Visa and Standard Chartered partner to introduce BNPL payment option for the bank's Visa credit cardholders in the Asia Pacific region.
Singapore’s manufacturing output rebounds after year-long slump
Singapore’s manufacturing output in October surpassed market expectations with a 7.4% year-on-year rebound after a year-long slump, thanks to growth in the key electronics industry, particularly ...
Singapore’s 800-hectare ‘Long Island’ project aims to address concerns of rising sea levels, inland flooding
Singapore is studying plans to reclaim tracts of land in its "Long Island" project to address concerns of rising sea levels and inland flooding in the future.
HSBC hires senior private banking executive from UBS to serve wealthy Indians
HSBC Holdings Plc has reportedly hired a senior private banking executive from UBS Group AG where he ran a team serving wealthy Indians who live overseas. Gautam Anand was appointed Global Coordinator ...
HSBC taps UBS’ Gautam Anand for key South Asia private banking role – memo
HSBC Holdings has hired UBS Group banker Gautam Anand as the global coordinator for affluent Indian clients across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, according to an internal memo seen by ...
Mizuho to invest in Climate Impact X to scale Asia’s global carbon credit market
CLIMATE Impact X (CIX) has attracted investment from Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, which has decided to partner the Singapore-based carbon marketplace and exchange, to cater to growing demand for ...
Singapore jails suspended primary school teacher for sexually abusing 3 boys in 1990s
The offender, suspended as a teacher since August 2019, met the victims when he was a student volunteer, 17, and abused them in the 1990s.
China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite -sources
By Kane Wu and Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Fashion company Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in what is likely to be one ...
Singapore FIs Show More Caution in Adopting BaaS, AI, and Embedded Finance
Singapore's financial institutions have demonstrated a mix of resilience and cautiousness in adopting new banking technologies.
Singapore Central Banker Sees Private Crypto on Its Way Out
Private cryptocurrencies that failed the fundamental tests of financial services will eventually exit the monetary scene, according to Singapore’s central bank chief.
Over 70 held in Singapore drug raids, S$157k worth of drugs seized
SINGAPORE: A karambit knife and knuckle dusters, along with 11g of Ice (methamphetamine) and drug paraphernalia, were among the items seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a raid of a ...
HSBC bolsters South Asia private banking team
HSBC has appointed Gautam Anand as global coordinator for global India, MENA and Europe, global private banking, South Asia, effective December 1.
HSBC hires UBS’s Anand for role serving India’s rich diaspora
HSBC hires senior UBS exec to serve wealthy Indians living overseas, aiming to grow Singapore as international wealth hub. Anand's appointment will support bank's ability to serve clients across ...
UOB, OCBC, and DBS introduce account lock features to protect clients from scammers
SINGAPORE: Three of the biggest banks in Singapore are rolling out new features that allow... The post UOB, OCBC, and DBS introduce account lock features to protect clients from scammers appeared firs ...
In Singapore, more landlords seek tenants who don’t work from home: ‘like being invaded’
Landlords in Singapore are increasingly preferring tenants who do not work from home, citing privacy concerns and the hassle of splitting utility bills.
Singapore Central Banker Sees Private Cryptocurrencies Failing
Private cryptocurrencies that failed the fundamental tests of financial services will eventually exit the monetary scene, according to Singapore’s central bank chief.