Cocoon Capital and IMO Ventures. It will use the newly-raised funding to finance its full laun... ( read original story ...)
Telcos could bank on e-payments despite stagnant market growth
Singtel might have been banking on first-mover advantage when it launched its mobile wallet platform in 2014 as the earliest in Singapore, but the telco has so far failed to capture the whole populati... ( read original story ...)
Singapore orders return of first batch of pilfered 1MDB money
The funds in various currencies total about SGD 15.3 million ($11.1 million) and are being transferred to a special 1MDB recovery bank account in Kuala Lumpur, according to an emailed statement Monday ... ( read original story ...)
DBS starts wealth chat service using WhatsApp, WeChat platforms
SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Southeast Asia’s biggest bank, unveiled a service that will allow wealthy clients to interact with their relationship managers on WeChat and WhatsApp. The Singapore- ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Builders Seen Facing Debt Troubles Amid Curbs
“Singapore developers with higher leverage may have less room to maneuver, in case they cannot sell their units,” said Wong Hong Wei, credit research analyst at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., speaking ... ( read original story ...)
PayNow Corporate goes live
PayNow Corporate will enable businesses/corporates and the Singapore Government to pay and receive Singapore ... by 2023 Corporate customers of seven participating banks including Citibank, DBS Bank/P... ( read original story ...)
Construct Digital hires Edelman Singapore’s Kunal Robert
He has worked with clients such as HP, Vodafone, Singtel, Singapore Airlines, UBS, Citibank, Blackmores, Dairy Farm Group, and Tata Motors, and has led in-house digital transformation initiatives that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Orders Return of First Batch of Stolen 1MDB Money
Singapore ordered millions of dollars misappropriated from the beleaguered 1MDB to be returned to Malaysia, the first time the city-state has repatriated assets to its neighbor following a globe-spann... ( read original story ...)
HSBC report highlights parents’ anxiety over education funding
HSBC claims the insights gleaned from the research back up the outlay of a new product line to meet the education needs of Singaporeans. The key findings from the report are: · Parents in Singapore co... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Securities – A Beginner’s Guide to OCBC’s Investment Platform
Here are the fees for stocks in SGD: Most of OCBC Securities’ current promotions will only apply to you if you’re trading something other than plain vanilla Singapore stocks. Right now, they’re dangli... ( read original story ...)
The Most Important Blue-Chips in The Singapore Stock Market: Telcos
Some companies in Singapore hold more sway than others. But a handful of companies may be influential enough to move Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). The STI is often seen as a barometer f... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Tipped To Extend Losing Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, tumbling almost 80 points or 2.4 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,135-p... ( read original story ...)
11 Best High Tea Places In Singapore, Some With 1-For-1 Offers To Sweeten The Deal
HSBC is not the supplier of and accepts no liability for the ... The Heritage Afternoon Tea includes a selection of eight savoury and eight sweet items which reflects Singapore’s culinary past and pre... ( read original story ...)
IPOS Forges New Partnerships to Entrench Singapore as an IP and Innovation Hub
SINGAPORE – The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced new initiatives with a wide range of innovation stakeholders to entrench Singapore as an IP and innovation hub. According to ... ( read original story ...)