DBS launches 'Adopt-A-Hawker-Centre' pilot to safeguard hawker livelihoods

Image 1 Image 2Image 1 - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and National Development, Indranee Rajah, who is also the Grassroots Adviser to Tanjong Pagar GRC Grassroots Organisations (GROs) joins Minster of State for Communications and Information and National Development, Tan Kiat How and DBS Singapore Country Head Shee Tse Koon on a walkabout in Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food CentreImage 2 - Jeremy Soo, Head of DBS Singapore Consumer Banking Group, joins in the packing of food packets for beneficiaries in today's drive

Bolster hawkers’ earnings by organising more group buys, purchasing meals and drinks from the hawkers every week, and distributing the meal packs to frontliners, families-in-need and other beneficiaries such as charities and migrant workers;

Help hawkers widen their catchment of customers by making their stalls and food more searchable online through social media and DBS platforms including DBS PayLah!;

Explore new ways to equip hawkers with digital tools or know-how to digitalise their businesses.

Image 3 Image 4Image 3 - DBS volunteers loading the food packets for delivery to several beneficiaries, which include frontliners and migrant workersImage 4 - Frontliners at Singapore General Hospital receiving the food packets from today's 'Adopt-A-Hawker-Centre' pilot

Partnering WhyQ to drive sales of hawker food and reduce food waste by offering attractive DBS/POSB credit card and DBS PayLah! discounts on orders placed via the platform daily^[1].

Co-organising the DBS PayLah! Hidden Gem Hawker Awards with Facebook Group Hawkers United to discover and celebrate the most popular hawker stalls as voted by the public.

Launching a rewards programme and virtual ‘island-wide hawker hunt’ in October to incentivise more people to use e-payments for their hawker meals.

^[1] For orders that are delivered during these timeslots - lunch (1.30pm-2.15pm) or dinner (8.30pm-9.15pm)[END]About DBSWorld’s Best BankGlobal Bank of the YearBest Bank in the WorldWorld’s Best Digital BankMost Innovative in Digital BankingSafest Bank in Asiawww.dbs.com