Android users with apps from unofficial stores will unable to access OCBC's mobile banking app. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore monetary authority to invest $110m in FinTech innovation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to invest around $110 million (150 million Singaporean dollars) in FinTech, with plans to help fund emerging technology like Web3.
Singapore PM Lee: inflation is still a problem
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said inflation is still an issue for the city-state known as one of the world's most expensive places to live.
Property resale market stabilising, may have peaked: PropertyGuru report
SINGAPORE: The market for Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats may have peaked, with slowing price growth and dipping demand, according to a PropertyGuru report on Monday (Aug 7). Data als ... ( read original story ...)
Rent In Singapore: How Much To A Room Or Whole Unit in Singapore (2023)
With the wait for a BTO flat seemingly ever increasing, many newlyweds or couples might look towards renting in the meantime. Sure, renting might be an expensive sinkhole where your money goes towards ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks rise even as Chinese trade slump rattles markets; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE - Local shares edged up on Tuesday, even as weak Chinese trade data for July weighed on markets in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
12-year-old multi-millionaire buys S$300,000 Range Rover after arriving in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Ms Pixie Curtis, daughter of Australian businesswoman and socialite Roxy Jacenko and a millionaire in her own right, recently moved to Singapore. And upon arriving, one of the first things ...
A man in Singapore was arrested after police found him with 500 stolen Pokémon cards
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Singapore after local police found him with around 500 stolen Pokémon cards. Police said the man, who was not named, is suspected of pilfering the cards from four ...
Singapore affluent investors most optimistic in Asia despite global volatility: survey
Despite immense global market volatility, affluent investors in Singapore are the most optimistic in Asia, according to the Future of Wealth report commissioned by Bloomberg Media.
OCBC to offer same-day digital invoice financing to SMEs in tie-up with Sesami
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that transact with the government using InvoiceNow on e-procurement platform Sesami will, from October, be able to receive same-day loan approvals through ...
Crypto firm Blockchain.com gets Singapore licence
The MAS licence will allow the firm to expand its services to global institutional and accredited investors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Disgruntled Singapore man fined US$3,000 for padlocking ex-workmates inside old office after being fired
Vict Lim Siong Hock, 52, was fined nearly US$3,000 for wrongfully confining nine people inside his former workplace after being sacked.
Weekout (Aug 14): Ralph’s Coffee, Butcher’s Block X Braci, Pangium, Brango Productions, Singapore Night Festival, Hublot
This week, watch a play, visit the night festival, enjoy shopping and coffee, and partake in some four-hands dinners
Singapore’s political scandals could hurt, but not too much
No system is perfect. When you pride yourself on cleanliness, you need to deal with the blowback when stains appear. But by global benchmarks, the scandals that have caused embarrassment to the ...
“Why you hang Chelsea FC flag? This is not allowed in Singapore” — Netizen asks HDB resident after seeing football club’s flag hung below SG flag, days before NDP
SINGAPORE: A photo of a football club’s flag hung below a Singaporean flag on a housing block just days before Singapore’s National Day Parade has gone viral on Facebook. An online user took to social media on Wednesday (Aug 2) to share a photo at Yishun,
National Day campaigns and activations we loved in 2023
This National Day, POSB highlights Singapore’s tight-knit culture by reminding Singapore to acknowledge the neighbors and neighborhoods that make Singapore what it is today in a film titled ‘Just Next ...