EZ-Link Singapore, the largest issuer of CEPAS-compliant cards ... It works by enabling payments to be charged directly to a Citibank or DBS/POSB card with no service or administrative fees. “The expansion of EZ-Pay acceptance to car parks demonstrates ... ( read original story ...)
How much ang bao to give for CNY 2018
Hot tip: Beat the queue at banks and withdraw new bank notes at the following pop-up DBS and POSB ATMs! If you found this article helpful, 99.co recommends The homeowner’s guide to sprucing up your home for CNY 2018 and 9 reunion dinner spots to start ... ( read original story ...)
EZ-Link expands EZ-Pay system to carparks
EZ-Link Pte Ltd, Singapore's largest issuer of CEPAS-compliant cards ... It works by enabling payments to be charged directly to a Citibank or DBS/POSB card with no service or administrative fees. EZ-Pay customers can conveniently check records of both ... ( read original story ...)
Hour-long outage not due to security issues, no personal data compromised: Nets
Customers of DBS/POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC, Standard Chartered and UOB banks can make Nets payments using their physical or contactless ATM cards or mobile devices. There are more than 100,000 acceptance points in Singapore, including major retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister leads government delegation to Asia
Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta is leading a government delegation on a study tour of the financial sector of Hong Kong and Singapore. The tour, from February 9-14, 2018, is in line with Ghana’s vision of becoming a world class financial hub in the ... ( read original story ...)
The Week Ahead: Can UOB And OCBC Deliver?
Singapore Airlines (SGX: C6L ... In October OCBC beat analyst forecasts with a 12% jump in third-quarter profits. UOB reported an identical improvement for its third-quarter. UOB chief executive said that was the bank’s strongest quarter yet. ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Market This Week: Almost All Blue Chips End in the Red
The local stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), lost 4.3% over the week to end Friday at 3,377 points. The Singapore market took a beating, along with a volatile week for major market indices in the US. With the S&P 500 index and the ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank FDR Fixed Deposit Rate set to rise in March 2018
please click here or click here for the Ultimate Guide on Property Buying in Singapore. The post Standard Chartered Bank FDR Fixed Deposit Rate set to rise in March 2018 appeared first on iCompareLoan Resources. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Open Under Pressure On Friday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the four day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 150 points or 4.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,415-point plateau although it's expected ... ( read original story ...)
DBS gifts staff limited edition jewellery to mark golden jubilee
SINGAPORE - DBS Group Holdings opened its 50th anniversary celebrations - and its wallet - on Thursday (Feb 8) by giving employees gold cuff links and necklaces, shortly after announcing a special dividend and a higher dividend policy for shareholders. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Chief Economist warns of rising inflationary costs in Malaysia
According to Serena Ling, the Chief Economist of OCBC based in Singapore, 2017 turned out to be a relatively robust year for global growth and risk-taking. This is despite the global market expectations that some turmoil or turbulence could surface ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: Singapore mulls buying F-35 jets; Jardine C&C nears 52-week low
And here's how you can prepare for the transition to cashless payments. From Reuters via Yahoo! Finance: The Singapore government is "seriously evaluating" a future purchase of F-35 jets, the head of Lockheed Martin Corp's international business said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must help shape international law: Indranee
Singapore must actively help to shape international law, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law Indranee Rajah said yesterday. She explained that international norms and statutes increasingly determine what states can and cannot do within their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s foreign reserves gained 11.73% to US$282.38b in January
Its gold and forex reserves climbed by 3.95%. Singapore's foreign reserves gained 11.73% YoY to US$282.38b in January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed. According to preliminary data, gold and forex reserves reached $367.09b, up by 3.95% ... ( read original story ...)
NGOs to Singapore banks: Act on climate change and stop funding coal
Funders for coal projects in these fast-growing economies include Singapore’s DBS bank, OCBC and UOB, the letter points out. “Not only [are Singapore’s banks] failing to deliver policy and practical responses to climate change, but instead [they are ... ( read original story ...)
DBS annual dividend to jump to S$1.20 per share from FY18
SINGAPORE - DBS Group Holdings will pay S$1.20 per share in dividends from 2018 onwards - double its payout in three of the past four years, the bank said on Thursday (Feb 8). The news came as DBS said that earnings reached a record high of S$1.19 billion ... ( read original story ...)