Backbase recognized for excellence in Celent international digital banking awards SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 1 February 2023 - Backbase, the Engagement Banking platform leader, was recently named a ...
Hawker stall patrons to get $3 cashback on meals every Friday with DBS PayLah! app
Singaporeans will be able to enjoy cashback of up to $3 when they pay for a hawker centre meal using the DBS PayLah! app on Fridays, from Feb 10. The programme, which will end on Jan 19, 2024, applies ...
Firms to add S$17.8bn of value, 23,800 skilled jobs with Enterprise Singapore in 2022
SINGAPORE - Some 18,100 Singapore-owned enterprises worked with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) to deepen their capabilities in productivity, innovation, and internationalisation in 2022. Read ...
Services sector’s business outlook dims for Q123
Sixteen (16%) per cent of firms foresee deteriorating business conditions. Firms in the services industry have become less positive about their business conditions in the first quarter of the year.
Indonesia’s seafood farming industry faces a ‘technology gap’ — and startups are raising big bucks to fill it
"A lot of decisions made are based on gut feeling or what ancestors have been doing for the past 60 years," says one startup's co-founder and CEO.
From friendzone to court: Singapore man sues woman for S$3 million and claims she caused ‘trauma’
A Singapore man clearly did not take rejection well when a woman he knew for a few years only saw him as a friend.
2023 survey shows that Singapore women are less likely than men to pursue career-related training
So maybe you’ve seen the Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) latest survey making its way around town. Well, let’s just say, it yields some interesting insights. Published on Jan 16, 2023, the study ...
Commentary: Not just Big Tech – there are tech talent opportunities aplenty in ‘non-tech’ sectors
SINGAPORE: Think tech opportunities are dwindling? Think again. Although some of the world’s biggest tech firms – from Microsoft and Meta to Alphabet and Amazon - have announced mass layoffs, ...
Staying ahead of inflation: Why understanding personal finance is more important than ever
To do so, we need to brush up on our financial literacy – an essential life skill that could have a long-term impact on our personal and financial well-being. The first step to successfully managing ...
Crypto lender Celsius propped up token while two founders cashed out millions: US bankruptcy report
Celsius Network used investor money and customer deposits to prop up its own token, the report said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Bourse May End Losing Streak
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, dropping more than 35 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,365-point ...
Commentary: What job seekers looking to break into tech industry in 2023 can look forward to
SINGAPORE: Think tech opportunities are dwindling? Think again. Although some of the world’s biggest tech firms – from Microsoft and Meta to Alphabet and Amazon - have announced mass layoffs, ...
Super-rich Chinese set their sights on Singapore
Singapore has seen a fresh influx of wealth since 2021 after it became one of the first Asian cities to significantly ease pandemic restrictions and as many Chinese became disillusioned with their ...
Singapore can now order social media sites to block access, as ‘online safety’ law kicks in
Singapore's Online Safety Act comprises a new section that regulates online communication services--specifically, social media platforms--that must comply with directives to block local access to ...
Man in Singapore sues woman who rejected him for $3m and claims she caused ‘trauma’ to his life
A man in Singapore has sued a woman who rejected him for $3m, claiming that she caused emotional “trauma” to his life.The man, Mr K. Kawshigan, filed his lawsuit against Ms Nora Tan after she told him ...
Singapore ranked 5th least corrupt country in 2022
While Singapore was ranked fifth on the Corruption Perceptions Index, this was its lowest ranking in five years.