Singaporean households received about $2,000 per member on average from COVID-19 measures introduced, according to a Ministry of Finance paper released on Thursday (11 February).Titled “An Interim ... ( read original story ...)
Digital banking? Virtual meetings? Singapore must embrace digital business cards in 2021, too
Digital banking has been an innovation darling of 2020 as payments increasingly moved to digital channels and economies went cashless during COVID-related lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
CMS Singapore Alliance Hires Clifford Chance Counsel as Banking Head
CMS Holborn Asia, the Singapore formal law alliance unit of U.K. firm CMS, has brought on Daniel Tan as director to head up its banking and finance practice. Tan joins CMS from Clifford Chance, where ... ( read original story ...)
Linkflow Capital: 52% of Singapore SMEs Were Able to Access Financing in 2020
Research conducted by Linkflow Capital shows that more SMEs continue to see improved access to financing with larger loan quantum secured in 2020 SINGAPORE - Media Outreach - 10 February 2021 - In ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Spin Its Wheels On Wednesday
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 30 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,935-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Enterprise Singapore-backed accelerator launches $15m blockchain fund
The new fund will be used to invest in tokens and early-stage blockchain firms, focusing on Web 3.0 infrastructure components and decentralized finance. ( read original story ...)
Singapore agencies must subject key Covid-19 expenditures to checks, says public sector accounts watchdog
While it is important to respond quickly to the pandemic, there is a need to ensure accountability, said the Public Accounts Committee in a report.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
GrabPay Funds Can Now Be Transferred To Local Bank Accounts, PayNow Users, Selected E-Wallets
From 8 February 2021, GrabPay users can now transfer funds out of their GrabPay wallets to local bank accounts and other e-wallets. The post GrabPay Funds Can Now Be Transferred To Local Bank Accounts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears
A Singapore government scheme to ensure children have access to computers for home learning has raised privacy concerns over monitoring software installed on the devices. The scheme, accelerated by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open higher on Monday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE stocks opened higher on Monday, following a positive lead from Wall Street last week.Read more on 'Business Times' ... ( read original story ...)
ThaiBev Files For Blockbuster IPO
Bangkok-based Thai Beverage, known as ThaiBev, has said it wants to list its regional beer business, in what is expected to be one of the largest IPOs on the Singapore Exchange in about decade. ( read original story ...)
RHB’s approach to banking in the new normal
INTERACTIVE, RHB won gold for Best Employee Engagement Strategy for its employee engagement transformation campaign which saw an overhaul of its internal employee engagement strategy – a four-pronged ... ( read original story ...)
SGX Nifty up 95 points; here’s what changed for market while you were sleeping
Asian shares hovered near record highs on Monday on hopes a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 aid package will be passed by US lawmakers as soon as this month just as coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Business Travel Bubble Zone Plan Delayed
Singapore’s efforts to open its borders are stalling, with a plan to allow business travelers to avoid quarantine and stay in a dedicated facility near the airport still not materializing. ( read original story ...)
Is this why Singapore is in a class of its own?
IT is incidents such as these that often make Singaporeans question how different is our cabinet ministers upbringing from other Singaporeans. Find out below: 1. Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong PM ... ( read original story ...)
Things to do in Singapore that get you the most bang for your buck (Feb 2021)
So, the tickets for the Singapore-Hong Kong flights are in limbo again or cost a small fortune (probably your entire year’s coffee’s worth). But, as they say, where there’s a will, there’s a ... ( read original story ...)