Liquid Group launched the Liquid Pay mobile wallet in November 2016, and in May 2016 relaunched Dash in collaboration with Standard Charted Bank, Citibank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, and UOB telecom provider Singtel. Singapore’s payment cards market has ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank helps bring Samsung Pay to Taiwan
Citibank's close partnership with the electronics giant expands beyond Taiwan to Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. In Taiwan, Samsung was the leader in smartphone market share in 2016, while Citibank had issued the most credit cards in circulation ... ( read original story ...)
Some banks up credit card fees amid greater rivalry
BANKS IN SINGAPORE have been raising various fees and charges on ... said a survey it conducted showed that those banks with the most popular credit cards - OCBC, Citibank and DBS-POSB - have some of the highest fees and interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Introducting Transn International Singapore
Well, here at Transn International Singapore, providing language solutions such as translation ... We have worked with major corporations like IBM, KPMG, CCTV4, Unilever, CitiBank, HSBC, Alibaba, Amazon, Disney and many more. So you can be sure that ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s online hub connects business clients
The HSBC Connections Hub is available free for customers in Singapore, Canada, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Britain and the United States. More countries and territories will be added in the second half of the year. Mr Richard Davies ... ( read original story ...)
SGX-IMDA tie-up is important first step, but will not fix tech-IPO drought
Claim offer now! As Singapore has grown itself into a regional leader in the startup economy, one would think it’s traditional status as Southeast Asia’s finance hub would make it the perfect place for tech companies to IPO. This could not be further ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand jails Holland Village Standard Chartered bank robber
According to authorities in Singapore, a city-state with one of the world's lowest crime rates, David Roach strolled into a Standard Chartered bank branch last July, handed the teller a scrap of paper and walked off with the cash. The 28-year-old then fled ... ( read original story ...)
10 Quick Things Investors Should Learn About DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s Latest 2017 First Quarter Earnings
DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05) is one of the cool companies in Singapore’s stock market that shares webcasts and/or transcripts of their earnings presentations. In early May, the company released its 2017 first quarter earnings. I had recently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Likely To Remain Rangebound
The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, easing almost 5 points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,235-point and it may extend its losses on Wednesday. The global forecast for the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB hires buy-side director and wine-bar owner for senior IB role
Elizabeth Lin has left One North Capital to join UOB as a senior director in corporate finance IBD, according to her online public profile. She spent two years and four months as a research director at One North Capital, the Singapore-based independent ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank unveils “HR in your pocket” app
OCBC has become the first bank in Singapore to launch a human resource (HR) mobile app for its employees. The app, called “HR in your pocket”, includes an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that is integrated with the bank’s HR information ... ( read original story ...)
Wanted Singapore bank robber gets jail in Bangkok
The Criminal Court has sentenced a Canadian wanted in Singapore for robbing a bank to 14 months imprisonment on currency and money laundering charges. David James Roach, 28, fled to Thailand after allegedly robbering a bank in Singapore last year. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Bank launches international digital networking platform for business clients
SINGAPORE - HSBC Bank has launched a digital networking platform for its business clients to connect with each other. The HSBC Connections Hub is designed to enable the bank's clients to use HSBC's global network to connect with trusted buyers and sellers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks: More Room to Rally?
Banks are poised to be among the biggest beneficiaries of a stronger economy. Jefferies recently upgraded Singapore’s biggest lender DBS Group (D05.SG) from neutral to buy. Even though margin reflation and asset quality stabilization are still in the ... ( read original story ...)
Where are Interest Rates Headed? DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s CEO Shares His Thoughts
Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), is expecting two interest rate hikes this year. The bank has also guided to achieve a net interest margin (NIM) of 1.8% for 2017. For perspective, DBS Group achieved a net interest margin of 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Thais jail Singapore bank ‘note’ robber for 14 months
A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian man to 14 months in jail for crimes linked to a rare bank robbery in Singapore where he allegedly used nothing more than a threatening note to steal $22,000. According to authorities in Singapore, a city-state ... ( read original story ...)