HSBC Holdings Plc (00005.HK ... as it expands its presence in the banking hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore and also vies for a bigger share of offshore Chinese wealth, Tan said. Asia has emerged as the ... ( read original story ...)
DBS starts wealth chat service via WhatsApp, WeChat platforms
SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings Ltd, South-East Asia’s biggest bank, unveiled a service that will allow wealthy clients to interact with their relationship managers on WeChat and WhatsApp. The Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore payments vendor takes app global with UnionPay partnership
Network for Electronic Transfers of Singapore (Nets) has inked an agreement to enable consumers to pay for purchases overseas, using its NetsPay app, at merchants that support UnionPay's QR code platf... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lending platform Lendela raises US$942K to help consumers access loans easily
Singapore-based loan broker platform Lendela has raised S$1.3 million (US$942,000) in a seed round led by Cocoon Capital and IMO Ventures. It will use the newly-raised funding to finance its full laun... ( read original story ...)
A Singapore-based warehouse robotics startup just raised $140 million
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Singapore-based warehouse r... ( read original story ...)
Survey: ASEAN Youth Bullish about Impact of Technology on Jobs
The majority of respondents were from six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore and the Philippines. The degree of optimism about the impact of technology on the future of work ... ( read original story ...)
Morphisec Announces Strategic MSSP Partnership with SECOM Singapore
Morphisec, the global leader in Moving Target (News - Alert) Defense, today announced a partnership with SECOM Singapore to support its growing worldwide demand for its advanced prevention defense tec... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for September 11
A higher proportion of fresh graduates from the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) found a job within the first six months of completing their final examinations, when compared with their counter... ( read original story ...)
How do you envision Singapore in the next 100 years?
Solar technology will be so advanced all windows will be high-efficiency panels. Most buildings will be net energy producers during the day, channeling spare grid capacity for storage and release duri... ( read original story ...)
Telcos could bank on e-payments despite stagnant market growth
Singtel might have been banking on first-mover advantage when it launched its mobile wallet platform in 2014 as the earliest in Singapore, but the telco has so far failed to capture the whole populati... ( read original story ...)
Singapore orders return of first batch of pilfered 1MDB money
The funds in various currencies total about SGD 15.3 million ($11.1 million) and are being transferred to a special 1MDB recovery bank account in Kuala Lumpur, according to an emailed statement Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Customs arrests 7 men, seizes truckloads of contraband cigarettes
cartons of contraband cigarettes in two operations last week, the authority said. In a news release on Tuesday (Sep 11), Singapore Customs said it arrested three Singaporean men aged between 25 and 55 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. oil exports to Japan, South Korea soar as refiners reap steep discounts
SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil exports to Japan and South Korea will rise to record highs this month as Asian refiners take advantage of the steep discounts American sellers are offering after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares under pressure as trade dispute ratchets up
Singapore shares began the week in the red as trade tensions between the U.S. and China deepened, underlining concerns about the fallout on the city-state's export-dependent economy. The Straits ... ( read original story ...)
DBS starts wealth chat service using WhatsApp, WeChat platforms
SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Southeast Asia’s biggest bank, unveiled a service that will allow wealthy clients to interact with their relationship managers on WeChat and WhatsApp. The Singapore- ... ( read original story ...)
GRAPHIC-U.S. oil exports to Japan, S. Korea soar as refiners reap steep discounts
SINGAPORE/HOUSTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. oil exports to Japan and South Korea will rise to record highs this month as Asian refiners take advantage of the steep discounts American sellers are ... ( read original story ...)