Wagner noted some of his own experiences when he had his identity stolen while living in Singapore in 2002. He received a call from CitiBank saying he owed them $22,000 for two credit cards he never took out. “Someone had taken out my identity ... ( read original story ...)
A Concert of Hope – Sunburst: The Business Times – CapitaLand Fundraising Concert
The Business Times, a member of the Singapore Press Holdings group, is South-east Asia's leading financial daily. BT brings to its readers daily corporate, financial, economic and political news, analysis and commentary on print and digital platforms. ( read original story ...)
The technology powering smart societies
Singapore is one of the most advanced Smart countries and their vision of the future is "one where people are empowered by technology to lead meaningful and fulfilled lives". In the past five years, technology innovation has accelerated its pace. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan and Singapore’s wealth fund lead $100 million investment in Silicon Valley fintech
The investment comes after the company revealed last month that it had partnered with JPMorgan to help its business clients make and receive payments electronically. Bill.com, which runs a large business payment network in the United States, is among the ... ( read original story ...)
What do Qantas first class flyers want from the Singapore lounge?
It's nothing against Singapore – a city which most Australian Business Traveller readers consistently rated well above Dubai as their preferred transit point for flights to London. (Our 2016 reader poll saw Singapore clock up a staggering 46% of the vote ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Jet Airways 9W119 and 9W12 London – Mumbai – Singapore
Business and first class passengers with Jet Airways have ... In fact my flight from Mumbai to Singapore was in 1A. A lovely number to be sat at but the window was fully behind the seat so not much of a view there. Still this is a minor issue as most ... ( read original ...
Study: More than half of Singapore’s startups wouldn’t have launched without online tools
Online payments and business tools startup Stripe today unveiled the results of a study on how Singapore’s startups use online tools and resources. According to the study, 60 percent of startups in Singapore are selling internationally today. Not only ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm designs robot masseuse
Singapore has just got a new masseuse ... To address pain points Founder of AiTreat and NovaHealth, Albert Zhang, said the company’s technology aims to address workforce shortages and quality consistency challenges in the healthcare industry. ( read original story ...)
Behind the Belief: A Buddhist firewalker in Singapore
How much do you know about the diversity of faiths in Singapore? In a new series, Yahoo News Singapore explores the lesser-known rituals and branches of religions in the country. Firewalking, an act of penance or thanksgiving, is a ritual typically ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks edge lower as lenders drag
Singapore stocks edged lower on Tuesday ... It ended 0.01 percent higher on Monday, taking the year-to-date performance to about 14 percent. United Overseas Bank dropped 0.3 percent, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp lost about 1 percent and DBS Group Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
JobTech 3Q Online Jobs Census Reveals Slowdown in Electronics & Semiconductor Job Growth
SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JobTech's 3Q 2017 Online Jobs Census across its 9 key industry sectors shows a sequential quarterly growth of 5.8% as compared to JobTech's 2Q 2017 data. Electronics & Semiconductor registered its first negative ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank expected to keep policy unchanged in October
Although Singapore's trade-reliant economy has gained a boost this year from an improvement in global demand for electronics products and components, most economists expect the MAS to stand pat this week, given the lack of strong inflationary pressures. ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank expected to keep policy unchanged in October as inflation subdued
Although Singapore’s trade-reliant economy has gained a boost this year from an improvement in global demand for electronics products and components, most economists expect the MAS to stand pat this week, given the lack of strong inflationary pressures. ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore’s insistence on culturally sensitive gentrification is a model for Hong Kong
The flea market, where vendors don’t pay rent but just set up shop with mats on the ground, was Singapore’s last spot for old-style merchants selling second-hand goods ranging from electronics, to collectible toys and furniture. The market was ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Ventures Invites 60 University Students From Hong Kong to Visit As Part of The Week-Long Fintech Bootcamp At Stanford
Angel Ng, Consumer Business Manager of Citibank Hong Kong stated ... the Chinese University of Hong Kong will visit the award-winning Citi Innovation Lab in Singapore, which focuses on exploring new ideas and service concepts for transaction banking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore regulator takes ‘serious view’ of StanChart probe
Singapore’s financial regulator has said it takes a “serious view” of the issues Standard Chartered is under investigation for, and will “take firm action against any financial institution or individual” that breaches money laundering rules or ... ( read original story ...)