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 ...)
Singapore property prices fall: Is this a good time for Indian nationals to buy?
Singapore, May 6 (ANI): Singapore property developer has gone bust for the first time since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Developers Astoria and Lerida, which have the same owner, are now insolvent ... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-End weaker as Trump threat jolts markets; Singapore dives
* Trump says will raise U.S. tariffs on $200 bln of Chinese goods * Singapore leads losses in region with a 3.4 pct drop * Indonesia's Q1 GDP grows slower than expected By Nikhil Subba May 6 (Reuters) ... ( read original story ...)
How to do business in Singapore
Making vast investments in sectors ranging from transport to education, Singapore imports £5.6 billion in goods and services from the UK each year. Viewed as a trade gateway to South East Asia – and, ... ( read original story ...)
British Airways Vs Singapore Airlines: Which Is Best?
For Business and First, always choose Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines has a prestigious reputation, offering great service, delicious food, excellent in-flight entertainment, and the always ... ( read original story ...)
9 in 10 Singapore business travellers willing to share data with companies or apps
Meanwhile, this figure dipped for leisure travellers wherein 87% are open to data sharing. 91% of Singaporean business travellers are extremely or somewhat willing to share information about their ... ( read original story ...)
Eco-Business enters China with hire of sustainability specialist Junice Yeo
Yeo joins the Eco-Business team after a six-year stint at Corporate Citizenship, a London-headquartered consultancy specialising in sustainability reporting where she was Southeast Asia director, ... ( read original story ...)
SLINGSHOT 2019 call for entries: Global startup competition in Singapore
With our global network in over 35 locations spanning many developed and emerging markets, we connect businesses with relevant Singapore companies for their business expansion. Visit ... ( read original story ...)
Forgers are forcing a $12 trillion business into the digital age, says OCBC
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - The US$9 trillion (S$12.3 trillion) business of financing global trade needs to go digital, according to South-east Asia's second-biggest lender. Forgers have become so adept ... ( read original story ...)