For this year’s Pink Dot campaign, the first since the repeal of Section 377A, queer Singaporeans hope to expand the definition of family in the city-state.
Crypto firm Ripple gets in-principle payments license in Singapore
Ripple said it received in-principle approval of a Major Payment Institution Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country's central bank.
MAS fines 4 entities S$3.8m for failures in anti-money laundering controls
DBS and OCBC are fined S$2.6m and S$600,000, respectively. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed penalties amounting to S$3.8m on Citibank, DBS, OCBC, and Swiss Life for breaches of its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements.
MAS fines DBS, OCBC, Citibank, Swiss Life S$3.8m for breaches linked to Wirecard case
SINGAPORE — The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has fined banks DBS, OCBC, Citibank and insurer Swiss Life a total of S$3.8 million for breaching its requirements on anti-money laundering and ...
MAS grants IPA to crypto giant Ripple
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the company is proud to receive the IPA from the MAS, reaffirming its commitment to the region and ongoing proactive engagement with regulators globally.
P&G to invest $100 million in new manufacturing facility in Singapore
Consumer goods company, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) will be investing more than US$100 million into setting up a new manufacturing facility in Singapore.
Ripple clinches in-principle regulatory approval to offer digital payment tokens in Singapore
This pushed Ripple to double its headcount in Singapore over the past year across key functions such as business development, compliance, finance, legal, and sales. The company plans to continue ...
Singapore tenant jailed for trying to strangle landlord over slow Wi-fi
Li Xin was sentenced to five months’ jail for pulling a knife on Lin Suhua, threatening to kill her family and then attempting to strangle her.
Ripple gets in-principle approval for Singapore’s digital payment license
The Asia-Pacific arm of San Francisco-based technology firm Ripple Labs saidThursday it received in-principle approval to start offering digital payment services in Singapore.
Singapore man dies after being struck by a traffic police officer in Hougang
An unfortunate event happened yesterday involving a traffic police officer and a 58-year-old man. The Singapore Police Force said they were alerted to the incident at the junction of Hougang Avenue 3 and Kim Chuan Road at around 5:30pm.
Top investment themes among Singapore investors are energy, technology, Asia and healthcare, says Moomoo Singapore
Moomoo Singapore’s assets under management (AUM) grew by 33% in the past seven months to hit $7 billion. Energy, technology, Asian stocks and healthcare counters are among the top investment themes ...
Amid wider array of extremist ideas targeting Singapore youths, DPM Wong calls for greater efforts to counter online radicalisation
Helping radicalised youth return to the fold will become more challenging as there is an increasing array of extremist thoughts that are easily
Singapore stocks open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Thursday (Jun 22) after the US central bank affirmed that more interest rate increases are likely ahead as the inflation rate is still high. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore warns of ‘severe’ transboundary smog
THERE is a high likelihood of severe smog occurring in Southeast Asia this year, a Singapore think tank reported, although the situation is unlikely to be as severe as in 2015, wh
Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline for 2023 at ‘Oscars of the aviation industry’
Singapore Airlines has been named the best airline in the world for 2023 by airline-ranking company Skytrax. The title: The 2023 World Airline Awards was announced in a gala ceremony in the Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.
Can Singapore become a passwordless nation?
Passwordless may be an ideal authentication solution, but getting users used to this change may be a bigger hurdle.