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Thursday, July 7, 2016
3 fintech startups selected for coaching, mentorship by PayPal in Singapore
3 fintech startups selected for coaching, mentorship by PayPal in Singapore
By Calvin Hui Posted 07 Jul 2016 18:19 Updated 07 Jul 2016 22:43
SINGAPORE: Online payment company PayPal has launched its first startup incubation programme in Singapore with three financial technology, or fintech startups selected. The nine-month programme will offer the startups coaching and mentorship by PayPal executives and other experts, as well as networking opportunities.
Paypal on Thursday (Jul 7) also said the startups would operate from a conducive co-working space to promote collaboration and innovation.
One of these startups is Prosecure, which aims to allow online shoppers to return their products for free. Its co-founder Wei Zhu, who was formerly chief technology officer at ride-hailing app Grab, said free returns have helped merchants achieve 300 per cent in repeat sales. He added that free returns include the cost of shipping the product back to the online store.
Another company is Invoiceinterchange, a peer-to-peer platform that allows small- and medium-sized enterprises to raise money. These SMEs can auction unpaid invoices to investors, which CEO Brian Teng said can help improve cash flow for businesses and give investors an alternative investment option.
Aiming to eliminate the costs of sending and spending money, ONEPAY is the third startup under the programme. It taps on Bitcoin and Blockchain technology and allows users to make payments to nine million merchants around the world through NFC-enabled credit card terminals without incurring foreign exchange fees. ONEPAY's Chief Experience Officer Paul K compared the service to moving from sending messages with a fee, to using services such as WhatsApp, which is free.
The startups were selected based on criteria such as management team, differentiation of product and services as well as scalability and profitability of the markets they are aimed at.
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By Calvin Hui Posted 07 Jul 2016 18:19 Updated 07 Jul 2016 22:43
SINGAPORE: Online payment company PayPal has launched its first startup incubation programme in Singapore with three financial technology, or fintech startups selected. The nine-month programme will offer the startups coaching and mentorship by PayPal executives and other experts, as well as networking opportunities.
Paypal on Thursday (Jul 7) also said the startups would operate from a conducive co-working space to promote collaboration and innovation.
One of these startups is Prosecure, which aims to allow online shoppers to return their products for free. Its co-founder Wei Zhu, who was formerly chief technology officer at ride-hailing app Grab, said free returns have helped merchants achieve 300 per cent in repeat sales. He added that free returns include the cost of shipping the product back to the online store.
Another company is Invoiceinterchange, a peer-to-peer platform that allows small- and medium-sized enterprises to raise money. These SMEs can auction unpaid invoices to investors, which CEO Brian Teng said can help improve cash flow for businesses and give investors an alternative investment option.
Aiming to eliminate the costs of sending and spending money, ONEPAY is the third startup under the programme. It taps on Bitcoin and Blockchain technology and allows users to make payments to nine million merchants around the world through NFC-enabled credit card terminals without incurring foreign exchange fees. ONEPAY's Chief Experience Officer Paul K compared the service to moving from sending messages with a fee, to using services such as WhatsApp, which is free.
The startups were selected based on criteria such as management team, differentiation of product and services as well as scalability and profitability of the markets they are aimed at.
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Batch of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream recalled after plastic film found in tub
Batch of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream recalled after plastic film found in tub
SINGAPORE - A batch of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is being recalled, after the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) received feedback about a piece of plastic film found in one of the tubs consumed by a member of a public.
AVA has launched investigations into the claims after it received public feedback on July 5.
The importer is also voluntarily recalling the affected batch - NOV052017 5095 3 18:19 84150073 - as a precautionary measure.
Consumers who bought the same product can check the batch number of their ice cream at the bottom of the tub.
AVA has advised consumers who have purchased the implicated product against consuming it.
ljessica@sph.com.sg
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SINGAPORE - A batch of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is being recalled, after the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) received feedback about a piece of plastic film found in one of the tubs consumed by a member of a public.
AVA has launched investigations into the claims after it received public feedback on July 5.
The importer is also voluntarily recalling the affected batch - NOV052017 5095 3 18:19 84150073 - as a precautionary measure.
Consumers who bought the same product can check the batch number of their ice cream at the bottom of the tub.
