In a significant development for B2B cross-border payments, FinTech platform MODIFI today announced a global B2B Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) functionality in partnership with PingPong, one of the largest ...
Lion Trust Singapore Gets Rave Reviews From Clients Across the Globe and Boasts 4.8 Trustpilot Rating
Lion Trust is a Singapore-based global portal that has established itself as a leading provider of exclusive Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) to the retail investment sector. It prides itself on its ...
Singapore to Add Layer of Scrutiny to Significant Investments With New Bill
Once the bill passes, Singapore will join such countries as China, Japan, the U.S., Australia and the U.K., which have comparable investment regulations. Singapore has introduced a new Significant ...
Singapore Shares Predicted To Open In The Green
The Singapore stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day losing streak in which hit had fallen more than 30 points or 1 percent. The ...
Singapore to pilot use of wholesale CBCDs in 2024: Menon
MAS is also rolling out GPRNT.AI, an ESG data platform for financial institutions. Singapore will be piloting the live issuance and use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in 2024, a top ...
7 Takeaways From President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Fireside Chat At The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2023
The current technology revolution with AI will not only have a faster impact but also be more disruptive to cognitively skilled workers.
Investment opportunities abound in 2024 but investors must be selective: Morgan Stanley
The bank characterised its 12-month outlook for returns across major equity markets as “comfortably positive.” Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Temasek, Saudi PIF take contrarian view on China, raise bets on consumer stocks as other foreign investors flee
Two of the world’s biggest state owned investors have poured money into China’s consumption stocks during the third quarter, at a time when Western investors are retreating over growth concerns and ...
China central bank boosts liquidity injection through policy loan, rate unchanged
China's central bank ramped up liquidity injection but kept the interest rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans on Wednesday, matching market expectations. Market participa ...
YY Group Holding Aims For Micro-IPO
YY Group Holding, an online job placement and cleaning service company, files for a micro-IPO to raise $6.75 million. Read more to see our analysis on YYGH IPO.
Five nabbed in anti-scam operation by police, DBS bank, $680k seized
Another 47 people are under investigation for their suspected involvement in scams. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japanese yen may strengthen against the Singapore dollar next year: Analysts
The Japanese yen sank lower against the Singapore dollar this week, after reaching its weakest since 1985 earlier this month.
Harnessing the power of Singapore fintech to drive sustainability
New regulations for data and mandatory reporting are acting as a catalyst for making the country a regional ESG hub, a key topic at this week's Singapore Fintech Week.
New initiative called Universal Trusted Credentials to help MSME better access finance launched: UNDP, MAS and partners
The UTC proposes a framework that assesses an MSMEs financing worthiness based on traditional and alternative data sets.
World Bank’s IFC names country manager for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, has appointed Katia Daude Gonçalves as country manager for Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei, it said on Tuesday (Nov 14).
Jail for maid who unlawfully withdrew $88.6k from 95-year-old man’s bank account over 89 occasions
SINGAPORE - Saddled by hefty debts back home, an Indonesian maid used a bank card belonging to her employer’s elderly father to make 89 unauthorised withdrawals totalling $88,600 from January to July ...