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CNA938 Rewind - Open for Business - Chocolate Finance service disruption: How safe are digital finance platforms?

CNA938 Rewind

Financial services platform Chocolate Finance has temporarily suspended instant fund withdrawals due to "high demand". In an interview with CNA, the firm’s CEO said the withdrawal issues can be traced back to customers 'gaming' its miles reward system. The instant withdrawal services will be reinstated when requests slow down. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the mechanisms and safety of such financial services platforms with Avishek Nandy, Partner at Bain & Company.

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CNA938 Rewind - Zombies in Singapore? Find them in author Felix Cheong's “Be Real”

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Felix Cheong, Singaporean author and poet now promoting his graphic novel “Be Real: A Guide to Authenticity”. It’s about a zombie epidemic that takes over the world, with protagonist, Zachary Kwan, stuck in the middle of it all. Readers follow Zachary’s plight as he goes from an unpopular writer trapped in a failing marriage to a flesh-eating zombie. Cheong talks about the zombie apocalypse genre and what it was like working with Arif Rafhan, an award-winning comics artist.

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CNA938 Rewind - Old school arcade machines FTW – the RetroCade story with founder KJ

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Poh Keng Jin – better known as KJ - creative director and founder of RetroCade. A maker and seller of retro arcade machines, RetroCade also offers old-school arcade machine assembly workshops in Singapore. Poh will talk about how his passion for building such machines started, how he came up with new designs for such machines, and how he started conducting workshops for fans from all walks of life.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - HomeMatch Renovation journey 

According to the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), consumers lost SGD 1.93m last year after making advance payments for services that were never delivered. Out of the 962 complaints CASE received against renovation contractors, 97% were against non-CASE Trust-accredited contractors. Hui Wong speaks with HomeMatch co-founder Mervin Foo on how platforms like HomeMatch that could save some sleep when you embark on your renovation journey.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Staying Healthy and Afloat with Floatfit

What are some water sports options you can consider on your wellness journey? How do you select a programme that’s suitable for you- for just the right balance to improve your health and wellbeing? Hui Wong speaks with Casper Chan, an Exercise Physiologist and Master Trainer at Floatfit in Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Movement as Medicine at Piladays

From the Finance World to the World of Movement, the founders of Piladays studio Bridget Teo and Sylvia See found their calling for people to feel and function better. Hui Wong speaks with them and how movement is medicine.

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