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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.

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.

COE prices closed mostly lower in latest bidding exercise

The prices of category E vehicles saw the highest decline of $4,998 to $42,002.

Chart of the Day: 1.5 million sqft of retail property supply to come online by 2022

Over half of the upcoming retail development will be completed in 2019.

Daily Briefing: Government cuts private housing stock amidst oversupply; HSBC pumps up Singapore SME banking team

And SP Group and Gardens by the Bay unveiled a project to convert waste to by-products.

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.

Paper to programming: how digital currencies are globalising our economy

The underlying narrative of the 21st century has been underscored by technological advancements, whether it be in smartphones and tablets, the advent of social media, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, to name a few.

From pen to mobile devices: will there ever be a paperless school?

Disruptive and emerging technologies are changing the way we work and live today. This new wave of technologies is undoubtedly infiltrating the education sector, not only in Singapore, but all over the world. As a result, our education sector is transforming– with enhanced teaching methods, as well as new ways of learning in our increasingly digital world.

Retail property sales fell 2.3% in Q1: study

The sales decline in optical goods & books and food retailers dragged it down.

HDB resale prices down 1.2% in May

It also reflected an 18.3% YoY jump from 1,754 units resold.

Six more firms join SGX watchlist

All failed to have a volume-weighted average price of at least $0.20 per share.

Attilan Group receives delisting notice from SGX

Trading in the company’s securities will continue until 5:16 p.m. on 3 July.

ComfortDelGro invests $136.6m in three tech startups

These startups are SWAT, Haulio and Israel-based Foretellix.

Singtel unveils moveable unmanned 24/7 pop-up store

A roving live bot provides personalised phone and plan recommendations.

Daily Briefing: Temasek and Tencent invest $47.8m in London-based fintech; GIC raises stake in Julius Baer

And Credit Counselling Singapore has launched programme to help cash-strapped SMEs.

Chart of the Day: Office rents rose 1.5% in Q1

Rents in Beach Road/Middle Road saw the highest increase at 3.1%.