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This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. The Singapore Fintech Association has launched a marketplace lending committee, which aims to build trust in the alt ... ( read original story ...)

Prices have risen due to higher costs of eating out in restaurants. The average cost of a business trip to Singapore has increased to US$479 or $647 per day, compared to US$472 in 2016, ECA International revealed in its Daily Rates research. It rose from ... ( read original story ...)

Google Store Singapore and South East Asia – Google Pixels Phone now available to buy directly from Google – No more parallel import! A Google Home Mini costs only S$79. Still a bit more expensive if you convert directly from its US price US$49 with ... ( read original story ...)

Exports continued to disappoint for the second straight month in March, hit by a triple whammy of high base effects, cooling electronics demand and a strengthening Singdollar. The decline comes at a time when global trade tensions continue to mount, which ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Exports increased only 2.1% y/y versus 5.2% expected. While this was worse-than-expected, imports declined by 0.6% y/y. The latter was expected to rise 6.3%, making the miss here more intense than the former. When net exports are positive ... ( read original story ...)

Channel checks by Singapore Business Review reveal that online ordering of groceries accounts for just under 2% of the retail pie in the city-state, and that Amazon only has a measly share of that. In addition to reports of delivery delays marring its Asia ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Local shares bounced back yesterday after a dip on Thursday, due to Wall Street’s solid overnight showing and encouraging domestic growth data. The key Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 32.69 points, or 0.94 per cent, to finish at 3,501.30 ... ( read original story ...)