Tenity announced that it has become a programme partner of the XRPL Accelerator in Asia Pacific with the launch of a Singapore-based cohort.
WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app
After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore. Meta has partnered with Stripe to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this ...
Singapore pitches new law to slow spread of cybercrime
The Singapore government is looking to pass new legislation that will allow it to issue directives to combat the "scale and speed" of cyber-criminal activity, including blocking access to suspected ...
Singapore HDB to streamline income and subsidy eligibility assessment for flat buyers
The HDB will be streamlining the income assessment period and the assessment of household eligibility for housing subsidies. Find out more.
Singapore’s daily COVID-19 cases drop to 3,000 as wave passes peak: Ong Ye Kung
COVID-19 wave in Singapore passes peak with daily cases dropping to 3,000. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung provides update on the situation.
Singapore: High inflation and slowing trade make for a challenging year
Singapore managed to record respectable growth in 2022 (3.6% year-on-year), supported by an improvement in global trade and robust domestic consumption. However, momentum is now clearly fading with ...
Virtual Banking: Singapore’s OCBC Digital Silvers Program to Equip Elderly with Modern Financial Skills
OCBC Bank will be ramping up its Digital Silvers program with the aim of upskilling 2,000 elderly customers from now until the end of the year.
Wealth Summit Latest: HSBC Expanding Business in Asia, London
The Bloomberg Wealth Asia summit returns to Hong Kong after a three-year break, bringing together the region’s leading investors, economists and money managers.Most Read from BloombergPowell’s Bet ...
Singapore Wealth Fund Sees More Growth in Fintech After Downturn
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund said it still sees more growth in the financial technology sector, even after a downturn that’s sent startup valuations plummeting as investors turn away from riskier ...
Crypto Options Liquidity Provider OrBit Markets Offers Bitcoin and Gold-Hybrid Derivative
Orbit Markets, an institutional liquidity provider of crypto options, is rolling out the first bitcoin ... XAUT or bitcoin as designated by OrBit, the Singapore-based company said. In its statement, ...
Singapore fines Chinese woman US$9,000 for smuggling nearly 175kg of food, including duck and pig blood
Singapore Immigration officers uncovered 101.45kg of assorted meat products and 73.65kg of processed food products belonging to Chinese national, Mei Hua.
From 2024, You Won’t Need A Passport At Singapore Checkpoints
From 2024, Singapore will set up Automated Border Control System ... concept (NCC), which is aimed at providing faster and more secure immigration as well as customs clearance, a report in Straits ...
Tech’s been hit by layoffs. But Singapore is still investing big in its talent — in tech and beyond
But despite the downsizing, Singapore is still investing heavily in tech skills. Efforts at hiring and cultivating tech talent — in both the country’s tech and non-tech sectors — continue to be robust ...
Singapore soaring rents become a political issue
SINGAPORE: Expats aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of rents in Singapore rising at the fastest pace in the world.
Singapore firms scramble to soften blow of soaring rent costs
Companies in Singapore are partially paying housing costs of employees and even relocating staff to cheaper neighbouring cities to help them tackle home rents that rose last year at their fastest rate ...
Singapore plans extensive law to fight online crime
A bill which will allow Singapore authorities to remove apps was introduced in parliament Monday to provide police with broad powers to combat malicious online crime and scams. If passed, the Online ...