OCBC Bank Singapore has appointed Thu Nguyen as its vice president, youth segment marketing. She reports to Genevieve Gay, head of youth segment, advertising and brand (CFS) at OCBC Bank. She will also be part of the team which handles FRANK, OCBC’s sub ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Kazakhstan trade deal could happen by end-2017
ASTANA: Trade between Singapore and Kazakhstan looks set to grow with the signing of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which could take place as soon as the end of this year. Senior Minister of State Dr Koh Poh Koon told Channel NewsAsia during an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must strengthen trust between different faiths amid terror threat: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Racial and religious conflicts abroad can affect the perceptions and attitudes of people in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned on Monday (Jul 24), calling on community and religious leaders to continue their efforts in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Startup Takes Bitcoin Into Real World With Visa
A recurring challenge for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is how to make them work in the real world. A Singapore-based startup says the answer is its Visa card. Exclusive insights on technology around the world. TenX is pitching its debit card as an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market Tipped To Remain Rangebound
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 120 points or 3.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,310-point ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered introduces new Multi currency forex card
Mumbai: India' largest foreign bank Standard Chartered Bank has launched a ‘Multicurrency Forex Card ... Some of the currencies that can be loaded are US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel bolsters LTE network as Singapore gears up for 5G
Get an expert look at the government's ideas for a prosperous post-Brexit Britain as well as its ambitious 5G strategy. Features an interview with Sarah Wilkinson, chief data, digital and technology officer at the Home Office. By submitting your personal ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC nabs Randall and Somia
Randall will join HSBC’s e-Trading quant trading team ... where he traded spot FX for G10 and deliverable emerging markets currency pairs, both in London and Singapore. He join ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank launches Multicurrency Forex Card
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank taps design in CX makeover
according to a senior executive at a major Singapore bank. OCBC Bank, the second largest financial group in South East Asia, has overhauled the design of its mail communications to clarify financial information and offer more confidence to customers ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : launches portal to help entrepreneurs set up their business in a day
The company secretary is also responsible for ensuring a company adheres to mandatory reporting requirements of the Singapore Companies Act. From the DBS portal, business owners can compare the services and fees of up to five corporate secretarial firms at ... ( read original story ...)
Nine ways to stop your job being offshored out of Singapore or Hong Kong
Nervous that your banking job will soon be heading to India? Here’s how to stay employed in Singapore or Hong Kong. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/289689/trends-singapore-banking-jobs/ Global banks continue to shift back-office and tech-support ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile payments: Is Singapore behind the curve?
SINGAPORE: Apple Pay, Android Pay, DBS PayLah!, Dash and Liquid Pay are just some of the growing number of mobile payment options that have transformed the way purchases can be made in Singapore. Consumers simply need to use their smart mobile devices to ... ( read original story ...)
How technology can make Singapore a car-lite society
Easy access to high quality and efficient transportation infrastructure already makes Singapore one of greatest cities in the world to live and work. But the desire to attract the best talent and businesses from around the world has prompted Singapore to ... ( read original story ...)
Half-Time Report: How Are The IPOs In Singapore In 2017 Faring?
In this week alone, there were two new IPOs to the Singapore market, namely NetLink NBM Trust and Union Gas Holdings. This brings the total number of IPOs as of 21 July 2017 to 12. All of these IPOs marked their entrance on the market with an opening price ... ( read original story ...)
Chelsea stars arrive in Singapore as £70m striker Alvaro Morata prepares to meet new team-mates
Chelsea have arrived in Singapore following their six-hour flight from Beijing with Alvaro Morata set to meet his new team-mates for the first time. Winger Pedro was absent from Antonio Conte's squad after he flew back to London following concussion during ... ( read original story ...)