DBS
DBS is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation offering services in consumer, SME and corporate banking activities across Asia and the Middle East.
See below for the Latest DBS News, Analysis, Profit Results, Share Price Information, and Commentary.
DBS brings first synthetic securitisation to market
DBS brings first synthetic securitisation to market
The $1.29b transaction expands the bank's capital toolkit to support future lending growth.
1 day ago
Singapore's ETAF secures $325m in first close to drive Asia's energy transition
FAST-P will fund grid modernisation and higher-risk energy projects.
6 days ago
DBS lends $273m to ETAFCo amidst push to cut Asia's coal reliance
The loan will fund grid upgrades, battery storage, and renewable assets.
6 days ago
Banks reel in $77b new HNW wealth in 2025
DBS and OCBC wealth management fees surged in Q1 2026.
Singapore banks face currency split as ringgit offsets losses
DBS is most exposed to IDR and INR, whilst the ringgit cushions OCBC and UOB.
Singapore banks see uneven exposure, with DBS most affected
DBS derives 7.4% of income from Indonesia and India operations.
DBS brings tokenised physical gold to retail investors via digibank
It is also exploring plans to list the token on DDEx.
DBS rolls out ‘tap-to-phone’ payments at MAX app
Stall merchants will be able to activate the service in three steps, the bank said.
Temasek's Tan Chong Meng named presidential advisory council chairman
Piyush Gupta and Gan Seow Kee elevated as Chua Sock Koong returns to council.
Singapore banks stretch hiring as caution deepens
Headcount across 15 lenders rose just 0.005% in 2025.
DBS to open 18 new wealth centres by 2027
The bank will also upgrade 36 existing centres over the next 18 months.
Tan Su Shan named Asia’s most powerful woman in business, ranks sixth globally on Fortune’s 2026 list
Alongside Tan is Temasek’s Png Chin Yee at 77th.
Wealth momentum spurs 6% profit growth for Big 3 banks
DBS and OCBC are expected to have higher PATMIs than previously forecasted.
DBS Bank to hire over 500 young talent in 2026 amidst AI push
The bank expanded hiring via MA, internship and traineeship programmes.
STI brushes historic 5,000 but risks 4,300 plunge amidst US-Iran tensions
Investor sentiment is dominated by the Middle East tensions.
Singapore's big 3 banks pivot to wealth as margins shrink
The banks eye growth in onshore, ASEAN, China and Hong Kong wealth.
DBS’ net profit up 1% to S$2.93b in Q1 on record total income
Wealth management growth drove up fee income and treasury customer sales to new highs.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation