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Grab, Southeast Asia’s most valuable start-up, is exploring a move into Singapore banking as regulators in the Southeast Asian city-state consider allowing online-only banks, four people with knowledge of the process said. Grab is close to hiring a…
The partnership will enable Xfers to use Zilliqa’s smart contract functionalities and bring about new innovations to its suite of enterprise solutions. Blockchain technology firm Zilliqa is partnering Singapore-based fintech startup Xfers to explore the use…
Singaporean shoppers still prefer in-store shopping, a study by UK mobile tech firm Blis shows. The Real Retail Study analysed shopper behaviour in Singapore, and concluded the desire to shop in store is also very much alive, especially when it comes to food…
Tsui Wah Singapore will open a second outlet at Robinsons The Heeren, on Orchard Road. No official opening date has been set as yet, but the menu is expected to include signature items such as Swiss Sauce Chicken Wings, Crispy Bun with Sweet Condensed Milk,…
Taiwanese bakery Wu Pao Chun has opened first Singapore outlet, at Capitol Piazza. Operated by a joint venture between BreadTalk Group and Wu Pao Chun, the bakery imports the same ingredients from its home base and sells around 60 products, including more…
Tim Ho Wan Singapore has opened its 11th outlet, at Punggol Waterway Point. The new 94-seater restaurant coincides with a revamped menu for the eatery, featuring a “refined and upgraded” menu in a modern dining space. Tim Ho Wan Singapore is operated by Titan…
High-end US restaurant Lawry’s The Prime Rib, will pay 80 per cent less rent for its new location than the previous tenant who vacated the premises three years ago. The leased 6500sqft venue is located on the third floor of The Galleria in Central on the…
Hong Kong restaurant Mott 32 will open at Marina Bay Sands by the end of this year. Operated by MBS and Maximal Concepts, the 7000sqft space will occupy the space of Italian restaurant Nostra Cucina on level B1 at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, which will…
French fashion house Dior will launch its personalised ABCDior pop-up store in Singapore. Located at the Dior boutique in Marina Bay Sands, the pop up will allow customers to embroider their names, initials or letters on a selection of Dior goods, ranging…
The annual Great Singapore Sale is back this month, with the theme ‘GSS: Experience Singapore’. Taking place between June 21 and July 28, the sale will include Shopping Sprees such as ‘TGIF!’ (held every Friday) where retailers and food-and-beverage operators…
Airlines compete to provide the best flying experience to passengers, in terms of safety, comfort, punctuality, hospitality and meals provided on-board. If you are a business or first-class traveller, you get that extra care and attention from the cabin crew.…
The project with LTA will be one of Visa’s largest implementation for contactless acceptance for transit globally at 30,000 acceptance points. All banks that issue contactless enabled Visa cards will be part of this transit initiative. Consumers will also be…
A Bose pop-up store has opened at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 Transit Departure Hall. Trading until June 30, the store will give travellers the chance to experience and own Bose’s first audio sunglasses equipped with Bose AR capability, and to try out its…
Topshop parent Arcadia Group has been given a lifeline by its creditors and landlords after a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) was approved yesterday. The vote was delayed last week after it became clear it would not gain the 75 per cent approval needed to…
Fast-fashion company Pomelo has launched a Singapore flagship store at 313@somerset. The largest Pomelo store to date, and the first outside of its native Thailand, the store boosts the online-to-offline brand’s Southeast Asian presence to nine outlets. The…
Gaming is growing quickly in Singapore. This is due to a number of different reasons. The economy is now booming in Singapore which means that there a range of different games for customers to play. Also, they have more leisure time which makes them seek out…
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