Sixteen captains today gathered at the Super Tree Grove in the iconic Gardens by the Bay in Singapore ahead of an exciting weekend of action at the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Singapore National Stadium will be host to a two-day ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Effect
In it's two years on the series, the HSBC Singapore Sevens has delivered two pieces of history for two different teams. As the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series rolls into town, it's no doubt that two teams have particularly fond memories ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Now Offers Apple Pay in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong
Citi today announced that its credit cards can now be used with Apple Pay in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, followed by Taiwan later this year. Citi cardholders can activate Apple Pay by opening the Wallet app, tapping the plus sign in the top-right ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Vietnam form fintech innovation partnership
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has agreed to create a new partnership with the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to facilitate financial innovation and banking supervision. MAS and SBC have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank CIO: Think digitization changed personal finance? Wait till IoT hits banking
Cross should know. He’s chief innovation officer at Singapore’s DBS Bank. It’s south-east Asia’s biggest bank by assets, but these days it’s best known for its pioneering digital services. In fact, the company was recently named best digital bank ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Partners with Vietnam as MAS Signs New Fintech Agreement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have agreed to form a new partnership to encourage Fintech innovation while simultaneously strengthening cooperation in banking supervision. MAS has signed numerous bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Partners with Viet Nam as MAS Signs New Fintech Agreement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) have agreed to form a new partnership to encourage Fintech innovation while simultaneously strengthening cooperation in banking supervision. MAS has signed numerous bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
In profile: The men who could be Singapore’s next Prime Minister
and Mr Heng Swee Keat has his wish answered by continuing at the Ministry of Finance in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. From left to right: Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Heng Swee Keat. SINGAPORE: Much has been discussed and written since the start ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Adds Another Woman to Its Male-Dominated Cabinet
Rajah, currently senior minister of state for law and finance, will become Minister in the Prime Minister ... and continue as Second Minister for Home Affairs. Before the changes, Singapore -- the only developed economy in Southeast Asia -- was among ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Hubs Singapore and London Boost Professional Development in their regions with launch of AI Programme in Finance
Singapore, 24 April 2018 – Imagine having your bank loan approved within a minute. Or if you’re a finance professional, how about having a virtual assistant to plough through tons of financial data to decide which investment would yield a better return? ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shelved IPOs Pile Up as Summit, Qualitas Struggle
Singapore initial public offerings sure are having trouble getting over the finish line these days. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Summit Power, the biggest independent power producer in Bangladesh, secured a cornerstone investment from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Yes Bank gets RBI nod to open representative offices in London, Singapore
The expansion comes on the back of Yes Bank's first representative office in Abu Dhabi, followed by another office in GIFT City in Gandhinagar. New Delhi: Yes Bank bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-AIA CFO Alistair Chamberlain joins HSBC Insurance as global head of product and actuarial
SINGAPORE - HSBC Insurance announced it has appointed AIA's former chief financial officer Alistair Chamberlain as its global head of product and actuarial. Mr Chamberlain, who started at his new role on April 16, leads the bank's global chief actuary ... ( read original story ...)
YES BANK Receives Approval From RBI to Open Two International Representative Offices in London and Singapore
YES BANK's services to be now available to NRI population and Indian entities in London, Singapore and Abu Dhabi YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Announces Greater Project Financing Support
During the recent Budget Statement for 2018, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance announced the creation of an Infrastructure Office to be established by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Infrastructure Office is intended to ... ( read original story ...)
Help! Colleagues at my bank in Singapore are resigning all around me
... 214166/10-tips-to-make-recruiters-chase-you-with-brand-new-banking-jobs/ It’s that time of year here at the US bank I work for in Singapore: bonuses have been paid..and people resigning. I work in the HR/recruitment team at my bank and I can tell ... ( read original story ...)