Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear label, valued this summer at US$4 billion, is discussing strategic options including an IPO.
Visa and Standard Chartered to make instalment payments more seamless for Asia Pacific credit cardholders
Singapore – Visa and Standard Chartered (“the Bank”) have entered into a regional partnership to accelerate the seamless delivery of instalment payment options to the Bank’s Visa credit cardholders ...
Mixing welfare & elitism in Singapore
Is Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moving to soften the island state’s time-tested capitalist credentials with state welfare policies for the poor? Growing economic inequality has put Lee to the ...
Singapore Urgently Needs 260,000 Skilled Workers From All Over the World
Singapore's tech industry grapples with a significant challenge— the imperative for a substantial workforce expansion. The sector, alongside IT & ...
Singapore Central Banker Believes Private Crypto Will Fade Away
Singapore's monetary chief expects CBDCs operating alongside tokenized bank money to prevail after 'unstable private coins exit.' ...
Increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media; calls for rocket and bomb attacks, says home minister
There has been a noticeable increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media from around the region since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and the retaliatory military action by Israel in Gaza ...
Singapore PM’s brother to pay damages to Indian-origin ministers in defamation case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages t..
How will digital transformation shape the future of Singapore’s IT business?
In the realm of digital transformation, cloud computing has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping the way businesses operate. Singapore's IT businesses are increasingly migrating to cloud-based ...
The Official Launch of Volocopter in Singapore Will Be Late Due to the Lack of Local Funding Partners
The air taxi is called 'VoloCity' and it comes with VoloPorts. This vertiport (vertical port) is a pad for aircraft to take off and land vertically. Multiple VoloPorts will be positioned at ...
Singapore stocks extend decline amid mixed regional trading; STI down 0.7%
SINGAPORE shares fell on Tuesday (Nov 28 ... but the potential decline in interest rates is not sparking the typical positive response in the stock market. “Investors may be harbouring concerns that ...
BNPL Payment Option Now Available for Standard Chartered Visa Cards
Visa and Standard Chartered partner to introduce BNPL payment option for the bank's Visa credit cardholders in the Asia Pacific region.
BNPL Payment Option Now Available for StanChart Visa Credit Cards
Visa and Standard Chartered partner to introduce BNPL payment option for the bank's Visa credit cardholders in the Asia Pacific region.
Singapore’s manufacturing output rebounds after year-long slump
Singapore’s manufacturing output in October surpassed market expectations with a 7.4% year-on-year rebound after a year-long slump, thanks to growth in the key electronics industry, particularly ...
Singapore’s 800-hectare ‘Long Island’ project aims to address concerns of rising sea levels, inland flooding
Singapore is studying plans to reclaim tracts of land in its "Long Island" project to address concerns of rising sea levels and inland flooding in the future.
HSBC hires senior private banking executive from UBS to serve wealthy Indians
HSBC Holdings Plc has reportedly hired a senior private banking executive from UBS Group AG where he ran a team serving wealthy Indians who live overseas. Gautam Anand was appointed Global Coordinator ...
HSBC taps UBS’ Gautam Anand for key South Asia private banking role – memo
HSBC Holdings has hired UBS Group banker Gautam Anand as the global coordinator for affluent Indian clients across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, according to an internal memo seen by ...