Picture Big Data and that fancy 2-bedroom condominium you are eyeing in Pasir Panjang. That’s not something you would typically see in the same sentence, much less imagine it. But, Steven Tan, Managing Director of OrangeTee has made it his mission to put ... ( read original story ...)
3 agencies tipped to be shortlisted for OCBC media account
Vizeum Singapore, Havas Media Singapore and incumbent Wavemaker Singapore are tipped to be shortlisted in OCBC Bank’s media pitch, Marketing understands. The move follows a recent media pitch called last month, which also involves the brand’s ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing scheme targeting POSB customers: DBS
SINGAPORE: DBS Bank warned on Thursday (May 3) of a phishing scheme targeting POSB Bank customers, mimicking the POSB Internet Banking login page. "Such phishing sites are designed to steal customer details, logins, PINs and OTPs in order to perform ... ( read original story ...)
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore named busiest international air route
A flight linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has become the busiest international route in the world, research shows. Planes made 30,537 trips between the two airports in the year to February 2018, OAG Aviation said. The route overtook ... ( read original story ...)
UOB boosts pay by 14% as profits soar in the first quarter
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/314225/dbs-jobs-q1-2018/ UOB may be the smallest of Singapore’s three local banks, but it’s just posted record quarterly profits of $978m for Q1 – a 21% rise from a year earlier. If you’re thinking of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must watch for winners and losers in the pursuit of free trade: Heng
SINGAPORE: SINGAPORE needs to be conscious of how free trade can sieve out winners and losers, and ensure that people are not left behind amid the pursuit of free trade, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat. Speaking at the Asean Conference on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MyRepublic joins crowded mobile market with StarHub
SINGAPORE -- Broadband internet provider MyRepublic is pushing into mobile services in Singapore through a partnership with StarHub, further stoking the competitive fires in the city-state's telecom market. MyRepublic will be able to use StarHub's network ... ( read original story ...)
Double-digit profit rise for UOB as loans, margins expand
For the first quarter ended March, UOB reported a 21% rise in net profit to 978 million Singapore dollars ($731.9 million). Wee described it as the strongest quarter ever. Total income rose 9% to S$2.23 billion due to growth in both net interest income and ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic to offer mobile services through partnership with StarHub
“We promised that MyRepublic would bring a better kind of mobile service to Singapore, and we believe we can still do that.” The ISP said in a press release that it will be rolling out mobile services “very soon” but did not give a date, nor did it ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore is upbeat on its Middle East prospects after a sound start to 2018
Bank of Singapore is upbeat on its prospects in the Middle East. Competition in the region has been fierce, but the private banking arm of OCBC was growing faster than its competitors, said Vikram Malhotra, South Asia and Middle East global market head at ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic offers mobile services in Singapore after partnership with StarHub
MyRepublic announced on Thursday (May 3) that it has formed a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership with StarHub. The agreement will enable MyRepublic to use StarHub's mobile network infrastructure to offer mobile services in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines business class, SQ288 Sydney-Canberra-Singapore
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points when you spend $2,500 on eligible purchases In the first 3 months. Save $425 with no annual fee for the first year. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs, fees and charges apply. Click here now. Singapore Airlines’ rejig of its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Announces New FinTech Fast Track initiative
Singapore is one of the top-ranked FinTech hubs globally, with a world-class infrastructure and connectivity. Ultra-high-speed fiber infrastructure runs across the nation, while mobile subscription penetration exceeds 100 percent – factors that are all ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Basks in Rates Glow
historically Singapore banks perform well when the monetary authority starts to tamp down the pace of economic activity. The three homegrown lenders – DBS, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank Ltd. – are among the biggest gainers ... ( read original story ...)
Global Switch First in Singapore to Adopt Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Methods for Data Centre Construction
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2018--Global Switch, a leading owner and operator of large scale carrier and cloud neutral data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific, announced that its Singapore Woodlands data centre, is the first project in the island ... ( read original story ...)
Seven new things to know before you interview with Standard Chartered in Asia
What Standard Chartered’s Q1 results really tell us about jobs and careers at the firm in Singapore and Hong Kong. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/314051/sought-after-asian-banking-jobs/ Standard Chartered has long been one of the most prolific ... ( read original story ...)