SINGAPORE, May 2 (Reuters) - Activity in Singapore factories expanded at a slightly slower pace in April, as the hot electronics sector cooled, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management’s Purchasing ... ( read original story ...)
ST Electronics merged STELCOMMS and infocomm unit
STELCOMMS’ staff and assets were moved to STEE-InfoComm. ST Electronics has streamlined its entities through a short-form amalgamation under Section 215D of the Singapore Companies Act. According to an announcement, STELCOMMS Pte Ltd (STELCOMMS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory output rises, powered again by tech
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's factories produced more goods than expected in March, muting concerns of a slowdown especially as the key electronics segment continued to expand. Still, many economists held to the view that the pace of growth ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Inspiry Technology promotes self-service QR code payment solutions in Singapore
SINGAPORE, May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 4, 2018, Beijing Inspiry Technology Co., Ltd., one of China's leading mobile payment solution providers, displayed its mobile payment solutions at the Seamless Asia 2018 in Singapore, including the Inspiry ... ( read original story ...)
Qoo10 Moves To Larger Office
"Our focus now is to channel our resources to Singapore market as we see meaningful growth in terms of ROI within the region. Nevertheless, we are prudent in ensuring that markets like Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and mainland China remain ... ( 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 ...)
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 ...)
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 ...)
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 ...)
Hands on: Vivo X21 is first phone with in-screen fingerprint scanner in Singapore
They simply tap on a part of the screen, which is more convenient. A prototype of the X21, out in Singapore on May 5, was first shown at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona in February. It had taken many by surprise then for being the first phone ... ( read original story ...)
Vivo X21 brings in-display fingerprint scanner to Singapore ahead of ‘global’ expansion
While the world’s first “full-production” smartphone with in-display fingerprint recognition technology never made it outside Vivo’s homeland, its similarly groundbreaking sequel is ready to expand from China to Singapore. If that doesn’t impress ... ( read original story ...)
No more cash: Singapore aims small, to make it big in cashless drive
Although Singapore has an existing system, the NETS QR which targets locals; SG QR is built to accept both domestic and international payments. To support and facilitate payments, Singaporean banks have also updated their mobile payment apps/wallets. ( read original story ...)
Singtel demos cross-border interoperable mobile payment service
Singapore operator Singtel has demonstrated its initiative to connect mobile wallets across borders at the 32nd ASEAN Summit. The 10 ASEAN heads of state had a chance to experience how this cross-border interoperable mobile payment service would work ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For May 1
Mint Payments Ltd (ASX:MNW) is launching its white-labeled Unified mPOS (mobile point of sale) solution in Singapore today through NETS, a leading payments solutions provider. Singapore’s largest lender DBS’ first-quarter net profit rose 26 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Mint Payments launching unique payment solution in Singapore
Mint Payments Ltd (ASX:MNW) is launching its white-labeled Unified mPOS (mobile point of sale) solution in Singapore today through NETS, a leading payments solutions provider. The Unified mPOS solution will enable Singapore businesses to accept both ... ( read original story ...)
Growth Opportunities of Asia – Mobile Network Operators and MVNOs
In contrast developed and mature markets such as Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore have seen very low growth. Total market growth will continue to ease off over the next five years as the remaining mobile markets now head toward saturation and ... ( read original story ...)