The plan, if approved, could be among the first such services under the unified payment service Pay it, which the social media platform unveiled in November. It allows us ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s leading digital banking solution provider FOMO Pay makes 2020 first overseas foray into Malaysia
FOMO Pay, Singapore-based digital payment and digital banking solution provider, partnered with OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to develop OCBC OneCollect as its first merchant cross-border QRcode ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay moves into Singapore’s crowded mobile payments market
UnionPay, mainland China's dominant bank card clearing service provider, said in a statement on Monday that Huawei Pay would work with a large number of merchants, including supermarket group NTUC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: ST Engineering, Keppel Infra Trust, Jardine C&C, Centurion, Keong Hong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (April 21): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering): The group's aerospace and ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval-regulator
Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said. The plan, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns political parties of cybersecurity threats and election interference
Singapore must look beyond online falsehood laws as elections loom Country's government is missing the point with its use of correction directives, when it should be looking more closely at how the ... ( read original story ...)
16 new phones coming out in 2020: iPhone 12, Galaxy Fold 2 and more
Despite changes to the smartphone supply chain, we still expect to see these phone releases in the coming months. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus gives 60% boost to mobile streaming in South-East Asia
Online video weekly minutes on mobile devices leaped by 60% in aggregate across in Southeast Asia, as the coronavirus pandemic sparked lockdowns and stay at home orders. According to a survey ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Zilingo Cuts Jobs After Putting Global Push on Hold
Zilingo, a fashion technology platform backed by Temasek Holdings Pte, has cut 5% of its 900-strong global workforce as part of a strategy to refocus on Asia and emerging markets, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
As Singapore sees more seniors, startups can step up
Singapore is turning silver as more people from the baby boomer generation (those ... Many seniors may be reluctant to use platforms that are exclusively designed for the elderly or those that appear ... ( read original story ...)
Chartered Group and MAFAT mark a major milestone between Japan and Israel, with corporate Japan gaining access to advanced Israeli technology
For the first time, one of the most advanced and innovative defense technology organization in the world (The Israel Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research and Development – DDR&D;, aka ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Considers Housing Uninfected Foreign Workers in Cruise Ships
Singapore’s government is studying the feasibility of using two mid-size cruise ships to temporarily house foreign workers who have recovered from coronavirus and tested negative as the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports grow 12.8% month-on-month in March
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 12.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in March, reversing the ... ( read original story ...)
Did Singapore’s technology-driven tracking help it combat coronavirus?
Even as the country, which is already in lockdown, battles to tackle the spread of virus, questions are being raised over the efficacy of its earlier approach that involved widespread use of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports defy coronavirus disruption to surge 17.6% in March
SINGAPORE - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (Nodx ... The surge in exports was led by a 20.5 per cent surge in the shipment of non-electronics products. This came from non-monetary gold which ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March exports jump due to gold, pharma shipments
Singapore's annual exports growth accelerated by 17.6% in March, blowing past expectations due to a jump in shipments of pharmaceuticals and gold, official data showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)