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Two in five online transactions are paid through smartphones

Consumers' trust towards e-commerce is growing.

Private sector PMI rises to 55.4 in November

The new reading is the highest since 2Q2013.

SingPost raises postages for small packets

Increases will come at $2 to $3.4 per packet.

Local business confidence hits two-year peak

The Business Optimism Index's value rose by +4.29 ppt.

Small businesses waste five weeks a year chasing arrears

90% of them have clients that fail to pay on time.

Value of share buybacks jump 74% to $39m

OCBC bought $21.53m of shares and led the pack for the ninth month.

Managing data security and privacy burdens 3 in 5 CFOs

Concerns over security and compliance risks of the cloud are seen as a major barrier to technology transformation.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.32%

Investors are urged to take caution today.

Chart of the Day: Strata-titled industrial transactions dropped in Q3

The total number of factory caveats dropped from 197 last year to 184 in 2017.

Industrial rents edged up 0.5% in Q3

Clusters in Bukit Merah are amongst those with the highest surge.

SATS poised to dominate catering business in Malaysia

It could take 50% seat capacity in Malaysia through its AirAsia partnership.

Average number of public land bids almost double to 14 in 2017

Average price also grew 42% to $925 psf ppr within 2014 to 2017.

Singtel and Mobike ink deal for mobile payments

Singtel's customers across Asia will be able to pay for Mobike rides through a mobile wallet.