Ravi Sharma, Lead Banking and Payments Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Singapore’s payment card market is innovative and rapidly growing. Efforts from the government, financial authorities, and ...
Pregnant teen admits to opening bank account used to launder over S$145,000 in scam proceeds
SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old girl, who was promised a monthly payment of S$200, opened a bank account in 2021, despite knowing that it would be used to transfer “dirty money”. The teenager’s account was ...
StanChart cutting about 20 jobs in Singapore, London in revamp of lender’s M&A team
Standard Chartered is cutting about 20 jobs across places like London and Singapore as the lender restructures its mergers and acquisitions team by absorbing bankers focused on industry coverage, ...
Minister Indranee Rajah on whether Singapore will consider increasing its current childcare leave provisions
Given Singapore's ongoing efforts to support parents and encourage higher birth rate, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong was recently asked in a Parliamentary query if the Finance ...
Pregnant teen admits to opening bank account used to launder over $145k in scam proceeds
SINGAPORE – A 17-year-old girl, who was promised a monthly payment of $200, opened a bank account in 2021, despite knowing that it would be used to transfer “dirty money”. The teenager’s account was ...
A Simple Analysis Of NTUC’s Income Insurance Sale To Allianz
NTUC is selling a majority stake in Income Insurance to Allianz for $2.2 billion - which will value the insurer at around $4.4 billion.
Insurer tries to split S$39,000 bill for ‘questionable’ work injury claim with co-insurer, court rejects bid
The construction worker was covered by two insurance companies, but only one - HSBC Life (Singapore), previously known as AXA Insurance - took part in contesting the claim. After reaching a ...
Pregnant teen admits opening bank account used to launder over $145k in scam proceeds
SINGAPORE – A 17-year-old girl, who was promised a monthly payment of $200, opened a bank account in 2021, despite knowing that it would be used to transfer “dirty money”. The teenager’s account was ...
Singapore stocks fell on Monday’s open—STI dropped 0.3%
In the broader market, there were 86 gainers compared to 46 losers, with 46.2 million securities worth S$89.9 million traded ...
Why living in Singapore is the most expensive in Southeast Asia; Gruelling Johor-Singapore commute revealed in viral video: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
Singapore medtech startup raises US$7 million to expand accessible respiratory care globally
SINGAPORE-BASED digital health company Aevice Health has secured US$7 million in a seed plus round to expand its operations in the US, Japan and Singapore. Read more at The Business Times.
DBS, UOB or OCBC: Which Singapore Bank Should You Pick for Your Investment Portfolio?
We compare the three banks after they released their latest earnings to see which makes the best pick for your portfolio. The post DBS, UOB or OCBC: Which Singapore Bank Should You Pick for Your ...
Malaysia IPOs jump as economy improves and investors return to the stock market
There were 28 initial public offerings on Bursa Malaysia in the first seven months of the year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore banks keep guard against rate cuts, market volatility in Q2, but expect to remain strong
SINGAPORE banks continue to shore up against market volatility and impending rate cuts, even as their earnings remain ahead of expectations. Read more at The Business Times.
DBS chief Piyush Gupta to step down; Tan Su Shan to take the top job
He will be succeeded by Ms Tan Su Shan, who was appointed on the same day as deputy CEO, in addition to her current role as group head of institutional banking. She will succeed Piyush Gupta as CEO ...
Me & My Money: Her first investment failed, but fintech firm exec says investing early is no mistake
Investing from a young age allows one to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging. Read more at straitstimes.com.