THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, has appointed Katia Daude Gonçalves as country manager for Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei, it said on Tuesday (Nov 14).
SC Venture’s Libeara will soon let accredited investors in on tokenised Singapore-dollar government bond funds
Libeara was born after MAS’s global retail CBDC challenge. It also built projects for the HK government, Ghana, and Philippines.
Jail for maid who unlawfully withdrew $88.6k from 95-year-old man’s bank account over 89 occasions
SINGAPORE - Saddled by hefty debts back home, an Indonesian maid used a bank card belonging to her employer’s elderly father to make 89 unauthorised withdrawals totalling $88,600 from January to July ...
Grab launches new digital bank, here are 6 features available to 20k M’sian beta users
GXBank, the Grab-powered Malaysian digital bank, has released its app for 20,000 beta users. Here are six features that it currently offers.
Maid withdrew S$88,600 from employer’s 95-year-old father’s bank account, gets jail
SINGAPORE: Over about six months, a maid withdrew a total of S$88,600 from her employer's 95-year-old father's bank account, taking care not to trigger the bank's automatic alert for large ...
OCBC to invest $30m in staff development over next 3 years
Initiatives include certifying internal career coaches and launching an AI-powered career marketplace. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OCBC Cycle Fun Space At Singapore Festival 2023 On 18-19 November
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 14 November 2023 - OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (OCBC Hong Kong) presents OCBC Cycle Fun Space at Singapore Fest ...
The Much-Anticipated Singapore Fintech Festival 2023 Is Finally Here
The 8th Singapore Fintech Festival 2023 kicks off today and is expected to attract over 60,000 attendees from over 100 countries.
HSBC AM selects CEO for Southeast Asia and Singapore
Subject to regulatory approval, HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) welcomes the appointment of Pang Qi Lim as chief executive officer for Southeast Asia and Singapore.
Beyond profits, GIC considers the impact of its investments: CEO Lim Chow Kiat
GIC's investments have had a positive impact around the world by supporting businesses, building infrastructure and creating jobs, says CEO Lim Chow Kiat.
Harnessing day-job skills for charitable purposes
StanChart hopes to leverage the professional skills, experiences and interests of employees to deepen its philanthropic efforts Read more at The Business Times.
OCBC to invest $30m in staff development over 3 years
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank is investing $30 million over the next three years to help staff progress in their careers and prepare them, as well as the organisation, for future disruptions. Senior leaders ...
Singapore’s homeownership rate is 80%. Could a housing solution there work in Hawaii?
Hawaii lawmakers and housing advocates hungry for new solutions are looking to the Southeast Asian city-state for some potential answers.
YY Group Files for IPO at $4 to $5/Share
By Dean Seal YY Group Holdings has filed paperwork with regulators for an initial public offering with an offering price of $4 to $5 a share.
DBS puts ‘hold’ call on Genting Singapore under review, citing higher-than-expected $6.8 bil capex plan
"This also suggests that the Singapore tourism landscape has shifted towards attracting a greater proportion of wealthier tourists, which justifies its revised $6.8 billion capex budget over the next ...
Behind the Scenes of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize: Singapore ‘Took It Up a Notch,’ Says Photographer
Prince William's Earthshot Prize in Singapore "took it up a notch," says royal photographer who shared never-before-seen images from the event ...