AVA has advised consumers who have purchased the implicated product against consuming it.
ljessica@sph.com.sg
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Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:
iBanking | ||
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Every Sunday
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0400hrs to 0700hrs
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System Maintenance
- Foreign Currency Current Account (FCCA) - Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit (FCFD) - Multi-currency Autosave (MCA) - Multiplier Account |
09 July 2016
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1000hrs to 2200hrs
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System Maintenance
- Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
09 July 2016
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0500hrs to 0700hrs
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System Maintenance
Credit Card/Debit Card - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Application Status Overview - Document Upload Alerts - Manage Alerts Set Preferred Brand - Set Preferred Brand - DBS or POSB Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Australia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Australia Remit - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS UK Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS UK Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Philippines Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Philippines Remit) Contact Us - Personal Inbox - Compose - Sent Mail |
10 July 2016
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0000hrs to 0200hrs
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System Maintenance
Credit Card/Debit Card - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Application Status Overview - Document Upload Alerts - Manage Alerts Set Preferred Brand - Set Preferred Brand - DBS or POSB Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Australia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Australia Remit - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS UK Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS UK Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Philippines Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Philippines Remit) Contact Us - Personal Inbox - Compose - Sent Mail |
10 July 2016
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0200hrs to 0300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Intermittent disruption of services |
10 July 2016
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0000hrs to 0600hrs
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System Maintenance
- Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank (New/Existing Payee) - Adhoc Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank - Fast Transaction History - View/Delete Post Dated Funds Transfer |
digibank app | ||
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09 July 2016
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0500hrs to 0700hrs
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System Maintenance
Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) |
10 July 2016
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0000hrs to 0200hrs
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System Maintenance
Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) |
10 July 2016
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0200hrs to 0300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Intermittent disruption of services |
10 July 2016
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0000hrs to 0600hrs
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System Maintenance
- Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank (New/Existing Payee) - Adhoc Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank - Fast Transaction History - View/Delete Post Dated Funds Transfer |
SMS Banking | ||
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10 July 2016
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0200hrs to 0300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Intermittent disruption of services |
PayLah! | ||
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10 July 2016
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0200hrs to 0300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Intermittent disruption of services |
D2Pay | ||
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10 July 2016
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0200hrs to 0300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Intermittent disruption of services |
Online 3D Secure Transactions | ||
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10 July 2016
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0700hrs to 0800hrs
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System Maintenance
- Disruption of services |
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Will continue to make minor improvements for this blog!
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虔心皈依怙主三寶，真心憐憫慈母眾生，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
佛為導師法為正道，僧為善侶同為救主，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
登山階梯過河船舟，驅愚慧燈險隘坦途，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
口誦真言心中祈禱，地獄烈火從此熄滅，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
暇滿人身難得至寶，虛度此生實為可惜，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
貪心無盡欲望皆空，惡趣業因棄之從善，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬惡煩惱罪孽根源，時刻提防凡夫癡念，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
強壯身軀入土荒野，驅走死神上師引路，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪尼頌詞怙主三寶，諾言活佛順口編唱，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
虔誠頂禮觀音菩薩，消除罪孽速證佛果，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
六字斷除六道苦難頌
嗡字放光照耀天界，死苦難忍觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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VirtualBox 5.0.24
VirtualBox 5.0.24 (released 2016-06-28)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
- VMM: reverted to the old I/O-APIC code for now to fix certain regressions with 5.0.22 (bug #15529). This means that the networking performance with certain guests will drop to the 5.0.20 level (bug #15295). One workaround is to disable GRO for Linux guests.
- Main: when taking a screenshot, don't save garbage for blanked screens
- NAT: correctly parse resolv.conf file with multiple separators (5.0.22 regression)
- Storage: fixed a possible corruption of stream optimized VMDK images from VMware when opened in read/write mode for the first time
- Audio: imlemented dynamic re-attaching of input/output devices on Mac OS X hosts
- ACPI: notify the guest when the battery / AC state changes instead of relying on guest polling
- Linux hosts: fixed VERR_VMM_SET_JMP_ABORTED_RESUME Guru Meditations on hosts with Linux 4.6 or later (bug #15439)
- Solaris hosts: make the GUI work on Solaris 10 again (bug #15549)
VirtualBox 5.0.22 (released 2016-06-16)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
- VMM: fixes for certain Intel Atom hosts (bug #14915)
- VMM: properly restore the complete FPU state for 32-bit guests on 64-bit hosts on Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs
- VMM: new I/O-APIC implementation fixing several bugs and improving the performance under certain conditions (bug #15295 and others)
- VMM: fixed a potential Linux guest panic on AMD hosts
- VMM: fixed a potential hang with 32-bit EFI guests on Intel CPUs (VT-x without unrestricted guest execution)
- GUI: don't allow to start subsequent separate VM instances
- GUI: raised upper limit for video capture screen resolution (bug #15432)
- GUI: warn if the VM has less than 128MB VRAM configured and 3D enabled
- Main: when monitoring DNS configuration changes on Windows hosts avoid false positives from competing DHCP renewals. This should fix NAT link flaps when host has multiple DHCP configured interfaces, in particular when the host uses OpnVPN.
