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To support its global ambitions, it has appointed a veteran entrepreneur to its board. Singapore insurtech BetterTradeOff (BTO) is preparing to expand globally through partnerships with major banks and insurance companies looking to offer their customers the…
Currently, companies are allowed to conduct their general meetings via alternate non-physical means until June 2021. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) are open to allowing hybrid or fully virtual…
The improvement came on the back of the phased re-opening of the economy, following the «circuit breaker» that was implemented between April 7 and June 1, 2020. Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2020 grew by 7.9 percent from the…
Traveling to Japan for Flipper’s famous souffle pancakes isn’t an option right now but foodies can just head down to Orchard Road for their fluffy fix really soon. Flipper’s first outlet in Singapore will be opening at Takashimaya Shopping Centre in Ngee Ann…
Singtel has deployed the nation’s first 5G standalone (SA) trial network at its 5G Garage testing facility. The network, which utilizes 3.5GHz spectrum and Ericsson’s advanced Massive MIMO (Multiple-input multiple-output) technology to deliver ultra-fast…
Both platforms see customer empowerment and digitally-enabled collaborations as key to supporting customer needs. Snack by NTUC Income (Income) and Revolut Singapore will work together to incorporate lifestyle-based insurance offerings on Revolut’s digital…
Leading food delivery service Deliveroo Singapore today announced its new sustainability partnership with Singapore startup barePack to offer customers a returnable container system where customers can elect to use reusable containers for delivery and pick-up…
SINGAPORE retail sales dropped 5.7 percent on the year in August, an improvement from the 8.5 percent year-on-year decline recorded in July, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Monday. Lees ook: McDonald’s to screen World Cup…
She is a barista with a very strong arm. And “Ella”, Singapore’s first fully automated robot barista, will be serving customers their caffeine fixes at CityHub mall in Lavender from Saturday (Oct 3). Crown Coffee, the food and beverage arm of Crown Group,…
The ability of its Singapore entities to continue providing payment services here has been affected, following its parent company’s insolvency filing in Germany. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ordered Wirecard Singapore to cease payment…
The platform is the company’s fourth global currency pricing, following others in London, Tokyo, and New York. Goldman Sachs will be launching a foreign-exchange (FX) trading and pricing engine in Singapore, planned for the first quarter of 2021, the company…
Financial experts have noted that because of the fact that Singapore did pretty badly in 2020 for various reasons, it is undervalued and a lot of people do not pay attention to it. Even though it has been a bad period for the Asian Tiger, it is a good idea to…
After a delay of a few months, Amazon has officially confirmed when its Prime Day shopping event is taking place. Amazon Prime Day 2020 will, once again, actually run for two days. Following a postponement from the usual mid-July period, the first discounts…
From today, supermarket chain Giant will lower the prices of 650 daily essentials for six months by 20 percent, on average. It will also refresh its brand, with its 53 Singapore stores incorporating new features including in-store bakeries and Guardian…
BigPay is coming to Singapore, after 2 years of rapid growth with over 1 million users in Malaysia. The fast-growing Fintech is on an aggressive growth path and is getting ready to make its mobile money app and prepaid Visa card available to all Singapore…
Starbucks fans will have a new outlet to traipse to this coming weekend. Located at the Conservation Building of Katong Square, the airy shop is a pleasing palette of muted green and white, complemented by the wood furniture. Artworks by local artist Danielle…
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