Age of contactless payment It may have taken some years
to realise, but the idea of simply flashing a contactless
card to pay for one's train ride, cup of kopi and
even groceries at a convenience store will be upon
Singapore faster than ever in 2009. Details
Commerce on the small screen Almost as soon as people took
to buying books on Amazon.com and booking their
plane tickets on SingaporeAir.com, the prospect
of doing the same and more on a cellphone has popped
up repeatedly over the years. Details
Technology pays off at NETS If the slightest glitch occurs
at a company like NETS, there's no hiding from the
effects: payment might not go through at a retailer,
or an ATM machine might not show the correct account
balance, such is the importance of the company's
financial network. Details