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 ...)
Bargain Hunting Expected To Lift Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, tumbling more than 80 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,340-point plateau although it's expected to find traction ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Holdings Limited’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 27% Over the Last 2 Years: What Investors Should Know
Over the last two years, Singapore Press Holdings Limited‘s (SGX: T39) stock has fallen by almost 27% ... Here are the current values for SPH’s key growth ratios: Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence From quote above from Credit Suisse, our ... ( read original story ...)
Fund manager optimistic on VN stock market
In terms of the depth of Viet Nam’s stock market, it is actually healthier than the ... Hong Kong, Thailand have been big investors in the capital market, and also Singapore and Taiwan. We are also seeing interest in Europe and US. The ETF was up 28 ... ( read original story ...)