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#BTOpinion: Guidelines banning crypto promotions can be fine-tuned and supported by consumer education Responding to MAS's move to curb public advertising of crypto services here, BT's Kelly Ng argues in today's #HockLoc…

Singapore-based Crypto.com CEO says regulators haven’t reached out after hack Kris Marszalek said this in a Bloomberg online interview after a cybersecurity breach earlier this week of about 400 customer accounts — all o…

VIDEO: Recipe for F&B growth in 2022 After 2 years of being badly disrupted by Covid-19, the F&B industry is looking at 2022 as the year to bounce back with a domestic market hungry for new dining experiences and restaur…

KPMG proposes S$1b green energy investment fund in Budget 2022 wishlist The proposed fund would be a step up from the S$10 million that Singapore has already pumped into low carbon research and the S$55 million for proje…

Singapore consumer spending to normalise from 2022: Fitch Solutions The unit of ratings agency Fitch Group is expecting real household spending to increase by 3.1 per cent over 2022 to support overall consumer spending g…

Fullerton Health could turn to courts for rescue as woes mount and white knight seems elusive Time is running out and a sour shareholder stand-off is jeopardising any potential sale to save the private healthcare solutio…

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid Covid-19 fears Authorities ordered on Tuesday 2,000 hamsters from dozens of pet shops and storage facilities to be culled after tracing a coronavirus outbreak to a…

Private exchanges see surge in number and quality of listings What's a private exchange? It's one that breaks up assets (it can be anything from bonds to property) into smaller units using blockchain, allowing accredited…

Genting Hong Kong to continue operations of Dream Cruises subsidiary A Dream Cruises spokesperson told BT that Genting Hong Kong will continue "certain business activities", including but not limited to operations of Dre…

GSK eyes support from Singapore, Qatar for consumer healthcare division A report in The Telegraph on Monday (Jan 17) said that Singapore and Qatar were regarded as potential "cornerstone investors".

Business interruption, cyber incidents and the pandemic top risks for Singapore businesses in 2022: poll According to the survey, the fear of cyber incidents reflects not only the rise in ransomware attacks, but also com…

Doctor Anywhere plans 200 new roles in Singapore Doctor Anywhere recently moved into a new 15,000 square feet office space that occupies the entire penthouse unit on the 40th storey of mTower, the former PSA Building at…

#BTGarage: SoCash leans into B2B e-payments with dethroning of cash as king We sit down with SoCash chief Hari Sivan to catch up on how things have been going for the startup: "I'll be honest — it's been extremely tough…

#BTOpinion: Banks should devote more resources to thwart cyber theft, and take their fair share of responsibility On their part, financial institutions should devote more resources such as a dedicated 24-hour help line f…

#BTOpinion: Tough times for F&B players but mega trends buoy coffee shop group Kimly In the latest #HockLockSiew, BT delves into coffee shop operator Kimly's favourable performance in spite of the overall struggle faced…

VTAC chairman: Real work is in finding right business target, getting investors to stay #BTGarage: In an interview with BT a day ahead of its IPO at 2pm on Thursday (Jan 20) on the Singapore Exchange, VTAC chairman Chua…

[FROM MAS/ABS: NEW MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY BANKS IN SINGAPORE IN COMING TWO WEEKS] a. Removal of clickable links in emails or SMSes sent to retail customers b. Threshold for funds transfer transaction notifications…

Indonesia's largest IPO turns into a flop as Bukalapak falls Bukalapak.com has lost more than half its value since raising US$1.5 billion in Indonesia's biggest public offering. Should tech startups GoTo Group and Blibli…

Crypto ATMs halted in Singapore after marketing clampdown by MAS Singapore is far from alone in seeking to prevent citizens from being burned by the notoriously volatile nature of cryptocurrencies. Its missive came after…

Tenders withdrawn for Hillview residential sites, 'for other development plans' The owners’ decision to take the sites off the market for now was not related to the new cooling measures, "as we have been receiving a good…

COE prices close higher at end of Jan 19 bidding exercise The category for cars above 1,600cc and 130hp saw the biggest hike. At S$82,001, it represented a 5.5 per cent increase over the S$77,700 from the last bidding ex…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1.Fake SMS scams: Do banks and telcos have a duty of care to customers? bt.sg/JMRi 2. Indonesia's Karim Family Foundation raises S$200,000 to support badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew…

[JUST IN] OCBC has said in a statement it is reimbursing all its customers who lost monies in the SMS phishing scams over the year-end in full. The payouts have gone to more than 100 victims so far — up from some 30-odd…

Gloria Mansion at Pasir Panjang sold en bloc for S$70.3m The sale of the 12-storey residential development, located at 292 Pasir Panjang Road, is the first full residential collective sale since the most recent round of…

Little optimism for Hong Kong stocks for the near term Our correspondent in Hong Kong takes a look at the outlook for its markets in the year ahead, noting that analysts are seeking buy opportunities among selected stock…

Luxury homes untouched by latest property cooling measures for now Some affluent buyers scooping up luxury properties may not be fully impacted by the hike in ABSD as they could be newly minted citizens, permanent reside…

Moratorium on new data centres to be lifted soon; operators seek green edge As data centre demand continues to grow, the issues that led to the halt in the first place remain unresolved. Data centres are power guzzlers —…

Firms want more support but economists expect tighter purse strings in third Covid Budget Singapore Business Federation chief executive Lam Yi Young tells BT that worse-off sectors like construction and civil engineering…

Regulation to be key driver of green economy and its transition SGX managing director says Asia-Pacific region will need US$26-37 trillion worth of investment in energy infrastructure alone by 2050 to meet its decarbonis…