Business Times

2022 - 10 - 31

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Senior citizens break digital barriers with help from DBS (The Business Times)

A GROUP of seniors over 60 years old were gathered in a room, intently bent over their phones, learning the ins and outs of cybersecurity.

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Gardenia bread-maker QAF appoints Philip Yeo as independent non-executive director (The Business Times)

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Zinc plunges as factory data fuels concerns over steel demand (The Business Times)

Zinc led a decline in industrial metals after a slump in China's economic activity added to signs of weakening demand in the world's second-largest economy, ...

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OCBC raises interest rate on 360 savings account again, adding to ... (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE โ€” OCBC Bank will again raise the interest rates on its flagship 360 savings account, in the latest move by a lender here to capture a larger slice ...

Currently, OCBC 365 credit card holders who spend at least $500 can earn bonus interest on the account. [raised the maximum interest rate on its Bonus$aver account to 4.88 per cent per annum](https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/stanchart-is-latest-lender-to-up-terms-of-account-amid-rising-interest-rates-offers-up-to-488-on-bonusaver) โ€” also its highest for the savings account โ€” up from 2.38 per cent. [upped rates on the 360 account to a maximum of 4.05 per cent a year](https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/ocbc-raises-interest-rates-on-360-account-up-to-405-per-annum-on-first-100k) on balances of up to $100,000. Account holders could previously earn a maximum of 2.38 per cent a year of interest on balances of up to $75,000. Beyond the three categories, customers who also invest and buy insurance through the bank can earn interest of 7.65 per cent a year on their first $100,000, up from 4.05 per cent a year. The bank will increase the rate to 4.65 per cent a year from Tuesday, up from 1.85 per cent a year currently, on the first $100,000 in customersโ€™ bank accounts when they credit their salary, save and spend with the bank.

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