Singapore Business Times (technology): OCBC partners SOCASH to offer cash withdrawal at over 1,500 shops FINTECH startup SOCASH has announced a partnership with OCBC to provide the bank's customers with more cash withdrawal points.
Singapore Business Times (technology): SFA awards tender for nine HDB carpark rooftop sites for urban farming THE Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has awarded the tender for nine sites at the rooftops of Housing and Development Board (HDB) multi-storey carparks for urban farming, it said in a joint press statement with HDB on Wednesday.
Singapore Business Times (technology): Vietnam tech investments soar in 2019 but dip in H1 2020 WHILE 2019 was a blockbuster year for tech deals in Vietnam, funding in the first half of 2020 saw a drop as travel restrictions and uncertainties in global financial markets disrupted deal-making activities.
Singapore Business Times (technology): SMRT using Grab technology to streamline taxi operations SMRT Corporation subsidiary SMRT Road and ride-hailing app Grab on Wednesday announced a technology partnership aimed at streamlining SMRT taxi drivers' operations while on the road. The partnership will see Grab providing its software as a service for use by the transport operator.
Singapore Business Times (companies-markets): Accordia Golf Trust completes divestment, suspends trading in units THE trustee-manager of Accordia Golf Trust (AGT) on Tuesday announced that it has completed the 65.2 billion yen (S$843.6 million) sale of the trust's interests in all its golf courses to AGT's sponsor Accordia Golf.
Singapore Business Times (companies-markets): SBI Offshore proposes to liquidate to make cash exit offer SBI Offshore has proposed to undertake its cash exit offer by way of liquidating the company, before delisting from the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Singapore Business Times (companies-markets): Closing date for Teckwah's privatisation offer extended to Oct 13 THE closing date for Clementine Investments' voluntary conditional cash offer of 65 Singapore cents per share to take Teckwah Industrial Corporation private has been extended to Oct 13, from Sept 30.
Singapore Business Times (banking-finance news): Temasek prices its longest US$1b 50-year bond at 2.5% TEMASEK Financial (I) Limited (TFin-I) has issued below par a US$2.75 billion three-tranche deal of guaranteed bonds, which include a record 50-year tenor.
Singapore Business Times (banking-finance news): MediShield Life to be enhanced, but premiums set to rise A COUNCIL set up to review the MediShield Life insurance plan has proposed a number of enhancements to ensure that a greater proportion of subsidised bills are covered.
Singapore Business Times (banking-finance news): Temasek issuing new bonds with record 50-year tenor A 50-YEAR bond - the longest tenor by Temasek Holdings - is being marketed by the state investment firm's wholly owned subsidiary, Temasek Financial (I) Limited (TFin-I).