Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Roel Louwhoff as chief technology, operations and transformation officer. Based in Singapore, Louwhoff will lead the company’s transformation, ... ( read original story ...)
Masdar to export solar from Indonesia to Singapore
Masdar will explore the development of 1.2GW of solar and potential storage projects in Indonesia for export to Singapore. ( read original story ...)
SMBC Singapore Open: Unknown Korean leads after two sensational eagles
Little-known Ok Tae-hoon grabbed a share of the first-round lead at the SMBC Singapore Open, after he eagled the first two par-five holes of the tough Serapong Course. ( read original story ...)
Samsung takes down ad featuring drag queen in Singapore after backlash
Samsung has removed an ad in its wearable products campaign in Singapore after receiving backlash for it. In an attempt to promote diversity and inclusion, the South Korean electronics giant selected ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC launches Malaysia’s first multi-currency digital wallet for SMEs
HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd has launched Malaysia’s first multi-currency digital wallet that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to make and receive international payments simply and securely from ... ( read original story ...)
POSB Bank Journeys through Fairy Tales to Champion Financial Literacy in Children
As new forms of finance emerge & cashless living becomes increasingly the reality, the financial literacy of our children is of paramount importance. Recognising this, POSB, Singapore’s largest and ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to stop sending ‘non-essential’ SMSes to customers
Friday, DBS Bank will send only essential SMSes to its retail and wealth customers until further notice. These include security and trade notifications, and OTP authentication SMSes which will have no ... ( read original story ...)
ICA foils attempts to illegally import bak kwa and pork floss from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has foiled attempts to illegally import bak kwa and pork floss through Singapore's land border over the past two weeks. Officers detected 169 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil inventories fall 5% as net imports drop
Singapore residual fuel oil inventories fell 5% in the week to Jan. 19, slipping from a near two-month high in the previous week as net import volumes shrank, official data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first SPAC debuts four months after rule change, closes 1% higher
The company, Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation, is sponsored by Vertex Venture, a wholly owned subsidiary of state investor Temasek. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to tighten digital banking security
Banks in Singapore will have to put in place more stringent measures to combat the rise in online phishing scams targeted at bank customers in the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tightens Oversight of Bank Anti-Fraud Plans After Scam
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it would be “intensifying its scrutiny of major financial institutions’ fraud surveillance mechanisms,” as the Asian financial hub grapples with a spate of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC launches first multi-currency digital wallet for SMEs
HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd today launched the HSBC Global Wallet, Malaysia's first multi-currency digital wallet that enables small and medium enterprises (SME) to make and receive international payments ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s up to $7 billion excess capital may spark deals: Report
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp's high capital levels may give South-east Asia's second-largest lender as much as $7 billion in excess funds that could be used for acquisitions, according to Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to only send ‘essential’ SMEs to retail, wealth customers
The bank assured customers that it employs a multi-layered defence system against fraud. DBS announced that it will only send “essential” short message services (SMSes) to its retail and wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exports Growth Slows In December
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports growth eased in December, data from Enterprise Singapore showed on Monday. Non-oil domestic ... ( read original story ...)