You say “PayWave”, but would someone overseas actually know what you mean?

The term came from Visa's branding for contactless payments, yet Singaporeans have embraced it so completely that we use it for almost any tap-to-pay transaction, even when we're using Mastercard, American Express or Apple Pay.

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar look at how “PayWave” became such a Singaporean staple.

And it doesn't stop at PayWave. From “kopitiam” to "Grab” and “Panadol”, are Singaporeans just really good at turning brand names and borrowed words into everyday language?

You say &ldquo;PayWave&rdquo;, but would someone overseas actually know what you mean?
The term came from Visa's branding for contactless payments, yet Singaporeans have embraced it so completely that we use it for almost any tap-to-pay transaction, even when we're using Mastercard, American Express or Apple Pay.
On What&rsquo;s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar look at how &ldquo;PayWave&rdquo; became such a Singaporean staple.
And it doesn't stop at PayWave. From &ldquo;kopitiam&rdquo; to "Grab&rdquo; and &ldquo;Panadol&rdquo;, are Singaporeans just really good at turning brand names and borrowed words into everyday language?

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.

In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

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What's Trending: Why foreigners don’t understand Singaporeans’ 'PayWave' habit

What happens when a career you've spent decades building suddenly comes to an end?

Edgar Tang was retrenched at 50 after four and a half years at a multinational entertainment company. Instead of simply trying to return to his old career, he began documenting what it takes to rebuild his career, confidence and identity after 50.

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with content creator Edgar Tang (@edgarafter50) as he shares why retrenchment can hit differently later in life, whether decades of experience can actually work against older jobseekers, and what it takes to reinvent yourself when you're caught between being “too old to hire” and “too young to retire”.

What happens when a career you've spent decades building suddenly comes to an end?
Edgar Tang was retrenched at 50 after four and a half years at a multinational entertainment company. Instead of simply trying to return to his old career, he began documenting what it takes to rebuild his career, confidence and identity after 50.
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with content creator Edgar Tang&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.instagram.com/edgarafter50/">@edgarafter50</a>) as he shares why retrenchment can hit differently later in life, whether decades of experience can actually work against older jobseekers, and what it takes to reinvent yourself when you're caught between being &ldquo;too old to hire&rdquo; and &ldquo;too young to retire&rdquo;.

The Agenda: Retrenched at 50? Is it really too late to start over?

More than 200 members of Singapore’s legal fraternity gathered behind closed doors to debate the Law Society’s handling of an internal audit that found “significant failings” in leadership, workplace culture and governance.

With more than 100 lawyers calling for the full report to be released, questions are growing over what the summary leaves out, whether the investigation was sufficiently independent, and whether this has become a crisis of confidence in the Law Society’s leadership.

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Clarence Lun, Managing Director at Fervent Chambers LLC, to share more. 

More than 200 members of Singapore&rsquo;s legal fraternity gathered behind closed doors to debate the Law Society&rsquo;s handling of an internal audit that found &ldquo;significant failings&rdquo; in leadership, workplace culture and governance.
With more than 100 lawyers calling for the full report to be released, questions are growing over what the summary leaves out, whether the investigation was sufficiently independent, and whether this has become a crisis of confidence in the Law Society&rsquo;s leadership.
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Clarence Lun, Managing Director at Fervent Chambers LLC, to share more.&nbsp;

The Big Story: Law Society’s leadership under scrutiny. Why are lawyers demanding the full audit report?

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has been struck off the rolls of Singapore lawyers after the Court of Three Judges ruled that his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee warranted his removal from the profession.

Singh was convicted in February 2025 on two counts of lying under oath to the Committee of Privileges, in connection with former WP MP Raeesah Khan’s false account in Parliament in 2021.

But what does being struck off actually mean for Singh and could the ruling have wider implications for his future as WP chief and an MP?

We break down the legal and political implications with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at SMU’s Yong Pung How School of Law.

Workers&rsquo; Party chief Pritam Singh has been struck off the rolls of Singapore lawyers after the Court of Three Judges ruled that his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee warranted his removal from the profession.
Singh was convicted in February 2025 on two counts of lying under oath to the Committee of Privileges, in connection with former WP MP Raeesah Khan&rsquo;s false account in Parliament in 2021.
But what does being struck off actually mean for Singh and could the ruling have wider implications for his future as WP chief and an MP?
We break down the legal and political implications with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at SMU&rsquo;s Yong Pung How School of Law.

What's Trending: Why foreigners don’t understand Singaporeans’ 'PayWave' habit

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