SINGAPORE — DBS Bank customers will be able to transact currency exchanges in 12 major currencies through their DBS Internet banking and mobile banking platforms sometime in the third quarter of the year, said the Singapore bank on Tuesday (April 18). ( read original story ...)
UOB unveils new savings account allowing customers to earn KrisFlyer miles
SINGAPORE: A new United Overseas Bank (UOB) savings account was launched on Tuesday (Apr 18) that allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when they save or spend. The KrisFlyer UOB Account allows customers who prefer to spend on a debit card or who are ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC wants ideas from 26 interns for bank of the future
SINGAPORE — Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), Singapore’s second-largest lender, has selected more than two dozen bright young minds from a pool of over 500 applicants for a six-month internship that will require the students to think of a solution ... ( read original story ...)
3 potential threats DBS must beware of
Interest rate hike is one of them. Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), released its 2016 annual report in late March this year. In the annual report, the bank’s chief executive officer, Piyush Gupta, mentioned the possibility ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian men win 1st World Rugby 7s tournament in Singapore
Canada made men's rugby sevens history Sunday, winning a Cup final on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time. And the Canadians did it the hard way at the Singapore Sevens, defeating No. 4 New Zealand 26-14 and No. 3 England 17-5 before ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian men make rugby history, down U.S. Eagles to win Singapore Sevens
Canada has made rugby sevens history, winning on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuit for the first time. And the Canadian men did it the hard way Sunday at the Singapore Sevens, defeating New Zealand and England before dispatching the U.S. 26-19 in ... ( read original story ...)
82 1-for-1 Dining Deals You Must Know About Right Now
Froth is a modern Asian Fusion concept kitchen located in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District and UOB card members can have two main courses for the price of one on Weekdays during dinner from 6pm – close and full day on weekends. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore Sevens: Blitzboks Eager For A Comeback After 22 – 0 Trashing By Fiji
Blitzboks is hopeful the HSBC Singapore Sevens tournament will help them re-establish their status as the blitz of SA after Fiji humiliated them last week. The Springbok Sevens team was blazing in Hong Kong until they encountered Fiji. The team won five of ... ( read original story ...)
UOB CREDIT CARD FRAUD PROTECTION IS TERRIBLE, FORCED ME TO PAY FOR TRANSACTIONS I DID NOT MAKE!
It was on returning to Singapore that I realised that this restaurant been charging me thousands of dollars behind my back! The total bill came up to $5247.57 SGD. I called UOB’s customer service immediately and was told to go to the Police, as it was a ... ( read original story ...)
Final squads announced for Singapore
Teams are set for the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with final squads announced in Singapore. Changes have been made to some sides after three intense days of rugby in Hong Kong last weekend. Australia have been described as "dark ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Paylah! introduces QR code payments
SINGAPORE — DBS Paylah! users will have an additional method for cashless transactions via QR codes on their Paylah! mobile application, the bank announced on Thursday (April 13). Citing low barriers to entry, DBS said in a press release that the use of ... ( read original story ...)
The Stock Market Is Easy to Understand
He did not understand how the stock market works. I wish now that I had told him about ... not intended to be personalised investment or financial advice. The Motley Fool Singapore has recommended shares of Riverstone Holdings. Motley Fool Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Singapore's 'invite-only' Johnnie Walker House
It's a whisky enthusiast's dream. Johnnie Walker House is an invitation-only suite located at Diageo's (London Stock Exchange: DGE-GB) Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. CNBC took a tour of the space, which hosts guests to learn, taste and purchase a ... ( read original story ...)
South Africa still have “homework” to do ahead of Singapore
The theme of the HSBC Singapore Sevens this year is colour and in front of the iconic Merlion Park Lion in the city on Wednesday, all 16 team captains brought a vibrant splash of light to the Singapore tourist spot. With teams still getting in their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore February retail sales fall 2.5 percent, first drop since August
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's retail sales in February fell from a year earlier for the first time since August, due to a sharp drop in the sales of food, beverages and apparel and a decline in sales at department stores and supermarkets, data showed ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to roll out digital tokens by next year
Singapore's largest bank, DBS, is rolling out "soft" tokens for its 2.6 million online and mobile banking customers to replace hardware tokens. The soft token, or digital token, is being embedded in DBS' digibank app and personalised for every user in ... ( read original story ...)