Against the backdrop of a $20b SME financing gap in Singapore, Validus Capital aims to finance at least $1 bof the gap in the coming three years and it aims to raise a Series B by end of the year, Rai... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute Of Banking And Finance’s Career Centre To Help Financial Industry Professionals With Skills Upgrading And Job Matching
Financial industry professionals can now seek skills upgrading, career advisory and job matching opportunities at the Institute of Banking and Finance’s (IBF) new career centre, IBF Careers Connect. L... ( read original story ...)
Grab Pulls In $2 Billion to Finance Ride-Hailing Battle
Singapore’s Grab raised $1 billion from financial investors on top of the $1 billion it secured from Toyota Motor Corp., as Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing startup expands its geographic reach a... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tests eye scans at immigration checkpoints: media
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will scan travelers’ eyes at some of its border checkpoints, local media reported on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that could one day replace fingerprint v... ( read original story ...)
Shoebox apartments keeps Singapore Banking Sector sustainable
The money to be set aside can be from the bank’s equity. https://www.icompareloan.com/resources/bank-loans-singapore-mortgage/ How do the Singapore banks lend? what is their profit margins? It’s not b... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender OCBC Q2 profit rises 16 pct
OCBC is the last Singapore-listed bank to report results. The biggest bank, DBS Group Holdings, reported net profit below market estimates, while the smallest lender, United Overseas Bank, beat estima... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Southeast Asia falls short on cybersecurity pact with Russia
Singapore’s foreign minister said Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia. Singapore recently suffered its worst ever cyberattack when hackers stol... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Profit Beats Estimates on Lending, Lower Allowances
Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank joins its two Singapore rivals in boosting lending income ... estimates after being hit by losses at its treasury and markets division. OCBC Chief Executive Office... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks To Buy Now As Trade Wars Escalate
In the event of a full-blown trade war, Singapore investors may have to pay more attention to stocks of companies that generate most of their revenues domestically. That said, it is also essential to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister caught in Lombok quake
Members of a Singapore delegation in Lombok, Indonesia, for a security conference are safe after Sunday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam. In a Facebook post ... ( read original story ...)
Business Banking In Singapore: Then And Now
This article was written in collaboration with OCBC. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg Around the world, the Singapore Story is synonymous with mira... ( read original story ...)
Worries Grow in Singapore Over China’s Calls to Help ‘Motherland’
SINGAPORE — Growing up in Singapore, Chan Kian Kuan always took pride in his Teochew heritage — the dialect, the cultural traditions and the famous steamed fish. But after visiting his ancestral villa... ( read original story ...)
Despite weaknesses in bank loan growth property scene is expected to be buoyant
The changes to the Additionl Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) and the Loan-To-Value (LTV) limits will significantly affect bank loan growth said several analysts. How to get the best home loans from banks in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Economic Update
marking the 24th month of consecutive expansion of Singapore’s electronics industry. A PMI reading of 50 and above indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction. Selena Ling, hea... ( read original story ...)
Property lawyer in Singapore: How to choose the right one
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Singapore’s wealth makes it a prime target for hackers
The 'hyperconnected financial hub' is home to $613b of bank deposits. Ranked as the seventh wealthiest country in the world by insurance firm Allianz as it is home to 127 banks with total deposits hit... ( read original story ...)