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APAC’s mobile wallet adoption chips away at traditional payments’ dominance

Mobile wallet adoption in Thailand, Vietnam far exceed those in the US, the UK.

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APAC’s mobile wallet adoption chips away at traditional payments’ dominance

Mobile wallet adoption in Thailand, Vietnam far exceed those in the US, the UK.

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Singapore, Malaysia to link real-time payment systems PayNow, DuitNow

Remittances between the two countries reached S$1.3b in 2020.

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Hong Kong’s Mox Bank appoints Barbaros Uygun as new CEO

Uygun previously served as CEO of ING Bank Austria.

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Half of APAC banks at risk of missing digital transformation targets: study

Banking leaders admit that they are at risk of ceasing to exist in 5-10 years.

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UOB unveils green financing solution to push EV adoption in Singapore

It creates a one-stop ecosystem that connects its users to EV car dealers.

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Omnichannel is the way forward for APAC retailers

As physical stores reopen, online spending may drop to 13.4% by end-2021 but never below pre-COVID levels.

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Singapore, India to link PayNow, UPI payment systems by mid-2022

Fund transfers from India to Singapore will only need mobile phone numbers.

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Real estate trends to watch for new proptech ideas

These trends open more opportunities for property technology.

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Banks welcome launch of Wealth Management Connect in Guangdong-Hong Kong-GBA

BEA highlights hiring plans, whilst Citi says it will offer 100 types of wealth products under WM Connect.

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DBS' new scheme to help hawkers boost monthly income by 10%

The Adopt-a-Hawker Centre pilot programme was first launched in Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre.

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Legal Briefing: The ‘Stay Rules’ are here to stay

And what it means for authorized institutions.

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Singapore CEO’s more bullish about SG’s growth, earnings: KPMG

92% of Singapore CEOs are confident about the country’s growth.

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HK, SG investors more cautious amidst COVID

About 62% and 69% of Hong Kongers and Singaporeans, respectively, are now investing responsively.

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89% of SG businesses struggle with data proliferation: Dell Technologies

Businesses are gathering more data than they can analyse; and needs more data than their current capacity.

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Could Hong Kong investors’ optimism be dangerous?

Schroders reported that investment returns are expected to average 11% annually.

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Resale market in SG returns after 2-year hiatus: Report

Units sold in the first seven months totalled 9,160, exceeding 2019 and 2020.

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Singapore is 17th most expensive location to send expat workers

The expatriate pay package for mid-level workers costs around US$225,171 annually.

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