Collecting air miles for your jet setting lifestyle sounds sexier than trying to scrounge for cash rebates, but now that Covid-19 has killed travel, most of us would rather get our card benefits in ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Says Singapore to Raise GST Incrementally Over 2023-2024
Singapore will likely split a planned two-percentage point increase in Goods and Services Tax between 2023 and 2024, given lingering Covid-19 risks and a need to support economic recovery, economists ... ( read original story ...)
Man admits forging payslips with higher salary to get credit card to buy bitcoin, went bankrupt
SINGAPORE: Wanting to get a credit card with a higher limit so he could buy bitcoin, a man forged his payslips and made it seem as though he received a higher salary, tricking a bank into issuing him ... ( read original story ...)
Another family loses life savings, this time to DBS’ S’pore Bicentennial Commemorative S$20 note phishing scam
A concerned individual appealed for assistance online after her mum fell victim to a “DBS Bicentennial Commemorative Note” phishing scam, resulting in her life savings “gone within seconds.” Complaint ... ( read original story ...)
DBS names new chief sustainability officer
DBS Group Holdings announced the appointment of Helge Muenkel as Chief Sustainability Officer with effect from today. ( read original story ...)
Lim Tean: Why Josephine Teo so quiet on OCBC phishing scam?
Last month, almost 470 OCBC customers were victims of a phishing scam that began with an SMS claiming to have been sent by the bank. Losses totalled at least $8.5 million, with some people having seen ... ( read original story ...)
Top stock tips by Sudarshan Sukhani, Mitessh Thakkar: ICICI Bank, Pidilite, Muthoot Finance and more
Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com Buy ICICI Bank with a stop loss of Rs 790. Buy Pidilite Industries with a stop loss of Rs 2,650. Sell UltraTech Cement with a stop loss of Rs 7,410. Sell Muthoot ... ( read original story ...)
DBS names new sustainability head
DBS has hired Helge Muenkel from ING as its new chief sustainability officer, effective on Monday. Muenkel succeeds Mikkel Larsen, who has taken up a position as chief executive at Climate Impact X. ( read original story ...)
National Service in Singapore — NSF Ranks, Pay and Other Benefits
I've obviously never served National Service (NS), but from what I gather, it's pretty serious business. I've seen my male peers transform from innocent Ah Boys to grown-up Men who can drink, smoke, ... ( read original story ...)
Adani Wilmar IPO: 5 Things to Know
Post-IPO, the public shareholding will be 12% and the remaining 88% will be equally held by the two promoters. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Singtel and Grab acquire minority stakes in Indonesian bank
Singapore Telecommunications, South-East Asia's largest telecoms firm, and ridehailing-to-payments firm Grab Holdings Ltd, have each bought a 16.3% stake in PT Bank Fama International to pursue ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Open: Sadom Kaewkanjana fends off chasing pack to win Singapore Open
Kim Joo-hyung claims Asian Tour Order of Merit title Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana won the Singapore Open on Sunday with a comfortable three-shot victory over South Korea’s Kim Joo-hyung and Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC phishing attacks were ‘fast and furious’ and ‘well-strategised’, says group CEO
The phishing attacks on OCBC customers last year and the bank's efforts to shut down the rapid fraudulent transfers has been described by the bank's group chief executive as akin to "fighting a ... ( read original story ...)
Improvements in digital banking security will restore customers’ faith: Experts
Recent SMS phishing scams have dented public confidence in digital banking transactions. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tikehau Capital’s SPAC raises $120m in Singapore IPO
Pegasus Asia, the SPAC of French asset management group Tikehau Capital, has raised $120 million in its IPO in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
‘It was like fighting a war’: OCBC group CEO on dealing with recent phishing scams
SINGAPORE - OCBC group chief executive Helen Wong said: "It was like fighting a war." . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)