Mobile payments: Is Singapore behind the curve?

SINGAPORE: Apple Pay, Android Pay, DBS PayLah!, Dash and Liquid Pay are just some of the growing number of mobile payment options that have transformed the way purchases can be made in Singapore. Consumers simply need to use their smart mobile devices to ... ( read original story ...)

How technology can make Singapore a car-lite society

Easy access to high quality and efficient transportation infrastructure already makes Singapore one of greatest cities in the world to live and work. But the desire to attract the best talent and businesses from around the world has prompted Singapore to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Hosts a Full-On Maker Extravaganza

Speakers include Dale Dougherty (founder, Maker Media), Rajiv Mongia (director, Technology Outreach Programmes, Intel Corporation), Assistant Professor Lim Tit Meng (chief executive, Science Centre Singapore), Khoong Hock Yun (ACE, IMDA), Veera Swaminathan ... ( read original story ...)

Singtel begins 800Mbps LTE-A rollout on Orchard Road

"We are pleased to again partner with Singtel on this important step in the journey towards 5G," said Martin Wiktorin, president of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei, and Philippines. "In delivering Singtel's Gigabit-class LTE network, we are enabling an enhanced ... ( read original story ...)

Fintech adoption in Singapore lags other economies

Financial technology (fintech) adoption in Singapore lags far behind other economies around the world, a report by business consultancy EY said. But the report released on Tuesday added that the country is expected to catch up and exceed the global average ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Lufax to launch first overseas platform in Singapore

Competition has been rising among governments across Asia - most notably Hong Kong and Singapore - which have launched a raft of initiatives to grab a slice of the $100 billion invested in financial technology globally. Besides Hong Kong, Lufax had also ... ( read original story ...)

The future of local farming: Balancing technology and nature

But as technology sinks ever deeper roots in Singapore’s urban jungle, some in the industry say that its overemphasis may root out the rustic nature of farming and, for younger generations, a loss of knowledge of where our food comes from. While older ... ( read original story ...)

MyRepublic is pressured to get 2% of MVNO market share

If it wants its bid to pay off in terms of profits. Following its failure to secure Singapore's fourth mobile operator license in December 2016, MyRepublic now plans to offer mobile services as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Singapore from ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: An autonomous innovation center

Pang Kin Keong, Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for Transport and the Chairman of its Committee on autonomous driving, said “We face constraints in land and manpower. We want to take advantage of self-driving technology to overcome such constraints ... ( read original story ...)

Man arrested for role in mobile phone replacement scam

SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected role in a series of cheating cases involving mobile phones, police said on Saturday (Jul 15). The police received a report in June this year regarding a potential misuse of the mobile phone ... ( read original story ...)

StarHub bets on more data sales as mobile space gets squeezed

StarHub’s share price has tumbled more than 30 percent in the two years since Singapore announced plans to facilitate the entry of a fourth mobile player. The stock is the only decliner among Singapore’s three incumbents this year, and 14 out of 22 ... ( read original story ...)

Mobile health app empowers Singapore consumers to self-care

Consumers can receive advice on general health concerns from Guardian’s certified healthcare professionals via the MyDoc app. Consumers in Singapore can now practise self-care with the MyDoc mobile app. The app allows consumers to chat with certified ... ( read original story ...)