The UOB One Card is hands down UOB’s favourite entry level credit card - especially for those with a UOB One account too. The credit card owes its fame to its key proposition: a maximum of 5% cash ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC mulls setting up crypto exchange, CEO says on Bloomberg TV
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is considering setting up a cryptocurrency exchange, following in the footsteps of rival lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Chief Executive officer Helen ... ( read original story ...)
McDonald’s expands Grab partnership to offer mobile payment option in-store
Diners at the fast food chain's Singapore outlets can now pay for their orders with GrabPay and earn loyalty points on GrabRewards, as part of a partnership deal that includes a jointly developed data ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,461 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths; ICU utilisation rate inches up
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,461 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Nov 22), the lowest number of infections in nearly two months. This is the first time since Sep 25 that Singapore's daily ... ( read original story ...)
105-year-old among 5 COVID deaths in Singapore; 1,461 new cases
The 663rd to 667th fatalities here were aged between 61 and 105. All, except for an unvaccinated case, had various underlying medical conditions. ( read original story ...)
Go Fashion IPO subscribed 135 times on closing day despite Paytm fiasco
The initial public offering (IPO) of Go Fashion, which owns women’s wear brand Go Colors, was subscribed a staggering 135 times on Monday, the concluding day of the offer. The institutional portion ... ( read original story ...)
Slope Finance Set to Become the Gateway for Decentralized Operations on Solana
Slope Finance, the winner project of the Serum Prize at the Solana Season Hackathon Global Station in July, is set to become the gateway for Solana's blockchain ecosystem, thanks to its outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
While on probation, S’pore youth posed as girl offering sexual services to scam victims of $1,670
To avoid being caught, 19-year-old used his friend's bank account to receive the money. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank sues to foreclose on ex-Playboy Club building
The Bunnies are long gone, but an overseas lender still wants to get its hands on a Midtown building where a Playboy Club once operated. The nine-story, mixed-use building at 5 East 59th Street, just ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Startup Snags $40M in Series A
Pace, a Singapore-based fintech firm, has raised $40 million in Series A funding from investors including Marubeni Ventures of Japan and Atinum Partners of South Korea. The BNPL buy now, pay later ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore health minister says return to strict Covid-19 curbs a last resort in future
A return to stricter Covid-19 curbs in Singapore will be a "last resort", Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Monday, as the city-state partially eased limits on social gatherings and dining out under ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes to deepen cooperation, resume safe travel with Japan: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore hopes to deepen cooperation with Japan in several areas, including the safe resumption of travel, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a phone call with his Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore, Zurich and Oslo are the world’s ‘smartest’ cities
EYX Studio SINGAPORE tops the Smart City Index 2021, a ranking of the global cities most actively embracing technology, but also ecological, health and societal issues. The Asian city comes ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
VP Bank expands Hong Kong office to fuel growth in Asia
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 22 November 2021 - VP Wealth Management (Hong Kong) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of VP Bank in Liechtenstein, today announced the expansion of its Hong Kong office. ( read original story ...)
Rising Interest Rates Ahead in 2022/2023: How This Affects Your Mortgage and How to be Prepared
Rising interest rates means that the era of low interest rates for your home loan is soon to be over. Learn what the increasing Singapore mortgage rates mean for your home loan in 2022/2023 and what ... ( read original story ...)
Najib’s 1MDB trial: Appeal hearing to get bank documents set for March 16 next year
The Court of Appeal has fixed March 16 next year to hear Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeals to obtain documents which he claimed were relevant to his defence in his trial involving the misappropriation ... ( read original story ...)