Standard Chartered’s fintech, investment and ventures arm SC Ventures has invested in BetterTradeOff (BTO), a Singapore-headquartered fintech solution-as-a-service provider. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Singapore’s life insurance industry to be worth S$100.4b in 2027
Demand for whole life insurance has risen due to a pandemic-induced awareness. Singapore’s life insurance industry will grow to $77b (S$100.4b) in 2027 in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), ...
Newlyweds Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In spotted in Singapore (Photos)
Popular South Korean actor-singer Lee Seung Gi and actress Lee Da In were spotted in Singapore recently days after getting married.
Rising COVID-19 cases in Singapore driven by XBB subvariants; MOH says infection waves expected ‘from time to time’
Recent weekly official figures showed the highest surge so far this year, with cases climbing since the beginning of last month.
Singapore teen arrested after caught humping cat in Bukit Panjang
The teen caught doing an obscene act in a viral surveillance footage that scarred the internet has been arrested.
Digital wallets on track to be Singapore’s top online payment method by 2026
BNPL is set to surpass US$1b in transaction value by 2026. Digital wallets are set to overtake credit cards as Singapore’s leading online payment method by 2026, according to a study by payments ...
Cards are king when it comes to making payment in Singapore: Report
In 2022, credit cards were used in 42 per cent of e-commerce transactions, although digital wallets came in a close second at 32 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘No India, only Malay’: Why a Singapore supermarket denied a Muslim couple complimentary Ramzan snacks
Jahabar Shalih and his wife Farah Nadya said a male employee at the leading supermarket in Singapore ‘shooed’ them away from tasting its complimentary snacks provided during Ramzan by saying that thos ...
WWF-Singapore: Pilot project involving 15,000 parcel deliveries shows reusable packaging commercially viable for e-commerce
A pilot study here has found that reusable packaging is commercially viable for e-commerce with three out of 12 participating retailers pursuing the
Singaporean among crew on Singapore-registered tanker boarded by ‘unidentified persons’ off Ivory Coast
SINGAPORE: A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" off Ivory Coast at about 10pm (Singapore time) on Monday (Apr 10), the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said late on ...
Singapore oil tanker boarded by ‘unidentified persons’ off Ivory Coast on Monday
A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, the city-state's authorities said on Tuesday ...
Malaysia softens its stance on the death penalty, Singapore steadfast that executions must be mandatory
Some have hoped that Malaysia’s move to abolish the mandatory death penalty last week would put pressure on Singapore to soften its notoriously hardline stance on capital punishment.
‘Not for India…go away’; couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
A supermarket chain in Singapore has apologised after an Indian Muslim couple was turned away from one of its booths offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan.
‘Not for India…go away’: Indian muslim couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian Muslim couple was shooed away at a supermarket chain in Singapore from one of its booths which was offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan. As per a PTI ...
‘You cannot be an activist and not put yourself at risk’: Singapore climate campaigner Kate Yeo
The 21-year-old climate activist tells Eco-Business how she walks the line of acceptability in a conservative country where activism is taboo.
Singapore-flagged tanker boarded by pirates near Ivory Coast
A Singapore-flagged tanker was boarded by pirates around 570km from the Ivory Coast at about 10pm on Monday. The incident was first flagged by the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade-Gulf of Guinea, a ...