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SLOW payments among Singapore firms increased for the third consecutive quarter, led by the retail and services sectors, according to a report by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) on Tuesday.

THE buzz behind digital banking in Singapore speaks to the belief that small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here and in the region can be better served by technology and the use of alternative data to back smaller forms of unsecured lending that has been largely shunned by the incumbent...

Travelex said on Tuesday a ransomware attack led to its systems being taken offline last week and the foreign exchange company does not expect any material financial impact for its United Arab Emirates-based parent company Finablr Plc .

SEATTLE: Starbucks Corp on Tuesday (Jan 7) added an oat milk beverage to its menu, as the coffee chain taps into the growing demand for vegan alternatives to dairy. The new beverage is available at 1,300 locations in the US Midwest, the Seattle-based company said. It also launched new beverages...

Self-driving cars employ lidar, a remote sensing technology using pulsed laser light the way radar uses radio waves, and lidar makers waiting for the automotive market to take off are courting new customers who would use the technology for everything from monitoring cattle to helping a disc jockey ......

Impossible Foods is no longer trying to win a coveted deal to supply McDonald's Corp with plant-based burgers, telling Reuters it cannot produce enough of its imitation meat to partner with the world's No.1 fast-food chain.

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Tuesday, led by losses in oil and healthcare stocks, with investors nervously awaiting the latest in the U.S.-Iran standoff.

Latin American airline Avianca has reached an agreement with airplane manufacturer Airbus to reduce the number of planes it was set to buy by 20, the company said on Tuesday.

U.S. and European aviation safety regulators will meet with Boeing this week in an effort to complete a 737 MAX software documentation audit - a key step toward the grounded plane's eventual return to service.

LONDON: European equities were a mixed bag on Tuesday (Jan 7) but oil prices declined as fears of a Middle East conflict abated and investors turned their attention back to US-China trade issues. Positive US economic news also appeared to limit losses. With few major developments in the crisis...