Standard Chartered Bank and consumer goods company Unilever are the top three companies to work for, according to LinkedIn’s 2021 list of top companies in Singapore. The professional networking site ... ( read original story ...)
Olam buys US spice group Olde Thompson as it weighs food ingredients IPO
Olam International has bought US spice company Olde Thompson for almost $1bn as the Singapore-based agricultural trading house looks to list its food ingredient business. The company announced a split ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan teams with Singapore’s DBS and Temasek to form a blockchain payment platform
JPMorgan Chase announced it is teaming up with Singapore's DBS Group and Temasek to form a blockchain payments platform. The platform aims to ease frictions for cross-border payments, trade, and ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered bank considers slashing Singapore office space: Sources
This could become the biggest floor cuts by a bank in Singapore in recent years.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle: 20-strong SGH cycling team out to raise funds for needy patients
Needy Patients Fund helps about 2,000 vulnerable patients a year and often needs more than $1m.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB Painting of the Year competition enters its 40th edition
Artists from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand can submit their work from April 29 to July 31.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Indian food delivery major Zomato files for $1.1b IPO with market regulator
Zomato said its revenue from operations grew from US$62.7 million in FYE 2018 to US$350.5 million in FYE 2020. ( read original story ...)
The 40th UOB Painting of the Year competition calls for artists to push the limits of their imagination and ingenuity
UOB is calling for artists in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to push the limits of their imagination and ingenuity through the 40 th UOB Painting of the Year (POY) competition. This year, ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek, DBS, JP Morgan launch blockchain-based cross-border payment platform Partior
Singapore’s Temasek, DBS Bank and US-based JP Morgan will jointly establish Partior, a blockchain-enabled cross-border transaction platform. ( read original story ...)
DBS, JPMorgan and Temasek partner in blockchain payments platform
DBS, JPMorgan and Temasek Holdings are teaming up to create a new blockchain-based platform for payments, trade and foreign exchange settlement.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan and DBS to launch blockchain cross-border payment platform
Major American investment bank JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) is working with Singapore’s largest bank, DBS, and state investment firm Temasek to launch a new blockchain company focused on global payments and ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, Temasek and JPMorgan set up DLT-based payments joint venture
DBS, Temasek and JPMorgan have set up a joint venture company that will use distributed ledger technology to challenge the cumbersome hub-and-spoke model applied to traditional cross-border payment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sends oxygen cylinders to support India’s fight against COVID-19
The Singapore government has sent a consignment of oxygen cylinders to support India's COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Joins Temasek, DBS in Blockchain Payments Platform
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is teaming up with Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte. and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. to create a new blockchain-based platform for payments, trade and foreign exchange settlement. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s trade bodies raising funds to support India in combating COVID-19
Singapore's SICCI and LISHA initial appeal is focused on emergency response to help protect the most vulnerable from the direct impact of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urges banks to give finance criminals another chance
Singapore’s financial regulator is urging the nation’s banks to give customers with a past history of financial crimes a second chance.In an effort to ensure the sector remains “inclusive”, banks ... ( read original story ...)