Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures will launch a $10 million fund for investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, Reuters reported August 10. Golden Gate Ventures (G... ( read original story ...)
How to Refinance Your Home Loan in Singapore & Save Money on Your Mortgage
What is refinancing? How much can you save when you refinance? When should you refinance your home loan? What is the cost of refinancing? Repricing vs refinancing - what's the difference? Best home lo... ( read original story ...)
OCBC poll shows 2 in 3 SMEs likely to go cashless by 2023
SINGAPORE: Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore seem to be warming up to e-payments, with two in three surveyed by OCBC Bank indicating that they are likely to go cashless by 2023. ... ( read original story ...)
How Indonesian customs is affecting cross-border B2C ecommerce
However, this may not be the best for customer experience, especially with erratic customs practices and regulations (except Singapore and, to some extent, Malaysia). With 265 million people, Indonesi... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Guide to Singapore
Go where they filmed, eat what they ate. It’s safe to say Singapore is a character in its own right in the hotly-anticipated rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, out August 15. Although a little over half of th... ( read original story ...)
How to Your Refinance Home Loan in Singapore & Save On Your Mortgage
If your home loan is currently charging you more than 2% interest, you might be paying more than you need to, and should definitely consider refinancing. Refinancing your home loan in Singapore means ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC Firm Launches Dedicated $10 Million Cryptocurrency Fund
He stated: “We have a strong pipeline of five to 10 investments ready to go and made our first commitment to Singapore-based Sparrow Exchange [a peer-to-peer crypto options trading platform] already.” ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to launch PayNow for business as cashless society objective comes to fruition
Singapore's ambition to create a cashless society is to receive a big boost with the forthcoming introduction of the banking industry's PayNow mobile app to the business community. Launched in July 20... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Singapore falls over 1 pct on financials
* Singapore posts fourth weekly gain in five * Thailand snaps five straight weekly gains * Philippines down after 4 straight weekly gains By Sumeet Gaikwad Aug 10 (Reuters) - Singapore shares fell ove... ( read original story ...)
UOB home loan fully digitised by partnering four top property agencies
United Overseas Bank (UOB) on August 7 announced that it has brought together Singapore’s largest property ecosystem under one roof and has also launched a fully-digital solution for its UOB home loan ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank’s India Technology Development Centre wins Transformation Award
Established in 2016, DAH2 is DBS Bank's first technology development centre outside Singapore that supports the bank in strengthening its technological capabilities across the region as well as its di... ( read original story ...)
DBS played key role taking risks in its early years for S’pore
DBS played a crucial role in Singapore's early industrialisation, taking risks and absorbing downsides to benefit the country but not necessarily the bank itself, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said l... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: See the declining trend in Singapore employees’ working hours
This chart from DBS shows the drop in the weekly working hours in Singapore, as well as other Asian countries. According to DBS, Singapore workers may see a reduction of five hours to 41.9 hours from ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s Quarterly Profit up 20% but CEO Warns of Spillover Effects from Trade Conflict
Singapore banks have been in the spotlight recently as investors wonder what sort of impact the US-China trade conflict and the property cooling measures will have on them. On Thursday last week, DBS ... ( read original story ...)
DBS brings online content marketing push to life with musical as it turns 50
Online, the 10-part mini-series garnered over 150 million views, and the musical by Singapore theatre company Pangdemonium will aim to showcase Team DBS’ camaraderie and passion for serving their clie... ( read original story ...)
China imposes anti-dumping duties on synthetic rubber from U.S., EU, Singapore
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday it would levy anti-dumping duties ranging from 23.1 percent to 75.5 percent on halogenated butyl rubber from the United States, the Euro... ( read original story ...)