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China, Singapore agree to upgrade free trade pact
Several other cooperative documents were also signed in Singapore to promote cooperation in fields such as customs clearance, ecology and financial technologies. Experts said the enhanced bilateral co... ( read original story ...)
Singapore FinTech Festival: Technology And Innovation To #RewriteTomorrow
Leaders of innovation and technology from around the world are traveling to Singapore this week for the third annual Singapore FinTech Festival. The world's largest platform for the global fintech com... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and China sign upgraded FTA as Premier Li Keqiang kicks off official visit
accounting for one-quarter of Singapore's total exports to China in 2017. The upgrade also includes enhancements in investment protection, customs procedures and trade facilitation, trade remedial mea... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Trade War Spurs Chinese Export Rush to Beat Tariffs
... export growth in October reflected accelerated deliveries of export orders ahead of the U.S. tariff hike," said Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific chief economist at IHS Markit in Singapore. "Export momen... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business sans Borders
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) are partnering with six private sector partners to create a Proof of Concept (“POC”) hybrid business data and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank, Stock Exchange Settle Tokenised Assets on a Blockchain
In a blockchain breakthrough, Singapore’s central bank and the country’s primary stock exchange have successfully developed an automated method for rapid settlements of tokenized assets. ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank gets 60% revenue from digital customers: India MD Alfian Sharifuddin
Singapore-government backed DBS Bank was awarded the best digital bank award by business and finance magazine Euromoney in 2016 and is considered one of the world's best banks. The $10-billion bank ha... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank chief warns of risks to data localisation measures
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Concerted moves by countries to force companies to store data locally poses a risk to the growth of the digital economy, Singapore's central bank chief said on Monday. "We need m... ( read original story ...)
UOB and Grab announce strategic regional alliance to accelerate the use of digital services among ASEAN’s consumers
Alliance will fuel Grab's ambition to build ASEAN's first everyday "super app" and complement UOB's efforts to scale up its regional customer franchise SINGAPORE, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire ... ( read original story ...)
Grab partners UOB to deliver financial services in Asean region
SINGAPORE - UOB and Grab have entered into an alliance that will see UOB delivering financial services to Grab's user base in Asean. UOB said the partnership is part of UOB's efforts to meet the needs ... ( read original story ...)
Go-Jek partners DBS to offer regional payments
Indonesia-based Go-Jek is partnering DBS Bank to offer regional payments ahead of the ride-hailing firm’s arrival in Singapore. Go-Jek, whose investors include Google, Temasek, Tencent and Meituan Dia... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia renew ties as historic rival surfaces
Singapore’s leader vowed Monday to strengthen ties with Malaysia, which is now led by a historic rival following a game-changing election. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said during a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute And Johnson & Johnson Vision Set Sights On Halting Global Myopia Epidemic
SERI and SNEC have a strong track record of high-impact eye research and excellence in clinical care that has paved the way for improvements in how eye diseases are detected, prevented and treated in ... ( read original story ...)
Russian cybersecurity firm Group IB to open global HQ in Singapore: CEO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian cybersecurity company Group IB is to open a global headquarters in Singapore this year or in early next as part of international expansion plans, Chief Executive Ilya ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech and the Monetary Authority of Singapore: Interview
Ravi Menon, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director, has embraced financial technology to create jobs and bolster the city-state’s position as a financial hub. The central bank is amon... ( read original story ...)