SINGAPORE - Fintechs seeking inroads here as a "digital-only bank" cannot operate on a one-size-fits-all basis if they are to compete in a well-banked environment in Singapore, OCBC's group chief ... ( read original story ...)
‘Cyber flashers’ in Singapore could now get two years in prison
(CNN)Singapore has criminalized the sending of unsolicited intimate images, or "cyber flashing," as part of a major crackdown on sexual harassment online. The city state's parliament approved reforms ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeks public consult on 5G policies, deployment
Singapore is seeking industry and public feedback on the regulatory ... In addition, it welcomed feedback on the baseline regulatory requirements needed to guide mobile network operators and on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore takes step toward introducing 5G next year
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s mobile phone carriers are being asked to take a step toward introducing fifth-generation wireless services as early as next year as the government plans to allocate spectrum for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Takes Step Toward Introducing 5G Network Next Year
Singapore’s mobile phone carriers are being asked to take a step toward introducing fifth-generation wireless services as early as next year as the government plans to allocate spectrum for at least ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PSA acquires Halterm
PSA International confirmed on Monday the Singapore company is acquiring the Halterm Container ... Rumours of PSA’s Halterm deal were reported a couple of weeks ago, initally by business website The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank studying licences for virtual banks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank is studying whether to allow financial technology firms to operate digital-only banks in the city-state, it said, following moves by regulators in other ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches online utility marketplace to help customers save on bills
The UOB Utility Marketplace is Singapore’s first online utility marketplace provided by a bank, UOB said in a press release on Monday, May 6. Customers can search and to sign up for the best deals for ... ( read original story ...)
UOB creates Singapore’s first online utility marketplace
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched Singapore’s first online utility marketplace provided by a bank. The UOB Utility Marketplace will allow customers to search and sign up for the best deals for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Studying Whether to Allow Digital-Only Banks
the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Tuesday. “MAS is studying whether to admit such digital-only banks with non-bank parentage,” the financial regulator said in an emailed reply to questions from ... ( read original story ...)
Why I continue to save with the Boosted DBS Multiplier
In 2015, MAS decide to package our AAA rated Singapore Government Bonds into a Singapore Savings ... You can credit into any DBS/POSB account and they will be able to track it. A pro tip: Under your ... ( read original story ...)
Why Investors Love Singapore’s Struggling Malls
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Singaporeans aren’t spending like they used to, at least not in shopping malls. There are too many already and more are being built. But investors still have good reasons to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for May 7
Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, often grouped together in mining industry jargon as 3TG, are vitally important to the industrial economy, used in high-tech products from smartphones to jets. ... ( read original story ...)
Rainbow flags confiscated at Singapore concert of openly gay singer Troye Sivan
LGBTQ rights activist Benjamin Xue attended the Singapore leg of the singer’s Bloom Tour with five friends. As he told Gay Star News, when the Australian singer, composer, and “Boy Erased” actor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore programme to assess use of exoskeletons in rehabilitation care
The role of such technology would be crucial as Singapore worked to support growing rehabilitation needs as its population aged, Chan Heng Kee, permanent secretary for Singapore's Ministry of Health, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fund iGlobe gears up to take Asian tech startups global
Instead, her firm focuses on more mature markets like Singapore and Japan, where she thinks startups with technology can compete globally. iGlobe looks to ride the wave of Asian governments hoping ... ( read original story ...)