Singapore's mobile payment app firm Oobit said on Monday it had raised $25 million in a funding round amid expansion plans as it pushes to advance the adoption of cryptocurrencies as a means of ...
UOB share price steady; late former chairman built ‘deep management bench, clear succession’
Apart from the stable share price, trading in UOB’s shares was also higher than usual. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Oobit gets $25 mln funding from investors, including crypto firm Tether
SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters ... Investors in the Series A funding round included the investment arm of crypto firm Tether, Hong Kong-based venture capital firm CMCC Global's Titan Fund, technology ...
Clear succession plan, strong management team keep UOB share prices steady: Analyst
SINGAPORE - Shares of UOB fell by around 1 per cent when they commenced trading on Feb 5, two days after the bank’s former chairman and chief executive Wee Cho Yaw died, but rebounded slightly during ...
High-Yield! 4 Singapore REITs with at least 5.4% distribution yields
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have proven robust despite inflation threats, providing a steady source of dividends for income investors. Here are four Singapore REITs ...
Singapore-based CLINT to invest in three industrial facilities at OneHub Chennai
CHENNAI: Singapore-based CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) will acquire three industrial facilities of Casa Grande Group with a total net leasable area of 0.79 million sq ft at OneHub Chennai for Rs 268 ...
Singapore shares fall amid signal of slower-than-expected US rate cuts, STI down 1.4%
Key regional indexes were mostly down. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index inched down 0.2 per cent, while South Korea’s Kospi Composite Index shed 0.9 per cent. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite ...
Citibank Enhances Debit Card Benefits for Top-Tier Clients and is First Bank in Singapore
Citibank Singapore is offering its high-net-worth clients enhanced debit card privileges with the new Citigold Private Client (CPC) World Elite Debit ...
Best credit card for online shopping in Singapore (2024): OCBC, DBS, UOB, Citi and more
Credit cards can help you make the best out of online shopping. Which card, from OCBC and DBS to UOB and Citi, is right for you?
PM Lee and top leaders pay tribute to late Wee Cho Yaw, the ‘Titan of Singapore’s banking industry’
SINGAPORE: The country’s top leaders paid tribute to Dr Wee Cho Yaw, the former chairman of UOB, who passed away recently at the age of 95. In announcing his passing, the bank noted that he had been ...
DBS Plans Major Restructuring with Creation of ‘Global Financial Markets’ Division
DBS Bank revealed plans to consolidate its equity capital markets, DBS Vickers, and DDEX with its Treasury Markets division.
Dividend yields to stay attractive at Singapore banks as NIMs weaken in Q4: analysts
DBS, OCBC and UOB – for the three months ended December 2023 are expected to be softer quarter on quarter, amid weaker net interest margins (NIMs) and seasonally weaker fee income. Read more at The ...
5 best regular savings plans in Singapore 2024: Invest with $100 a month
If you promised yourself that you would finally start investing in 2024, good on you. Before you begin this journey, remember that investing is easier than you think. It's more about time in the ...
Wee Cho Yaw, billionaire was one of the last of Singapore’s 20th century banking giants, dies at 95
His most famous takeover occurred in 2001 when he defeated regional giant DBS Group Holdings Ltd. to buy Singapore’s Overseas Union Bank Ltd. OUB had perceived DBS’s offer as hostile, mainly because ...
S’pore tycoon and former UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw dies at 95
Under Mr Wee's leadership, the bank saw its assets increase from $2.8 billion to more than $253 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gov’t seeks investors in Singapore Airshow
The government is seeking more investments in the country’s aviation industry to help make the Philippines a travel and commercial trading hub in the Asia-Pacific region and a jump-off point to North ...