Singapore

Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns. In Singapore's circa-1820 Chinatown stands the red-and-gold Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, said to house one of Buddha's teeth.

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Singapore Provides ‘Springboard’ To Asian Markets For FinTech
Singapore Provides ‘Springboard’ To Asian Markets For FinTech
August 10, 2018  |  International

Singapore’s FinTech scene is booming: Funding for the burgeoning sector in the island country topped nearly a billion dollars in 2017, reaching $983.6 million that...

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Singapore Minister Says Breach May Have Been State-Linked
Singapore Minister Says Breach May Have Been State-Linked
August 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Singapore’s Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran said on Monday (Aug. 6) that the cyberattack that infiltrated 1.5 million health records in the country last month...

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Hong Kong Smart Banking Via API And Citi Pay With Points
Hong Kong Smart Banking Via API And Citi Pay With Points
July 31, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Government initiatives can serve as a tailwind under bank/FinTech partnerships, as shown in Hong Kong and beyond.  And APIs gain ground with Citi in that...

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ShopKeep Teams Up With Gravity Payments; Singapore Requires Banks To Step Up Verification Efforts
ShopKeep Teams Up With Gravity Payments; Singapore Requires Banks To Step Up Verification Efforts
July 24, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s requirement to have banks...

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Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
July 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Singapore has moved to disconnect computers from the internet at public centers in an effort to stop cyberattacks that could have the potential to spread...

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Singapore Health Database Breached In Cyberattack
Singapore Health Database Breached In Cyberattack
July 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what has been described as a serious breach, Singapore experienced a major cyberattack on its health database. The personal information of 1.5 million individuals...

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Mastercard: Helping Law Enforcement Fight Back Against Fake Cards
Mastercard: Helping Law Enforcement Fight Back Against Fake Cards
July 17, 2018  |  Mastercard

Since the migration to EMV in the largest card market in the world (the U.S. in October of 2015), the incidences of counterfeit card fraud at chip-enabled merchants...

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Uber, Grab To Face Fines In Singapore Over March Deal
Uber, Grab To Face Fines In Singapore Over March Deal
July 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Grab and Uber’s merger is facing heat from the anti-trust body in Singapore, which wants to fine the companies and warned it could unwind the...

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