HSBC enables Apple Pay for Singapore cardholders

Customers can enjoy $5 off every transaction as a kick off promo. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders with Apple Pay. Customers using iPhone SE, iPhone 6 to higher versions, and Apple Watch can use Apple Pay in stores ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore runner dies

SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old male runner died after collapsing during the half-marathon of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Sunday (Dec 4), race organiser Geoff Meyer said. ""Tragically and very sadly today we have had a passing of an athlete. ( read original story ...)

HSBC now offers Apple Pay service in Singapore

Apple Pay was officially launched in Singapore way back in April, in partnership with American Express. The other major banks which have already joined the party with Apple Pay service include POSB, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB ... ( read original story ...)

Apple Pay now extended to HSBC cardholders in Singapore

SINGAPORE — HSBC cardholders in Singapore can begin using the Apple Pay mobile payment and digital wallet service from Thursday (Dec 1), the bank has announced. As part of its launch promotion, customers who link their HSBC creditcards to Apple Pay will ... ( read original story ...)

DBS eliminates a dozen jobs at brokerage as trading slumps

SINGAPORE —DBS Group Holdings cut at least 12 roles across Asia at its brokerage unit, the latest bank to shrink its trading desk as volumes slump. DBS Vickers Securities is rationalising its institutional business unit as it seeks to be “more ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, Japan central banks agree on currency swap line

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Japan have established a local currency swap agreement, the MAS said on Wednesday. The agreement allows for the exchange of local currencies between the two central banks of up ... ( read original story ...)

Room for more at Singapore Sevens

The global economy looks shaky in the next few years, but organisers of the Singapore leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series are still confident of pulling in the fans next April. The slowing economy has already affected this year's edition of the ... ( read original story ...)

DBS, Bank of Singapore in acquisition mode

Acquisition this year amounted to $400m. DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and Bank of Singapore, Asia’s largest home-grown private banks, will consider more acquisitions as they grapple for a bigger slice of business from the region’s growing number of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore central bank cautions property investors

Singapore's property investors got a yellow card from the city-state's central bank in its annual financial stability review. "Before investing in property, investors should be aware that rising vacancy rates, declining rentals and impending interest rate ... ( read original story ...)