- Main: properly display an error message if the VRDE server cannot be enabled at runtime, for example because another service is using the same port
- NAT: Initialize guest address guess for wildcard port-forwarding rules with default guest address (bug #15412)
- VGA: fix for a problem which made certain legacy guests crash under certain conditions (bug #14811)
- OVF: fixed import problems for some appliances using an AHCI controller created by 3rd party applications
- SDK: reduced memory usage in the webservice Java bindings
- Windows hosts: fixed performance regresson with SMP guests (5.0 regression)
- Windows hosts: fixes for the shared clipboard
- Windows hosts: Windows hardening fix
- Windows Additions: fixes to retain the guest display layout when resizing or disabling the guest monitors
- Linux hosts: EL 6.8 fix (bug #15411)
- Linux hosts: Linux 4.7 fix (bug #15459)
- Linux Additions: Linux 4.7 fixes (bug #15444)
- Linux Additions: fix for certain 32-bit guests (5.0.18 regression; bug #15320)
- Linux Additions: fixed mouse pointer offset (5.0.18 regression; bug #15324)
- Linux Additions: made old X.Org releases work again with kernels 3.11 and later (5.0.18 regression; bug #15319)
- Linux Additions: fixed X.Org crash after hard guest reset (5.0.18 regression; bug #15354)
- Linux Additions: don't stop the X11 setup if loading the shared folders module fails (5.0.18 regression)
- Linux Additions: don't complain if the Drag and Drop service is not available on the host
- Solaris Additions: added support for X.org 1.18
VirtualBox 5.0.20 (released 2016-04-28)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
- Storage: fixed a regression causing write requests from the BIOS to cause a Guru Meditation with the LsiLogic SCSI controller (5.0.18 regression; bug #15317)
- Storage: several emulation fixes in the BusLogic SCSI controller emulation
- NAT Network: support TCP in DNS proxy (same problem as in bug #14736 for NAT)
- NAT: rework handling of port-forwarding rules (bug #13570)
- NAT: rewrite host resolver to handle more query types and make it asynchronous so that a stalled lookup doesn't block all NAT traffic
- Snapshots: don't crash when restoring a snapshot which has more network adapters than the current state (ie when the snapshot uses ICH9 and the current state uses PIIX3)
- Guest Control: various bugfixes for the copyfrom and copyto commands / API (bug #14336)
- VBoxManage: list processor features on list hostinfo (bug #15334)
- Linux hosts: fix for Linux 4.5 if CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT is enabled (bug #15327)
- Windows hosts: another fix for recent Windows 10 insider builds (bug #15337)
- Windows hosts: make it work on Windows XP again (5.0.18 regression)
- Windows Additions: fixed performance issues with PowerPoint 2010 and the WDDM graphics drivers if Aero is disabled
VirtualBox 5.0.18 (released 2016-04-18)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
- GUI: position off-screen windows to be fully visible again on relaunch in consistence with default-behavior (bug #15226)
- GUI: fixed the View menu / Full-screen Mode behavior on Mac OS X El Capitan
- GUI: fixed a test which allowed to encrypt a hard disk with an empty password
- GUI: fixed a crash under certain conditions during VM shutdown
- GUI: fixed the size of the VM list scrollbar in the VM selector when entering a group
- PC speaker passthrough: fixes (Linux hosts only; bug #627)
- Drag and drop: several fixes
- SATA: fixed hotplug flag handling when EFI is used
- Storage: fixed handling of encrypted disk images with SCSI controllers (bug #14812)
- Storage: fixed possible crash with Solaris 7 if the BusLogic SCSI controller is used
- USB: properly purge non-ASCII characters from USB strings (bugs #8801, #15222)
- NAT Network: fixed 100% CPU load in VBoxNetNAT on Mac OS X under certain circumstances (bug #15223)
- ACPI: fixed ACPI tables to make the display color management settings available again for older Windows versions (4.3.22 regression)
- Guest Control: fixed VBoxManage copyfrom command (bug #14336)
- Snapshots: fixed several problems when removing older snapshots (bug #15206)
- VBoxManage: fixed --verbose output of the guestcontrol command
- Windows hosts: hardening fixes required for recent Windows 10 insider builds (bugs #15245, #15296)
- Windows hosts: fixed support of jumbo frames in with bridged networking (5.0.16 regression; bug #15209)
- Windows hosts: don't prevent receiving multicast traffic if host-only adapters are installed (bug #8698)
- Linux hosts: added support for the new naming scheme of NVME disks when creating raw disks
- Solaris hosts / guests: properly sign the kernel modules (bug #12608)
- Linux hosts / guests: Linux 4.5 fixes (bug #15251)
- Linux hosts / guests: Linux 4.6 fixes (bug #15298)
- Linux Additions: added a kernel graphics driver to support graphics when X.Org does not have root rights (bug #14732)
- Linux/Solaris Additions: fixed several issues causing Linux/Solatis guests using software rendering when 3D acceleration is available
- Windows Additions: fixed a hang with PowerPoint 2010 and the WDDM drivers if Aero is disabled
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