UOB is hiring in Singapore, but it’s not just poaching people from rival banks – it wants talent from tech firms like Google and Apple. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/223125/ten-job-interview-questions-that-singaporean-banks-are-bound-to-ask ... ( read original story ...)
Indo-Singapore Trade May Reach $ 25 Billion by FY20: FIEO
New Delhi: Exporters' body FIEO on Thursday said there is a huge potential to increase bilateral trade between India and Singapore to $ 25 billion by 2019-20. India's export to Singapore grew by 23 percent last fiscal, though overall exports expanded by ... ( read original story ...)
A Peek at the Singapore Stock Market Today
The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended the day at 3,228.06 points, inching down 4.41 points or 0.14%. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd (SGX: BS6) was the firm that lost the most ground today as it slipped ... ( read original story ...)
Citi launches Facebook Messenger chatbot in Singapore market
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Citibank Singapore has launched the initial phase of its new natural-language chatbot, Citi Bot, on Facebook’s social media messaging platform, Messenger. It will be made available to some 600 Citi customers and employees in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Launches First Facebook Messenger Banking Chatbot in Singapore that Provides Customer Account Information
Han Kwee Juan, Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Singapore, said, “To be the best bank for our customers, we need to keep ourselves at the forefront of innovation and constantly find ways to exceed their evolving expectations. As our customers become ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC staff commended for preventing Internet love scam
SINGAPORE: It was business as usual at OCBC's Tampines branch on Aug 30 until a 55-year-old man walked in, wanting to send S$17,100 overseas. The money, which was to be remitted to a person in Malaysia, was for an "anti-terrorism certificate" so that a ... ( read original story ...)
Why The UOB One Card Is Still Singapore’s Most Generous Rebate Card
In the realm of credit cards that offer cash rebates as an incentive, few cards have stood the test of the time as well as the UOB One Credit Card has. Cards from other banks have been heavily revamped, renamed, rebranded, but few have actually held on to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP growth outlook stays at 2.5%
SINGAPORE: Private sector economists retained their full-year growth forecast for Singapore at 2.5% despite a stronger-than-expected second-quarter performance, as increased optimism about the manufacturing sector was offset by a more negative outlook for ... ( read original story ...)
Israel forges financial links with Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong
The Israel Securities Authority is promoting dual listing in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Ministry of Finance today stated, "Israel and Switzerland have signed a letter of understanding for extensive cooperation in the financial services sector." ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares its ‘passion’
SINGAPORE’S TOURISM Board and Economic Development Board are now promoting the island-state with the slogan “Passion Made Possible”. It replaces the “Your Singapore” pitch in use since 2010 and is aimed at businesses as well as tourists. ( read original story ...)
Singapore faces grim labour future as population ages
SINGAPORE -- While Japan had the biggest slump in its workforce in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from an ageing population over the next two decades. The city state will face a double whammy: a shrinking workforce and slower ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Faces a Grim Labor Future as Population Ages Rapidly
While Japan had the biggest slump in its workforce in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from an aging population over the next two decades. The city state will face a double whammy: a shrinking workforce and slower progress than ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits Singapore for leaders’ retreat during 50th anniversary of ties
SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is visiting Singapore on Wednesday (Sep 6) and Thursday for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders' Retreat with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a media statement. President ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lags its Asia Pacific peers in mobile wallet usage
Only 28% of Singaporeans used mobile wallets in 2016. Consumer use of a mobile wallet in Singapore has only reached 28% in 2016, the biennial Global Consumer Survey by ACI Worldwide revealed. In 2012 and 2014, only 23% of consumers used mobile wallets ... ( read original story ...)
American Real-Estate Firm Plans $500 Million Singapore IPO
SINGAPORE—KBS Realty Advisors LLC, an American real-estate investment firm, is planning to raise about $500 million via a Singapore initial public offering of some of its U.S. office assets, according to people familiar with the matter. The Newport Beach ... ( read original story ...)
Tech-loving Singaporeans still prefer to pay in cash
He pointed to China, where you can use a mobile-phone app to scan a barcode and buy chestnuts from a Shanghai roadside seller without any exchange of cash. “In Singapore, we too have e-payments, but we have too many different schemes and systems that do ... ( read original story ...)