Former BigPay, Monzo, and VP Bank execs launch Pave Bank, a new programmable bank at the intersection of traditional finance and digital ...
Can Singapore’s new taxonomy fill the regulatory vacuum in ‘transition finance’ for Asia and beyond?
Market participants have welcomed the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy, but whether it emerges as a widely used standard for transition finance, like the EU Taxonomy has been for green finance, remains to be ...
Singapore shares fall in contrast to regional markets; STI dips 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares sank on Friday (Dec 15) in a surprise contrast to regional markets, which ended largely positive after the United States Federal Reserve hinted at an end to its string of rate hikes.
Singapore economic growth to accelerate in 2024: Mastercard
THE growth of Singapore’s economy will accelerate and be led by external trade, despite weakening consumers’ purchasing power in 2024, said the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) on Friday (Dec 15).
Singapore Home Sales Hit Four-Month High on Renewed Supply
Singapore private home sales rebounded to the highest since July, as a flurry of project launches reversed a three-month decline.
GCash eyes “biggest IPO” title, overseas expansion in 2024
The Philippines’ biggest payments and mobile wallet floats the possibility of going public soon. The golden question that GCash is facing right now is this: when’s the IPO happening? G-Xchange CEO and ...
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Dec 2023)—DBS, UOB, HSBC, and More
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account ...
Has Singapore lost interest in crypto?
Singapore recorded a 4.12 crypto interest score. Singapore ranked ninth on the list of markets that have lost the most faith in crypto following its crash in 2022. According to Forex Suggest’s 2023 ...
S$1 to RM3.53: Singapore dollar hits all-time high against Malaysia ringgit
SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar hit an all-time high of S$1 to RM3.53 against the Malaysian... The post S$1 to RM3.53: Singapore dollar hits all-time high against Malaysia ringgit appeared first on Th ...
Singapore tech firm HeLa Labs tries to tackle key blockchain issues in new project
HeLa Labs, founded in February 2023 by developers Ting Shang Ping and Choo Kerching, is now focusing on the core components of the network’s ecosystem and will roll out the project in phases as soon ...
With rates poised to dip, time to “invest more” in S-REITs: DBS
DBS Group Research is saying that therefore, it is time for investors to invest in S-REITs, or invest more. In their Dec 14 report, analysts Derek Tan, Rachel Tan, Dale Lai and Gerladine Wong write ...
Singapore economy growth to accelerate in 2024: Mastercard
THE growth of Singapore’s economy will accelerate and be led by external trade, despite weakening consumers’ purchasing power in 2024, said the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) on Friday (Dec 15).
Best savings accounts in Singapore with highest interest rates (December 2023)
So far, 2023 has been pretty hard on our bank accounts. Between inflation and an impending recession, it looks like our wallets are taking quite a hit this year, even with the government payouts to ...
Singapore Home Sales Hit Four-Month High as Supply Drought Ends
Singapore private home sales rebounded to the highest since July, as a flurry of project launches reversed a three-month decline.
Maybank Beyond Borders Lets You Make DuitNow Transfers & More Between M’sia & Singapore
Whether you are travelling to Singapore for a leisure trip, sending tuition money to your kids studying abroad, or making time-sensitive payments for your business, Maybank has eased the process of ...
China central bank boosts liquidity offering via policy loans, rate unchanged
China's central bank ramped up liquidity injection but kept the interest rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans on Friday, matching market expectations. Despite the steady ...