SINGAPORE – SMRT Corporation announced on Thursday (13 April) that its taxi business, Strides Taxi, will be merged with Premier Taxis, creating Singapore's second largest taxi operator.
Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Sells Venture Capital Arm To Younger Brother’s Singapore-Based Investment Firm
J apanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group will sell its early-stage venture capital arm SoftBank Ventures Asia to The Edgeof, a newly formed investment firm helmed by Son’s youngest brother ...
Swiss bank Julius Baer makes key appointments in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - Zurich-based Julius Baer (BAER.S) has appointed Chin Lit Yee as its new head of South East Asia, the private bank said on Thursday. Kevin Tay will assume Yee's previous ...
Singapore ready to provide liquidity to keep financial system stable: MAS
Minister Shanmugaratnam assured that the central bank conducts annual stress tests. Singapore’s central bank is ready to provide liquidity to banks to ensure that the financial system remains stable, ...
Who is Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Group who earns Rs 25 lakh per day? Know about his education, family, net worth & more
He then decided to join DBS as CEO in 2009. The CEO has a thing for books and enjoys reading. He also loves to play golf and badminton. That’s not all, he is also a bird watcher. A citizen of ...
Singapore’s economic growth likely slowed in Q1, complicating MAS’ task
Flash data on Friday is seen showing GDP growth dropping to 0.6 per cent in Q1 from a year ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Firm director who bribed a Wildlife Reserves Singapore senior manager gets 10 months’ jail
He paid $72,000 in bribes to the WRS senior manager, securing at least six projects worth over $420,000 in all. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore authorities warn of malware risk in downloading apps from untrusted sources
Are your devices at risk? Learn how downloading apps from untrusted sources can lead to malware and what you can do to safeguard your personal data.
StanChart’s VC arm invests in fintech platform BetterTradeOff
The platform will use the investment to boost its digital wealth advisory capabilities. Standard Chartered’s venture arm, SC Ventures, has invested in Singapore-based fintech SaaS platform ...
PINKINU Launches as the First Women’s Coin, Taking the Crypto World by Storm
Pinkinu, the first women's coin launched, providing better, more transparent, and equal opportunities to women around the world. Unlike most blockchain ...
Hong Kong urged to look at Singapore, Macau methods for housing migrant workers; reuse of quarantine centres, cross-border commutes suggested
Hong Kong should copy Singapore’s strategy of creating accommodation for overseas workers and convert disused quarantine centres into housing for an influx of labour to help ease the city’s manpower ...
Strides and Premier to merge, forming Singapore’s second-largest taxi operator
SINGAPORE: Strides Taxi and Premier Taxis will merge to create Singapore's second-largest taxi operator, transport operator SMRT announced on Thursday (Apr 13) in a news release. A new joint venture ...
Airwallex Survey Finds Majority of Singapore SMEs Are Bracing for a Potential Recession
Singapore businesses have a cautious economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals 7 in 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are bracing for a potential recession ...
Cards remain dominant payment method, but digital wallets projected to overtake in Singapore: FIS
Digital wallets are expected to overtake credit cards as the most popular online payment method, with a 40% market share by 2026.
Singapore Sees New Covid Wave, Cases Mostly Mild
Singapore is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 infections as the city-state transitions to living with an endemic virus.
Singapore rent prices are still sky-high. Long-time expats are having to consider drastic changes
Foreign expats in Singapore continue to feel the pain as home rental prices remain high and show little signs of returning to pre-pandemic levels.