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Daily Briefing: Kwek family net worth surges by $227m amidst strong intraday gains; Here are the top programming languages loved by banks
Daily Briefing: Kwek family net worth surges by $227m amidst strong intraday gains; Here are the top programming languages loved by banks
And Parkway Life REIT's DPU has more than doubled in the past decade.
GrabPay integrates MyInfo into user verification process
The new feature will be available to all users by end of June 2019.
Singapore banks' bad loan ratio to hit 1.7% by 2020
Blame higher delinquencies from SMEs and non-financial firms.
Singtel and ComfortDelGro tie up for in-app taxi booking feature
The partnership will extend Dash users’ ability to pay for their cab fares via QR code.
Public transport payment via Visa goes live
The project will be one of Visa’s largest implementations for contactless acceptance for transit globally at 30,000 acceptance points.
Commemorative $20 bill unveiled for Singapore's bicentennial
It can be availed in nine major retail banks.
Singapore Press Holdings arm secures $354.93m loan
It will be used to partially repay its borrowings for its UK student accommodation acquisitions.
Singapore beats Hong Kong as Asia's top treasury location
More multinationals still prefer the Lion City with 4,200 regional headquarters based in Singapore, the largest in APAC.
Standard Chartered to launch FX e-trading and pricing in Singapore
It will allow FX e-trading of over 130 currencies.
Bank lending up 1.37% in April
It was buoyed by business loans which rose 2.29% to $411.70b.
Singapore FinTech Association launches RegTech sub-committee
It aims to promote and adopt technologies to overcome regulatory challenges.
Epicentre Holdings cancels private placement after failure to contact CEO
The firm is also facing repayment demands from three creditors.
NTUC Income unveils life insurance portal and digital adviser
Online Life includes 18 savings and protection plans to choose from. NTUC Income launched Online Life and askSage, a life insurance portal and...
DBS launches global hackathon
Top teams will compete for a total prize purse of US$100,000.
MAS re-appoints three officials to board
Ravi Menon will be a board member and MAS managing director for two years.
Daily Briefing: Insurtech startup Singapore Life bags US$7.3m; NTU unveils $40m waste-to-energy research facility
And online marketplace for workspaces GorillaSpace secures undisclosed funding.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's life insurance take-up still far ahead of Malaysia
Penetration rate in the Lion City is around 250% compared to around 40% in Malaysia.