You’ve spent your career working for global banks, but you’ve just landed a job interview at one of Singapore’s local banks: DBS, OCBC and UOB. You’re not alone. The three firms – which ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore rolls out unified QR code payments
The Singapore Quick Response Code ((SGQR) will be rolled out over the next six months in an effort to make QR-code-based mobile payments simpler to use for both consumers and merchants. PayNow, Nets, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore workers worst hit by impact of AI in ASEAN
Conducted by Cisco and Oxford Economics, the study – which analysed 433 occupations across 21 industries in six ASEAN countries – noted that Singapore’s higher job displacement rate is not a case of “ ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Authorities Question Deutsche Bank Executive Over 1MDB Scandal
SINGAPORE—A senior Deutsche Bank AG executive has been interviewed by authorities in Singapore as part of their investigation into the multibillion-dollar scandal at Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Dev... ( read original story ...)
Report: Singapore authorities probing Deutsche Bank executive’s role in 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Singapore enforcement agencies involved in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) probe in the republic are currently investigating an outgoing Deutsche Bank senior executive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore residential property sales drop 64% in August
Residential property sales in Singapore shrank by 64 per cent in August to the lowest point in six months as government cooling measures took effect and developers marketed fewer projects in a period ... ( read original story ...)
East Coast vs. West Coast condos: a Singapore Property Face-off
Debate about whether the East or the West side of Singapore is a better place to live usually centres around food, amenities or accessibility. While these things are certainly important in deciding wh... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix win one of Mercedes’ greatest in F1 – Wolff
Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton's Singapore Grand Prix win was one of the "greatest" of the current Mercedes team's 74 victories in Formula 1. As well as coming at a venue where Mercedes has strugg... ( read original story ...)
Singtel and Ericsson hit 1.5Gbps ‘peak LTE’ in Singapore
Singtel anticipates that handsets capable of accessing the 1.5Gbps LTE speeds will be on the market by early 2019 Singtel and Ericsson have announced that they have achieved "peak LTE" – achieving spe... ( read original story ...)
Singtel Boasts 1.5G LTE Speed From 5-Carrier Aggregation
SINGAPORE -- Singtel said today they have achieved peak LTE speeds of 1.5 Gbps using five-carrier aggregation [see note]. This is the fastest in Asia and 50 percent faster than prevailing 1 Gbps speed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Blockchain Platform JET8 is Turning Everyday Social Media Users Into Paid Micro-influencers
SINGAPORE — JET8 is a Singapore-based, global social media platform with technology that allows brands, agencies, and influencers to engage and sell to social communities through user-generated mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports edge up but demand from China tumbles
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's key exports rose in August but views on the prospects for the rest of the year remained bearish given the persistent weakness in electronics and worsening ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Plunge as Cooling Measures Grip City-State
Private home sales in Singapore tumbled 64 percent in August to the least in six months as government cooling measures took effect and developers marketed fewer projects in a period considered inauspi... ( read original story ...)
How Expensive Is It to Get Divorced in Singapore?
For example, POSB & DBS charge the lowest interest rate (3.88%) of any bank in Singapore for its personal loans, making their financing the cheapest option for applicants that are approved. Alternativ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore August exports growth slows to 5.0 percent, below forecast
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s on-year non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth slowed sharply in August as sales of pharmaceuticals came off the sizzling pace of the month before, official ... ( read original story ...)
The Airport of the Future is Here. And It Doesn’t Need Humans
“They’re not building just for today but for the future,” said Shukor Yusof, founder of aviation consulting firm Endau Analytics. “Singapore is a nation that is quick to embrace technology.” ( read original story ...)