[ad_1] Friday, December 4, 2020 – 7:28 pm The Grab-Singtel alliance and consumer internet company Sea took the two coveted full digital banking licenses at stake, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced late Friday. They were among the four digital banking licenses granted by MAS, emerging victorious from a …
Read More »Ant Group, Greenland-related consortium selected for digital wholesale banking, banking and finance licenses
[ad_1] Fri, Dec 04, 2020 – 6:57 pm The ANT Group unit and a consortium consisting of Greenland Financial Holdings Group, Linklogis Hong Kong Ltd and Beijing Co-operative Equity Investment Fund Management, have been selected to receive Digital Wholesale Bank (DWB) licenses in Singapore. With this, the Monetary Authority of …
Read More »M1 Users Affected by Third Fiber Broadband Outage This Year, Tech News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – M1 users in Singapore were hit by a fiber broadband outage on Friday (December 4), the third such outage in the telco’s services this year. Fixed voice services were also affected. The outage was first reported by M1 on its Facebook page at 6.40pm, although comments from …
Read More »M1 Reports Disruption of Fixed Voice and Fiber Broadband Services Across Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: M1 fiber and fixed voice services were disrupted on Friday (December 4) in many parts of Singapore, with frustrated users complaining about the inconvenience caused. “I stay on Punggol and work from home and can’t connect to WiFi, this (affects) my work! Totally disappointed!” Facebook user Maggie Teo …
Read More »Singapore Grants Full Digital Banking Licenses to Grab-Singtel and Sea; Jack Ma’s Ant Obtains Digital Wholesale Bank License, Banking News & Featured Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) granted full digital banking licenses to the Grab-Singtel consortium and tech giant Sea on Friday (December 4), a first for the city-state and a long-awaited measure aimed at liberalizing the financial industry. Like traditional banks, these players will provide retail clients …
Read More »WHO analyzes electronic certificates for vaccination against COVID-19
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes of ending the pandemic rose after Britain became the first country to approve the use of a COVID-19 vaccine. . “We are looking very closely at the use of technology in this response to …
Read More »Big Box Mall in Jurong Sold for $ 118 Million, Will Be Converted to Business Park, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The former Big Box shopping center in Jurong East was acquired by Perennial Real Estate Holdings for $ 118 million, the developer said on Friday (December 4). More than $ 70 million is expected to be invested to rebuild the site into a business park, said the …
Read More »COVID-19: Gemma Steakhouse ordered to suspend operations during Halloween dinner involving 75 people
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Gemma Steakhouse at the National Gallery was ordered to suspend operations for 20 days after COVID-19 rules were breached during a private Halloween dinner attended by about 75 people, the Ministry of Justice said on Friday. Sustainability and Environment (MSE). 4). The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) had received …
Read More »China tweet that angered Australia fueled by ‘unusual’ accounts, experts say
[ad_1] SYDNEY: A Chinese official’s tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction in Canberra was amplified on social media by unusual accounts, half of which were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said . The digitally altered image of an Australian …
Read More »Teens in REACH panel signal inclusion: President Tan Kiat How
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: At the end of a lengthy interview on Tuesday night (December 1), REACH President Tan Kiat How almost ran off to get home to his family. She was rushing home to bathe four-month-old Isaac in a narrow window of time that she tries to reserve for her newborn, …
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