Singapore banks add in-store QR code payments to mobile apps

Customers of Singapore’s DBS Bank and OCBC Bank will soon be able to make in-store mobile payments by scanning a QR code at any point-of-sale terminal belonging to the country’s electronic payments network Nets. The feature will be added to the DBS PayLah! ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For April 25

Singapore-based SeedPlus Fund I has reached its final close – surpassing the targeted S$25 million ($17.9 million) – with backing from Cisco Investments, the investment arm of Cisco Systems Inc., and Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore aims to build more efficiently using new technology

Singapore hopes to multiply the number of buildings it will churn out using more efficient techniques requiring fewer workers. By 2020, four in 10 construction projects, including Housing Board blocks, will use these newer technologies - up from the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Crash Caught on Camera

Eddie Wong was driving in Singapore in a construction zone and lanes was separated by orange cones. He's in the far right lane while most of the traffic is in the far left lane. The big truck suddenly decides to cross-over two lanes. Eddie walked away from ... ( read original story ...)

US government appeals Singapore teen blogger's asylum case

CHICAGO — U.S. government attorneys are appealing a Chicago immigration judge's decision to grant asylum to a teenage blogger from Singapore. That means 18-year-old Amos Yee remains in U.S. custody. The judge concluded in March that Yee had a "well ... ( read original story ...)

IBM Partners NUS to Train Students on Blockchain in Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS), the country’s largest university by curriculum offered and student enrollment, is collaborating with IBM to develop educational modules on blockchain technology. Come January 2018, students at the National Univ ... ( read original story ...)

DBS/POSB video teller machines offer face-to-face help

SINGAPORE — DBS on Tuesday (April 25) rolled out Singapore’s first video teller machines (VTM) across nine locations islandwide to provide round-the-clock branch banking services to DBS and POSB customers. With the VTMs that provide privacy within ... ( read original story ...)

DBS, OCBC to enable QR code payments

Payments can be made on NETS terminals. As part of efforts to introduce diverse payment options for consumers in Singapore, DBS and OCBC will soon launch cashless transactions via QR codes. According to NETS, DBS PayLah! users will be able to make QR code ... ( read original story ...)

Bank lending in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Basel III

How does Basel III Affect Bank Lending in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia? How will Basel affect the macro lending environment? This Basel is not to be confused with Basil, a spice you can use for your pizza and other food. The Basel Committee on Banking ... ( read original story ...)

Six of the hottest technology jobs at banks in Singapore now

Banks in Singapore are hiring technologists. Here’s a selection of the most interesting jobs on offer. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/279753/asia-banking-technology-jobs/ Banks may be shifting some of their technology jobs from Singapore to ... ( read original story ...)