03-04-2023 16:54
The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a cross-border QR code payment linkage between the two countries.
31-03-2023 10:01
Little Wallet, a fintech company headquartered in Singapore, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Tikaani Partners.
28-03-2023 11:06
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on March 23 that the Nexus Project prototype of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully connected with the payment systems of Europe, Malaysia and Singapore.
17-03-2023 15:06
The Singapore-based travel magazine Tripzilla has named Hanoi as one of the eight safest Asian destinations for women to travel alone.
01-03-2023 16:19
Singapore remained the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam among the 51 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the first two months of 2023, with 978.4 million USD, making up nearly 31.6 per cent of the total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, down 42.7 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) reported.
01-03-2023 16:08
Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary on February 28 told the country’s parliament that new applications of 5G technology will be used this year in its three projects on electric vehicle manufacturing, river cleaning and security surveillance.
27-02-2023 14:32
Vietnam's BCG Energy and its Singaporean partner Hanwha Energy have concluded a new timeline for the former to pay the latter part of an overdue bond.
24-02-2023 15:11
Singapore's core inflation rose to 5.5 per cent year-on-year in January, the highest since November 2008, according to a press release by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on February 23.
23-02-2023 22:00
Vietnam and Singapore are furthering their ties in green infrastructure including industrial parks with smart solutions featured by concrete initiatives.
22-02-2023 10:00
A close partnership between Singapore and Vietnam will enable them to capitalise on the wealth of opportunities that digitalisation and sustainability offer. Michele Wee, CEO at Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Nhue Man about spurring prosperity for both nations and fostering greater interconnectivity within ASEAN.
21-02-2023 15:25
Fintech firm ATM Online, a member of TM Online based in Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, on February 20 made the debut of its instalment loan app named ATM Online run on the Android operating system.
14-02-2023 16:53
Little Wallet, a Singapore-based fintech, with the mission to promote financial literacy among children, has signed a partnership with Visa.
13-02-2023 17:03
The adequacy of credit ratings is crucial for debt markets everywhere else in the world, including emerging economies like Vietnam. Michael Goh, an international finance expert based in Singapore, discussed with VIR’s Le Luu, the critical role as well as some possible shortcomings of credit rating agencies.
13-02-2023 16:51
Standard Chartered Bank was proud to be a supporting partner of the “Vietnam – Singapore Business Forum 2023”, organised by the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Singapore.
13-02-2023 09:57
Vietnam and Singapore are intensifying their bilateral ties in new fields, focusing on digital economy and innovation, infrastructure, and energy, which will help businesses in both economies to benefit from new forms of cooperation.