Financial Services
GO by Bank Islam mobile app wins Banking Award at the Malaysia National Business Awards 2021
GO by Bank Islam mobile app wins Banking Award at the Malaysia National Business Awards 2021
A mobile banking service that enhances the banking experience and improves the convenience for its retail customers.
UOB to pilot 'Sign with Singpass' for e-signature authentication
The bank will test the feature with retail and corporate clients for 12 months.
The glaring gaps in the media’s online subscription model
And how media-focussed fintech Few¢ents saw this as a great business opportunity.
AmBank Group recognised for excellence in Banking Analytics at the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2021
AmBank Group has recently been accorded with ‘Analytics – Banking category’ award at the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2021.
DBS Securities gets green light to operate in China
DBS Securities, a DBS majority-owned joint venture, is the first Sino-Singapore securities joint venture.
Maybank SG, Fullerton partner up to provide retirement solutions for investors
The Fullerton Total Return Multi-Asset Income fund will help investors build their retirement wealth across three life stages.
Standard Chartered Singapore launches digital relationship manager app
It allows clients and managers to connect and authorise transactions.
Singapore life insurers to lower caps on policy illustrations
The upper illustration rate will be capped at 4.25% p.a. and the lower rate at 3% p.a.
Keppel Land secures maiden $150m sustainability-linked loan from DBS
Interest rates for the loan were reduced based on Keppel Land’s ongoing environmental, social and governance targets.
UOB deploys Chronicle's EFX solution to power electronic FX engine
It enables UOB to improve price discovery and enhance pricing capability.
SKT secures $238m sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank
The loan will fund expansion of environment-friendly infrastructure.
DBS offers first tokenised digital bond priced at $15m
This maiden listing of a security token offer could pave the way for a safer way to trade digital bonds in the future.
DBS, SGX, Standard Chartered, and Temasek team up to take climate action
The new joint venture will create a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality carbon credits.
Singapore life insurers post 29% jump in weighted new premiums for Q1
Single-premium products grew 85% QoQ in weighted premiums.
DBS doubles its grant programme for social entrepreneurs to $3m
The DBS Foundation has increased its funding pool to support social enterprises.
UOB net profit up 18% with a solid $1b
The growth was driven by lower impariment charges in 2021.
STACS' ambitious battle against a five-decade old model
Why this young ESG-focused fintech startup is determined to reshape the finance industry.
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