Financial Services

Citi Singapore extends work from home setup until July

Majority of its 8,500 staff are working remotely.

Almost three-fifths use mobile payments as contactless cards maintain hold

62% expect that their mobile payment usage will increase next year.

MAS commences first phase of AI adoption initiative

The consortium is developing a fairness metric for credit scoring and customer marketing.

Investors flocking to IFCs for assets: study

Almost half of institutional investors are already benefiting from using one.

NUS raises $300m through maiden green bond

It will finance projects under its Green Finance Network.

Singapore's Fintech market in 2020: coronavirus and new business realities

Businesses around the world have taken a major hit in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Singapore is not an exception. Fortunately though, as many...

Stable playing field a gain for Singapore banks: report

High credit costs can be covered by profits.

DBS approves loans worth $1.1b for micro, small businesses

Interest rates of Enterprise Singapore financing schemes averaged 2-3%.

New life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1

More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19.

Great Eastern, health firm Doctor Anywhere bolster venture

The latter has been providing health service to group insurance clients since 2019.

OCBC customers ramp up adoption of digital services amidst pandemic

The number of SME accounts opened digitally more than doubled in Q1.

Lower dividends on the horizon for banks' shareholders: analyst

Requirements to allow for losses may force dividends to be cut.

RIABU unveils campaign to urge large firms pay SMEs on time

The movement, Pledge2Pay, aims to help SMEs survive the COVID-19 period.

Manulife Singapore pilots health tracker

The MOVE Health Score has a scoring method for gauging fitness.