Merchants in Singapore are introducing surcharges as high as S$15 on their goods and services, and as early as two weeks before Chinese New Year. Some say the extra profit makes up for lost business ...
The Big Read in short: Impact of digital banking divide on seniors
Retired engineer Choo Boon Hock, 72, has an internet banking account, but the only time he used it left him utterly frustrated when he found himself “going in circles” with a chatbot.
Singapore travellers to Malaysia undeterred by checkpoint jams, some celebrating CNY with family for first time since Covid-19
Those who are planning to drive up north for Chinese New Year are prepared for long traffic jams at the checkpoints, with some planning to stock up on ...
‘I paint from imagination’: Singapore artist Yip Yew Chong on ‘marathon’ painting that took 1.5 years
Yip Yew Chong plans to hold an exhibition in the second half of this year to display all 27 panels of his latest canvas painting.
Fixed rate home loans at some banks down from recent highs
SINGAPORE: After a series of sharp increases, fixed rate home loans offered at some banks appeared to have reversed their uptrend slightly of late. OCBC told CNA that it rolled out “promotional rates” ...
Crypto Lender Genesis Is FTX’s Largest Unsecured Creditor With $226M in Claims
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28. Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has turned out to be the largest unsecured creditor of FTX.com ...
Son goes viral for upgrading mother’s business class seat to Singapore Airlines Suites cabin
An Indonesian man went viral this month for upgrading his mother’s business class seat to a Singapore Airlines Suites cabin. On Jan. 5, TikTok user Adriel (@adrieltjokro) posted a 39-second video ...
Singapore firms expect business impact from metaverse, ESG
Metaverse, embedded and decentralised finance, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are amongst top innovations businesses in Singapore believe will impact their business over the next 12 ...
M1xchange rolls out new offering M1 NXT, an international trade finance platform
Gift-City regulator International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) has granted licence to M1 NXT (Mynd IFSCA P LTD) to set up International Trade Finance Services (ITFS) platforms in order ...
Singapore’s Covid-19 situation stable but ‘stay vigilant even as we celebrate’ CNY: PM Lee
SINGAPORE has thus far maintained its Covid-19 posture even as it is watching external pandemic trends warily, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Jan 21), as he called on Singaporeans to ...
World’s Most Spectacular Airport, Singapore’s Changi, To Double In Size
Singapore’s Changi Airport is getting ready to double in size, according to CNN. The airport has long been hailed as the best and most beautiful airport in the world. Now, details have been released ...
Singapore Says No Strokes Linked to 200,000 Pfizer Bivalent Shots
Singapore has not received any reports of strokes among those who received Covid bivalent vaccines made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, after US authorities said the shot could potentially be linked ...
Crypto Lender Genesis Global Capital Is FTX’s Largest Unsecured Creditor
FTX and its affiliated subsidiaries owe Genesis Global Capital $226.3 million, according to a revised filing on Thursday.
Crypto lending unit of Genesis files for U.S. bankruptcy
The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed on Thursday for U.S. bankruptcy protection from creditors, toppled by a market rout along with the likes of exchange FTX and lender BlockFi.
Shein Launches New Funding Round And U.S. IPO Could Come This Year
Shein was valued at just $15 billion but as recently as April last year it soared to $100bn and rumors of a New York IPO abounded. Now it could have dropped to $64 billion. Here's why.
Singapore to roll out measures to help its people better navigate digital services: Josephine Teo
DAVOS - Singapore aims to be a digital nation for everyone, and is working on measures to equip people with the skills to use such technologies with confidence, said Minister for Communications and ...