Financial Services

Singapore ranks first in professional services in GFCI 38

Singapore also made a major advance in FinTech, rising to fourth globally.

How outdated financial solutions are fuelling the SME exodus

The SME exodus is not inevitable. It is sadly the predictable outcome of an outdated financial ecosystem. 

Thunes leads Singapore's fundraising with $192.8m Series D round

By deal volume, Singapore’s funding landscape skewed toward mid-range cheque sizes.

IRAS tax revenue rises 10.7% to $88.9b in FY2024/25

Corporate Income Tax rose by 6.7% to $30.9b.

Why investors are turning to Singapore-focused equity and debt funds

Investors turned to Singapore-focused equity and debt funds amidst global volatility.

New AML programme targets skills gap in compliance sector

Temasek Polytechnic and Tradekins focus on practical training to strengthen Singapore’s fight against financial crime.

ValueMax Group’s profit jumps 35.7% YoY in H1

The group's revenue increased by 16.8% YoY.

Sea Limited net income surges 418% to $531.7m in Q2

Its e-commerce platform Shopee reported 3.3 billion gross orders.

DBS China, CSSGD, CIX partner to pilot carbon credit trading

The parties plan to co-develop a pilot programme for companies in the park seeking access to global carbon markets.

Companies limit trade credit as bad debts rise

Bad debts surged to an average of 6% of B2B invoices.

OCBC’s group net profit down 6% to $2.87b in H1

Interim ordinary divided is 41 Singaporean cents.

OCBC’s group net profit down 6% to $3.7b in H1 2025

Interim ordinary divided is 41 Singaporean cents.

ZGR Global and Hanshan fined $5.37m over illegal rate sharing

Staff from both firms engaged in frequent exchanges of real-time remittance rates, report said.

OCBC, Singapore universities explore quantum tech in finance

The year-long partnerships aim to study the use of quantum computing and cryptography in derivative pricing, fraud detection, and data security.