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Telcos could bank on e-payments despite stagnant market growth
The dominant telco mobile wallet, Singtel Dash, ate up only 6% of the market despite having launched early in 2014.
Telcos could bank on e-payments despite stagnant market growth
The dominant telco mobile wallet, Singtel Dash, ate up only 6% of the market despite having launched early in 2014.
Singapore banks reign supreme in heating e-payments battle
Early adoption of technology by banks will cushion the expected earnings blow from new competitors.
Here's how the potential US$200b trade war tariffs put heat on Singapore's banks
Bank stocks could weigh the STI down and rein in business loans.
Singapore's home price growth slows in Q2
Private residential prices have tapered off from 3.9% in Q1 to 3.4.% in Q2.
Healthcare spending is shifting from hospital-building to maintenance
The necessary medical infrastructure projects expected to fill the gap will be completed within the next few years.
Are Singapore's fintech startups hoarding capital?
Homegrown fintechs are more likely to access later-stage funding that are out of reach for startups in other verticals.
Is Singapore ready for the open electricity market?
Operational doubts persist as power operators look for more physical space.
Can Singapore crack down on corporate malpractice before another scandal erupts?
The Code of Corporate Governance has been amended to beef up director independence and enhance board diversity.
Higher spending fails to boost retail rents from protracted slump
E-payments may not be fully taken into account in the sector’s quarterly performance.
Startups boost HR tech momentum in Singapore
Will you hire bots to interview potential employees?
Property curbs may push Singaporeans to seek New Zealand homes
It is a secondary investment destination for Singaporeans and the countries are bound by good bilateral trade relations.
Singapore remains at risk from high-profile hackers
The Lion City could look into increasing secure server capacity as a preventive measure.
Unsustainable growth in manufacturing could hit Singapore's GDP
The boost from the manufacturing sector could ease in H2 as Chinese import demand cools down.
Prime office tenants flee new buildings as landlords hold onto rising renewal rates
This bolstered net office take-up to 879,000 sqft, the highest since 2011.
Supply crunch to boost Grade A office rents by 10% in 2018
Around 800,00 sqft of Grade A office space is expected to be completed by 2018 from 2.25m sq ft last year.
Success rate of en bloc deals dips below 2016-2017 levels
But spending in the market at $9.84b has breached 2017's total of $8.24b.
Could banks be the saving grace of Singapore's rattled equities market?
The Big 3 have posted a healthy set of results in Q2 despite bleak market conditions.
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