For its 13th edition, the Singapore Fringe Festival (January 5 -14) has chosen the theme of "Art & Skin", a "creative exploration and dialogue into matters of identity, beauty, intimacy, sensitivity, pleasure, pain and shame," the last time the festival ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business confidence slumps
The quarterly Business Optimism Index (BOI) fell to negative 1.22 percentage points for the first quarter of next year from plus 2.87 percentage points in the fourth quarter of this year, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB), which compiled the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Turns Smartphone Into a Digital Security Token For Consumers
UOB is the first bank in Singapore to enable customers to use their mobile phone as their security token. UOB Mighty Secure ensures the necessary additional layer of security traditionally provided by physical tokens for conducting certain banking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Nov exports seen falling y/y for 3rd month on slack global demand
Singapore's exports in November are expected to have fallen for a third straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, reinforcing the headwinds buffeting the trade-reliant economy in the face of sluggish global demand. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX ... ( read original story ...)
OurCrowd an Equity Crowdfunding Opens Singapore Office and Appoints new MD
Denes Ban said: “We are excited to be operating in Singapore, which is fast becoming a leading global fintech center. We look forward to strengthening our winning team of UOB and the Sassoon family by adding new Singapore partners, investors, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore leaders send condolences over twin blasts in Istanbul
“My heartfelt sympathies go out to the victims and their families.” Singapore’s MFA has said it "strongly condemns" the acts of terror in Istanbul, and advised Singaporeans in Turkey to exercise vigilance and monitor local news. ( read original story ...)
DBS extends cashpoint footprint
Together with DBS/POSB’s network, the bank now has over 2,400 withdrawal touchpoints in Singapore. Introduced in 2013, POSB Cash-Point is a complimentary service that allows customers to withdraw up to SGD200 (in multiples of SGD10) with any item ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘city brain’ project is groundbreaking — but what about privacy? (with video)
Ultimately, Singapore will create a system to "analyze that data and create actionable steps," according to Balakrishnan's vision, which he described in a keynote earlier this year at a technology conference called InnovFest unBound. Here's a look at some ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Malaysia high speed rail: China ahead in race for contract as Japan pushes hard
Malaysian minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan was responding to demands by the opposition coalition that the government should be open about the income from the project and the cost sharing with Singapore. "I want to emphasise that, the Government has spent a ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank introduces biometric banking and finance mobile app
We will monitor engagement and feedback, improve in real-time and then expand to more clients and markets.” For the past few months, Citibank Singapore has been focusing their credit card efforts on mobile e-wallet payments via the Android platform. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Mediacorp to help media startups crowdfund seed rounds
The Singapore-based media startup incubator has announced a partnership with crowdfunding platform Fundedhere Leading Singapore media organisation Mediacorp is on a drive to help Singapore-based media startups raise seed funding. Today, its media startup ... ( read original story ...)
Imports of live Christmas trees slow sharply
SINGAPORE: With Christmas just two weeks away, live pine tree imports appear to have dropped drastically. The United States - a major supplier of live Christmas trees to Singapore - has a reported shortage and, furnishing giant IKEA announced it would not ... ( read original story ...)
Business optimism hits another historical low in 4 years
Wholesale trade emerged as one of the most pessimistic sectors. Local firms in Singapore seemed to be losing hope as Business Optimism Index plunges to its second lowest historical low in four years, Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) revealed. ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Tourists Abandon Casinos for Shopping Malls
Singapore's casinos are so 2015. After luring tourists for half a decade, they're now losing out to the mall. Shopping has overtaken gambling as the biggest earner in Singapore's tourism industry for the first time since 2012, surging 44 percent in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy could only grow 2% next year: ICAEW
Weak manufacturing sector seen a major drag. Recent economic data have been disappointing in Singapore and the economy is expected to grow at a subdued pace by historical standards in 2017, said the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Casinos Are So 2015 as Tourists Go Shopping Instead
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore's casinos are so 2015. After luring tourists for half a decade, they're now losing out to the mall. Shopping has overtaken gambling as the biggest earner in Singapore's tourism industry for the first time since 2012, surging 44 ... ( read original story ...)