As of 2016, Singapore’s medtech industry was worth more than $ 3 billion USD, and the government aims to grow the sector considerably. The country already hosts a number of international medtech manufacturers and facilitates public-private partnerships ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cryptocoin Firm Banks With Japan After Local Account Shut
Quoine Pte, a cryptocoin exchange operator founded in Singapore, said it’s now routing customers’ payments to Japan, where the firm banks with lenders including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. after an account in the city-state was closed. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications : Singtel launches SG QR code payments on Singtel Dash
Singapore, 20 November, 2017 - Singtel has launched Singapore Quick Response Code (SG QR) payments on its all-in-one mobile payments app, Singtel Dash. This move to introduce the QR specification endorsed by the Payments Council is in support of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telecom carrier CEO quits suddenly
Competition in the city-state is growing as telcos fight for customers in a market where penetration of smartphone and mobile broadband exceeds 100%. Competition is not only against the likes of major rival Singapore Telecommunications, but also against ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore FinTech Festival raises $2.71b in final day
59% of investors were from Singapore. The second Singapore FinTech Festival raised up to $2.71b (US$2b) for startups in its final day, or the Investor Summit, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. According to a press release, 59% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Floods, a Collision and Now Lightning: More Singapore Rail Woes
Singapore’s beleaguered rail system can’t catch a break. Days after a software glitch caused a train collision that injured more than 30 people, lightning struck a train on the same line. Literally. A mass rapid transit train on the East-West Line was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘not very reliable’ MRT train system fails to keep cars off the road
In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport, and a licence fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over US$80,000. But urban planners looking for solutions to gridlock may ... ( read original story ...)
Here are your 2017 Singapore Fintech Awards winners
Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) awarded S$1.15 million (US$850,000) to 10 fintech startups The second edition of the Singapore Fintech Awards has come to a close, giving ... ( read original story ...)
DBS builds lifestyle branch for tech generation
Singapore's DBS is bidding to attract the tech generation back into the branch via a new instore 'lifestyle space', featuring freshly-brewed coffee, humanoid robots, video tellers and virtual reality retirement planning. Designed with a 'café and branch ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Review Profiles Aditus Co-Founder Julian Peh
Aditus Network co-founder Julian Peh is a serial entrepreneur with a 15-year track record of developing and launching luxury marketing platforms. This includes websites, apps, and rewards programmes. He previously founded and built Luxury Insider, which ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain, cross-border payments, forex, digital advisory startups win big at 2017 Singapore Fintech Awards
Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) awarded S$1.15 million (US$850,000) to 10 fintech startups The second edition of the Singapore Fintech Awards has come to a close, giving ... ( read original story ...)
Seven banks to allow NETS QR code payments at hawker centres, food stalls in Singapore
The seven banks are DBS/POSB, OCBC Bank, UOB, HSBC, Maybank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. Currently, more than 600 stalls across 20 hawker centres can accept QR code payments. NETS will target the rest of the 100 hawker centres in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Is MindChamps Preschool IPO Worth Looking At?
Singapore’s largest preschool operator, MindChamps has lodged its prospectus for IPO on the mainboard of SGX. It is offering 30,449,600 shares comprising mainly placement shares and only about 2,000,000 available for public offer at $0.83 per share. ( read original story ...)
Singapore rolls out tough measures to keep cars off the roads
In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport, and a licence fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over $80,000. But urban planners looking for solutions to gridlock may find ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Hand Back Friday’s Gains
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 80 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,380-point plateau although it may head south again on ... ( read original story ...)
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
A quick overview of the Singapore market, the latest earnings coverage and debut of Keppel-KBS US REIT (SGX: CMOU). The Thai stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 30 ... ( read original story ...)