Singapore shares gain for second day; OCBC, UOB advance

Singapore stocks edged slightly higher on Monday after gaining more than 1 percent in the previous session, led by lenders such as OCBC and United Overseas Bank. Asian shares started the week on the weak note, pressured by a retreat on Wall Street amid tax ... ( read original story ...)

Why a Singapore Cryptocoin Firm Now Does Its Banking in Japan

Quoine joins about 10 firms specializing in cryptocurrency and payments services whose bank accounts have been shut in Singapore, where the financial regulator oversees only some activities related to the industry. Japanese authorities are taking a more ... ( read original story ...)

DBS Bank, OCBC, UOB to use NETS QR code for cashless payments

Seven banks in Singapore, including DBS Bank, OCBC and United Overseas Bank will be offering cashless payments in Singapore via NETS' QR code platform by mid-2018. The top three lenders will be joined by HSBC, Maybank, Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Banks in Singapore to use NETS QR code for cashless payments

SINGAPORE: By the middle of next year, seven banks in Singapore will offer consumers the option of paying using NETS QR code. In a joint press briefing on Monday (Nov 20), DBS Bank, OCBC and UOB said they have come onboard NETS' QR code platform. ( read original story ...)

Singapore ranks 13th in world talent competitiveness

Still, while Hong Kong fell three spots to 12th position in rankings compiled by Swiss business school IMD, it still edged out Singapore, which rose two notches to 13th place. Dr Arturo Bris, the director of the IMD World Competitiveness Center ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore clears national QR code payment standard

The Singapore Payments Council (SPC) authorised a standard QR code specification for the country to simplify electronic and mobile payments. The SGQR system was devised by an industry group and uses international QR code protocols tweaked for the specific ... ( read original story ...)

Digital health ecosystem in Singapore

Singapore’s strategic geographical location coupled with its strong information technology infrastructure and favourable climate for innovation due to strong government support makes it an ideal destination for a digital healthcare hub in the Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore sponges up Silicon Valley wisdom to win the future

SINGAPORE -- In 2016, while attending the National University of Singapore, Lim Jing Rong and Davis Gay teamed up to co-found a financial-technology startup. The major motivation that led them to create their own business? Their one-year experience in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore government researching facial recognition applications

... a new security screening solution developed by a team comprised of employees from the Republic of Singapore Navy and DSTA Defence Science and Technology Agency, according to a report by OpenGov Asia. Announced on the ministry’s Facebook page, the ... ( read original story ...)