Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong, delivered Singapore’s FY2025 Budget Statement on 18 February 2025, in Parliament. In his opening remarks, Minister Wong highlighted Singapore’s strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but noted that the world was entering a period of greater global uncertainty and downside...
Adyen has partnered with Eats365 in a collaboration that will simplify operations for Eats365 merchants and users throughout the supported regions.
Through 365pay, Eats365’s integrated payment solution, food & beverage (F&B) merchants can now access Adyen’s payment offerings, streamlining the entire process from ordering to payment across all channels. This integration...
An Aon plc report, the 2024 Working Capital and Performance Benchmarking Report for Asia Pacific, examines the working capital performance and practices of more than 900 companies across 21 industries and 12 countries/territories in the Asia Pacific region.According to the report, the average days receivable for Asia Pacific companies for...
According to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), over 2 million employees (9 in 10 employees) whose employers are on the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) will benefit from the convenience of pre-filled tax returns, No-Filing Service (NFS) or Direct Notice of Assessment (D-NOA) for Year of Assessment 2025.
This is...
The Budget Statement for 2025 will be delivered on Tuesday, 18 February. The logo for this year features three figures supporting one another, symbolise the unity of the Singaporean people, coming together to explore new opportunities together and to reach new frontiers.
With these goals in mind, SMEhorizon presents a...
Jointly launched by UOB, PwC Singapore and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), the roundup edition of FinTech in ASEAN 2024 report: A decade of innovation report recaps the evolution of FinTech in the region from 2015 to 2024.
Funding for Financial Technology (FinTech) in ASEAN has surged more than 10 times since...
Most Singaporeans (81%) aspire to retire between the ages of 50 and 70, with younger generations, including millennials (71%) and Gen Z (71%), aiming for retirement at 60. 75% of Singaporeans have prioritised planning for retirement, typically starting at age 35, according to the Etiqa Insurance Singapore Retirement Insights Report...
Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company released the 9th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report - Profits on the Rise, Harnessing SEA’s Advantage. For the first time, the report examines the health of the digital economy through the lens of profit.
Key players made significant strides towards profitability, with tighter...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being widely adopted in companies' financial reporting processes, with a majority of businesses piloting or using it, and this is set to grow to almost universal levels over the next three years, according to a global research from KPMG.
At the same time, companies expect...
SEA is emerging as a global hub for AI innovation and adoption, finds the 9th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report - Profits on the Rise, Harnessing SEA’s Advantage, released by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. The report examines the health of the digital economy through the lens...
