Tag: technology

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled a raft of new initiatives on Wednesday to further the city’s push into financial technology, including a project to improve banks’ ability to detect money launderers and others on blacklists ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues bringing finance and technology closer together, making sure that Singapore’s financial industry doesn’t miss the fintech train. One in three digitally active people considering themselves regular fin ... ( read original story ...)

JAKARTA - Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, and Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the 10th ruler of Yogyakarta, on Monday (Nov 13) launched the Words on Wheels (WoW) mobile library programme in the Indonesian city. ( read original story ...)

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is undoubtedly one of the most popular mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) currently and it’s no surprise that a professional eSports league would eventually be made for it. Thanks to the developer, Moonton, and the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, one of Asia's major banking hubs ... Among Alternative Circle's products is Shika, a mobile application for people who are looking for quick loans. Australian bank ANZ has gone on record as saying it wants to operate more like a startup and ... ( read original story ...)

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), one of the world’s leading research-intensive institutions, and top Swedish defence and security technology leader Saab, will set up a joint research centre as part of a collaboration to develop research ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Singapore’s crime-busters have teamed up with Japanese technology giant NEC to form a Smart Command Centre, in a bid to fight crime more efficiently and effectively. The centre began operations this year, and taps NEC’s Neoface facial ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's crime busters have teamed up with Japanese technology giant NEC to form a Smart Command Centre, in a bid to fight crime more efficiently and effectively. The centre began operations this year and taps NEC's Neoface facial recognition technology ... ( read original story ...)

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Established back in 2011, Singapore’s National Electronic Health Record (NEHR ... Additionally, further investment in technology will be a primary focus within the country’s strategy to support its ageing workforce. ( read original story ...)

A four-way partnership including Sembcorp Marine and DNV GL is investigating 3D printing, drone and digital twin technologies in a bid to improve Singapore’s competitiveness in the offshore and maritime sectors. In the 3D printing (or laser aided ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Book Publishers Association president Peter Schoppert sees mobile as huge, ebooks with little traction, and publishers ‘stepping up their game’ ahead of next week’s (November 13, 14) StoryDrive Asia. Singapore is a hub of Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — It was the sight of his family dumping expiring food from the freezer that motivated Mr Preston Wong last year to create a digital application to help food sellers reduce food wastage. “The idea germinated, and it made me realise that the ... ( read original story ...)

Speficially, we look to China, where cash has essentially given way to mobile payments already, to get more clarity to probe into what must be done in Singapore to truly kill cash. Understanding how WeChat became the de-facto mode of payment in China ... ( read original story ...)

OCBC Bank's retail and business banking customers can now log into the bank's app via their Apple iPhone X. The bank said it's the first in Singapore to offer such biometric technology. By leveraging Apple's Face ID facial recognition technology, OCBC Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s vision and strategy for developing financial technology is evolving with rapid technological and industry changes, Monetary Authority of Singapore chief Ravi Menon said, as the regulator prepares for its second FinTech Festival next week. ( read original story ...)