MAS and Banque de France (BdF) announced the successful completion of a wholesale cross-border payment and settlement experiment using CBDC. ( read original story ...)
Glo extends pre-paid roaming, 4G LTE services to China, UAE
With the development, Glo customers visiting China and UAE will have unhindered access to super fast 4G LTE and pre-paid roaming ... Indonesia, Macau, Singapore and South Korea. Others are Mongolia, ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Birth Certificates Could Be on Their Way to Singapore
Today, as we navigate a new future that is truly digital-first, the next innovation that could hit Singapore very soon is digital birth certificates, something that effective identity management ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in Singapore-linked ‘botnet drones’, used by cyber criminals to hack into household devices, says report
As more people worked from home last year and more businesses went digital, the authorities detected a sharp rise in botnet drones with Singapore internet protocol (IP) addresses, signalling that ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia is the fastest growing mobile wallet market globally, says report
Asia will lead the mobile wallets space globally as a rise in the usage of the payment option in Southeast Asia is set to offset stagnant growth in China, according to a research report by ... ( read original story ...)
Grab PayLater, Atome, Hoolah gain traction amid BNPL boom in Singapore, says report
Home furnishings and electronics topped the list of the categories people ... See also: Southeast Asia’s biggest buy now, pay later players However, the Monetary Authority of Singapore recently raised ... ( read original story ...)
SP Group trials technology to push energy from battery of electric vehicle back to power grid
SINGAPORE: SP Group has started a trial to test and verify the possibility of transferring energy from the batteries of electric vehicles (EV) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM Lee wears turban, welcomes Sikh community with ‘Sat Sri Akal’
Highlighting the multi-cultural nature of the city-state, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wore an immaculate white turban at the inauguration of a gurdwara and greeted the community members ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Leaders Announce the Launch of ‘hi’ to Drive Mass Adoption
Crypto Leaders Announce the Launch of 'hi' to Drive Mass Adoption. SINGAPORE, July 7, 2021 /CNW/ -- Today, the world's first membership powered financial service for crypto and fi ... ( read original story ...)
Reliance In Talks With Singapore’s Flex And Karbonn Phone Maker UTL To Make JioPhone Next
Reliance Jio is in talks with both domestic and international companies about contract manufacturing of its ultra-low-cost Android 4G smartphone, JioPhone Next. According to reports, the corporation ... ( read original story ...)
Local employment in infocomm media sector grew 5% in Singapore amid Covid-19
Speaking at an event of NCS, telco Singtel's infocomm technology business unit, Mrs Teo said the local share of Singapore's infocomm media workforce had remained steady at about three in four over the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Tech x Singapore Unveils Exciting Speaker Line-up that Explores the Intersection of Technology, Society & the Digital Economy
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Informa Tech today announced the latest line up of luminary profiles headlining the upcoming Asia Tech x Singapore, held from 13 to 16 July 2021. ( read original story ...)
Parliament: FTAs and globalisation critical to Singapore’s survival, says Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - Embracing globalisation is critical to Singapore's survival and pursuing free trade agreements or FTAs are key to the country's existence, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (July ... ( read original story ...)
In full: Ong Ye Kung addresses ‘false’ statements on FTAs, Singapore-India CECA in Parliament
SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung spoke in Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 6) to address "false" statements surrounding free trade agreements ... ( read original story ...)
METIS establishes Singapore subsidiary as focus for shipowners in Southeast Asia
Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has opened a fully owned subsidiary in Singapore, in a move enhancing service capabilities for the increasing number of shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Singapore’s athletes to be fully vaccinated, armed with travel kit
SINGAPORE - All but one of the Team Singapore contingent of athletes and officials headed for the July 23-Aug 8 Tokyo Olympics are fully vaccinated, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin ... ( read original story ...)