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OCBC joins Singtel's regional e-payment alliance

OCBC joins Singtel's regional e-payment alliance

The bank’s customers will soon be able to pay using QR codes in Thailand and Japan.

Monthly transactions in PayNow cross $1b mark

Over 3 million in combined mobile and NRIC numbers are registered to the service.

Demand for data security experts up 32% in July

34% of vacancies came from government agencies.

Top utilities stocks averaged total return of 19.5% YTD

China Jinjiang Environment leads the pack with a total return of 28.3%.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%

Sembcorp led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 10.07% increase.

Chart of the Day: Retail space supply to shrink in 2020-2021

Supply in the pipeline will go below the three-year average of 1 million sqft.

Singapore's retirement system is the best in Asia: report

The island topped the adequacy index in Asia.

SPH, Bridge C set up $50m fund for aged care in Japan

Japan’s elderly population is sighted to grow 37% by 2025.

Singapore hailed best in Asia for IP rights protection: survey

It shares the top spots with Finland, Switzerland, and New Zealand as the best globally.

Chart of the Day: Industrial supply pipeline 40-50% lower than past years' averages

There are approximately 7.6 million sqft per annum in the pipeline until 2022.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.38%

JHM USD led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.25% rise.

Greater Southern Waterfront to spur massive gains for MCT

Majority of MCT’s portfolio is within the HarbourFront Area, including its crown jewel VivoCity.

Olam secures $2.09b debt refinancing

It consists of three tranches including a 364-day revolving credit facility of $832.69m.

Proceeds from REIT share sales hit all-time high of $3.1b

Increasing investor demand is pushing REITs on a fundrasing spree.