The concept of making transactions with your mobile phone has been around for many years and has been successfully implemented in countries much larger than Singapore. Mr. Lee pointed out that the country has a natural advantage in that it is compact and ... ( read original story ...)
Grab partners with Singapore Airlines to turn GrabRewards into air miles
Grab and Singapore Airlines are teaming up to integrate their respective loyalty schemes and mobile apps. The partnership between the two companies will give members of Grab’s GrabRewards loyalty program the opportunity to convert GrabRewards points into ... ( read original story ...)
Vainglory World Championship 2017 heads to Singapore
the masterminds behind hit mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Vainglory, have revealed their cunning plan to host the the Vainglory World Championship 2017 in Singapore on December 14 through December 17, at the Kallang Theatre. The top ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines And Grab Agree On Extensive Partnership
Singapore Airlines and Grab announced a partnership to provide customers with more seamless travel experiences. SIA and Grab will integrate their mobile apps to offer enhanced convenience to customers when travelling to the airport in six countries across ... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE’S 2015 BEST CFO JAILED FOR TAKING UPSKIRT VIDEOS
He was was honoured as best chief financial officer at the Singapore Corporate Awards in 2015. On Sept 25 this year, he pleaded guilty to two of four charges of using his mobile phone to take upskirt videos of women. Chan was at 313@Somerset mall when he ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Will Go Cashless In 6 Months
Mobile Payments are already wildly successful in China, and Singapore is lagging behind this trend. The Singapore government is finally building the regulatory infrastructure. With the highest smartphone penetration rate in the world, why is Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines and Grab partner up in customer loyalty push
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Grab have struck a partnership which will see the integration of their mobile apps to provide more convenience and seamless travel experiences for travellers in Southeast Asia. This includes markets such as Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Market Update – Tuesday: Cryptocurrencies consolidate as Asia takes holiday
While stock markets surged up, major cryptocurrencies were ... In Singapore, house prices appear to have turned up for the first time in 4 years. The Singapore housing market has been in decline for 15 consecutive quarters, but ended this with a 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks fall; Sembcorp mulling India unit IPO
Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday, bucking Asian equities and record gains on Wall Street overnight, hurt by losses in financials and energy shares. Asian shares advanced after U.S. stocks started the fourth quarter on a strong note on Monday, with ... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 ETFs to Invest in Singapore 2017
Investors whom have a long term horizon can participate in the Singapore’s future growth via exposure to these solid corporations. China’s export led growth has lifted the Chinese economy to World No. 2 in terms of absolute GDP, and is continuing its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Bank loans show downtrend, but still up 5.1%
Singapore bank loans grew for the 11th straight month in August, but the growth remained on the downtrend for the second month in a row. According to the latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), total lending in the said month rose by ... ( read original story ...)
Trillanes: ‘Expert’ sold fake info about bank accounts to Palace official
The senator said his alleged account and De Lima’s were similar – both were supposed to be in DBS Bank Alexandra branch in Singapore. “Hindi pa nadala itong si Mr. Snooky Cruz. Pinalitan lang niya yung ibang detalye at binenta ulit sa mga taga ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-listed firms among world’s least exposed to cyber threats
Singapore-listed companies ranked third globally in average cyber exposure, with 60% of them having little or no exposure to cyber threats, according to a new cyber exposure index (CEI). From a hacker perspective, many organisations are still leaving the ... ( read original story ...)
Sembcorp Industries mulling Indian unit IPO: report
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries is planning to list its Indian unit, Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday. The unit can be either listed here in India or elsewhere, Mint reported citing two people aware of the plan. The IPO for Sembcorp India, which has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q3 home prices rise for first time in 4 years
Singapore's private home prices rose in the third quarter for the first time in four years, ending a stretch of 15 consecutive quarters of declines, the government's preliminary estimates showed on Monday. The private residential property index rose 0.5% ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered appoints global head of technology for financial markets division
Mikhail Brovman has joined Standard Chartered as Global Head, Technology, Financial Markets on 2nd October. He is based in Singapore and reports to Dr Michael Gorriz, who is Group Chief Information Officer and interim Chief Information Officer, Corporate ... ( read original story ...)