UOB to launch virtual marketplace for SMEs

United Overseas Bank (UOB) is launching soon a virtual marketplace for its small and medium enterprise (SME) clients – a first in Singapore by a commercial bank. The bank signed an agreement with cloudBuy, a global provider of cloud-based e-commerce and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore directs Falcon Bank to stop operations in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it had ordered Falcon Bank to cease operations in the city-state because of "serious failures in anti-money-laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct" by senior management both at the head office in ... ( read original story ...)

Labour shortage threatens Singapore’s economic growth

Recent jitters over how Singapore will cope with the current myriad of economic challenges it faces, including Brexit, the slowdown in China and weakened global demand, have led to a cut in the economic growth forecast for the nation. The most recent ... ( read original story ...)

Nine clever ways to move from banking to fintech in Singapore

Bankers in Singapore scrambling to get into fintech, but most don’t make the cut. Here’s my advice for beating the competition. Banking recruitment in 2016 has turned out to be a bit of non-event in Singapore (I should know, I’m banking recruiter). ( read original story ...)

Singapore recession risk raises chance of policy easing

SINGAPORE The growing risk of a recession in Singapore has raised the prospects of an off-cycle easing in policy, although for now the consensus among economists is for the central bank to sit tight in the hope the economy sparks to life. Ten out of 15 ... ( read original story ...)

NRB to bring $10 million to ease shortage of bills

Oct 21, 2016- Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has sent two officials to Singapore to bring $10 million in cash to replenish depleting stocks of dollar bills in the domestic market. Janak Bahadur Adhikari, executive director of NRB’s Banking Office, has been ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s $24 Billion Wipeout Eats Into Its Shipyard Base

“We’ll see more failures within the oil services sector,” said Song Seng Wun, regional economist with CIMB Private Banking in Singapore, in a telephone interview. “Stronger companies, like Keppel Corp. and Sembcorp Marine, will survive and take ... ( read original story ...)