Singapore

Visual Loft seeks $160,000 to complete seed funding round, eyes overseas expansion

It is is an online marketplace where retail optical shops can set up their own online personalized shop.

Visual Loft seeks $160,000 to complete seed funding round, eyes overseas expansion

It is is an online marketplace where retail optical shops can set up their own online personalized shop.

Banking on FinTech: How Singapore banks are embracing FinTech today

It wasn’t too long ago when there was a rallying cry of how banks were not doing enough to try and beat smaller FinTech start-ups. Turns out that the banks were right. There’s no point in trying to “beat” them because financial institutions are bigger and have more resources at their disposal. So instead of going on the defensive, banks have now approached a more adoptive nature towards technology. Below is a look at how some big local banks are embracing FinTech within their organisations, from implementing bots to iBanking and other best practices.

Telcos to suffer 14% drop in revenue per user

It could be pushed to 20% in the next five years.

Loyz Energy to diversify to financial services

It will form a JV with Arctos Investments.

Chart of the Day: Business services growth hits 1.8% in Q2

Thanks to growth in professional services and 'other' segments.

85% of Singaporeans don't have enough money for retirement

They said they're suffering from the current economic environment.

Daily Briefing: CapitaLand awarded for sustainable practices; Retail sector to face more changes

And here's what you should do if you're buying an HDB flat with a non-spouse.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.02%

Investors will likely be cautious today.

Parkson Retail Asia appoints Ng Tiak Soon as independent director

He previously worked as senior advisor at Ernst & Young.

Rotary Engineering appoints Anwar Hilal Hamdoon Al Jabri as non-executive, non-independent director

He was also appointed as a member of the audit and remuneration committees.

World Precision Machinery appoints Wen Hui as chief deputy general manager

He previously worked as general manager at Zhenji Machinery.

Union Gas Holdings appoints Sylvia Lio as chief accounting officer

She is currently serving as chief financial officer at the company.