SINGAPORE: There is a tongue-in-cheek joke that the coronavirus did far more for digital transformation than any company’s most well-intentioned Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology ... ( read original story ...)
Flipkart CEO Joins Board In Reshuffle Ahead Of Overseas IPO In 2021
Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy will join the board as the company prepares aggressively for an IPO next year ... ( read original story ...)
UOB distributes 2,000 gifts to children from underprivileged backgrounds
SINGAPORE - Kids from underprivileged backgrounds have been receiving Christmas presents as part of a campaign by UOB to brighten up the festive season. The scheme involves encouraging bank customers ... ( read original story ...)
Thai IPO market to end another year of success with Kerry Express
BANGKOK -- Parcel transporter Kerry Express Thailand is set to wrap up yet another year of success for the kingdom's capital market as funds raised through initial public offerings in 2020 at the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Survey: 69% of M’sians buying more from local businesses to help economy
KUALA LUMPUR: Almost seven in 10 Malaysian consumers (69 per cent) are buying more from local brands to help these businesses bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UOB ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
Competitors turn collaborators to accelerate e-payments adoption in Singapore
A 2019 report by iPrice Group consistently ranked the e-wallet as the third top e-wallet in Singapore from Q4 2017 to Q3 2019. FavePay was one of the earlier players in the local e-wallet scene, Ng ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC first bank to extend SORA-linked home loans
OCBC emerged as the first bank to offer home loans that are based on SORA as SIBOR and SOR are set to be discontinued in a few years. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Digital Banking Race is On
In 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) began accepting applications for digital banking licenses, shortlisting the top 14 contenders in June 2020. One of the eligibility requirements ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks, FX tumble as new COVID-19 strain triggers lockdown fears
Graphic: World FX rates * S. Korean won marks 3-wk low, shares plunge * Thai central bank meeting awaited on Wednesday * Travel and industrial stocks tumble in Asia By Anushka Trivedi Dec 22 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
After Singapore awards digital bank licences, all eyes now on Malaysia
WITH Singapore having just approved four digital bank licences ... and United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB). “In the medium term, we do not expect any material impact on the domestic banks, which already ... ( read original story ...)
Fewer mergers and acquisition deals in Singapore as Covid-19 disrupts investment activity
A total of 640 transactions were recorded from December 2019 to November 2020. That compares to 809 transactions in the earlier 12-month period.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Gets Asia’s First Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Singapore received Asia's first delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, capping what the city-state's premier said had been a "long and arduous" year spent fighting the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Energy transition SPAC Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition files for a $200 million IPO
Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition, a blank check company formed by the founder of Ivanhoe Capital targeting the energy transition space, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an ... ( read original story ...)
IASG’s analysts: Experts Weigh in on Singapore’s Immigration Trends as Phase 3 Looms
PRNewswire/ -- Analysts at Immigration@SG LLP (IASG) have been keeping a close eye on the impact of COVID-19 on ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 triggers Singapore millennials to prepare for their Financial Future in New Ways, says Standard Chartered
There is no group more impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic than the millennials. It has galvanised this generation to be more careful with how they manage their money to better prepare for their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore marathons go virtual: 7 virtual runs that are worth the
Clearly, a pandemic hasn’t stopped us from running marathons. From Sundown Run to Standard Chartered Marathon, sports events have turned virtual to let us race safely.If you are looking to kick start ... ( read original story ...)