Singapore FinTech Festival: FinTech Hub’s Flight to the Top

Singapore, a leading global FinTech hub has a vibrant and collaborative FinTech ecosystem comprising of 270+ FinTech startups, several technology companies, financial institutions, investors, accelerators, research institutes and institutes of higher learning. ( read original story ...)

Indonesian artist exhibits artwork alongside NASA in Singapore

Venzha is also listed as one of the speakers for the "Conversation: Dream Space" discussion during the opening day alongside notable figures, such as the exhibition curator Jukka Nurminen, Singapore Space & Technology Association (SSTA) director Lynette Tan. ( read original story ...)

BNY Mellon Opens Innovation Lab in Singapore

"As our largest branch office in Asia-Pacific, the Singapore Innovation Center reinforces BNY Mellon's commitment to the region's advancement in transformational technology in financial services and compliments the Monetary Authority of Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore government agencies turning to 3D indoor mapping

For a start, researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research used computer models to study crowd movements at an exhibition at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre earlier this year. Such maps could also be useful for the ... ( read original story ...)

OCBC's 360 Account pulls in 30 per cent more deposits

OCBC was endorsed by Spring Singapore, the country's national quality award organising committee. More work lies ahead. OCBC has intensified its digital push in the last six months, which has boosted its top line. Sales of unit trusts rose at around the ... ( read original story ...)

Canberra Airport ready to handle perishable food exports

Exporters were previously shackled by the lack of cool-chain logistics between farms, processors and export freight depots. Singapore Airlines now has four flights per week into Canberra Airport then to Wellington, and on-ground logistics are improving for ... ( read original story ...)

Vietnam to boost chicken exports

The ministry expects that after Japan, the country could export chicken to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Republic of Korea from 2018.-VNA ( read original story ...)

Progress on GST reform 'encouraging': DBS

Progress on the GST reform in India is "encouraging", the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) said on Monday and noted that most services will be pegged at 18 %, higher than at present. The GST Council last week announced a tiered structure 5 % tax on mass ... ( read original story ...)

When business travel pays off

A business class boarding pass is your ticket to a wide range of privileges both inside and outside the airport. So, when flying with Singapore Airlines, not only can you travel in style, you can really reap the rewards too Business travellers can ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to buy Airbus and Boeing helicopters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has agreed to buy new military helicopters from Airbus and Boeing Co to replace its ageing fleet of Super Pumas and Chinooks, the city-state's defence ministry said on Monday. Singapore has the largest defence budget in ... ( read original story ...)