Singapore

Singapore seeks to be Southeast Asia's virtual bank and fintech hub

It seeks to tap into a digital channels market which could be worth $110b by 2025.

Singapore seeks to be Southeast Asia's virtual bank and fintech hub

It seeks to tap into a digital channels market which could be worth $110b by 2025.

Siam Commercial Bank launches cross-border QR payments in Singapore and Thailand

Singapore merchants can offer promotions and deals through the SCB Easy app.

MAS, Bank Indonesia extend $10b bilateral financial agreement

The deal allows the two banks to access foreign liquidity from each other.

Building a robust model risk management framework in financial institutions

With increasing volumes of data, and the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies, models are at the heart of every financial institution (FI)’s operations. But as FIs increasingly rely on model outputs for decision-making, the focus on model risk – or risk of errors in the development, implementation, or use of models – has continued to gain momentum.

Banks rethink business models as fintechs play catch-up

To hold their ground against fintechs, banks are redefining themselves.

UOB launches QR-code payments for cash-on-delivery

It aims to reduce fraud risks for corporates, of which two-thirds still receive cash from buyers.

OCBC launches instant account opening for startups

Startups no longer have to wait for a day to have an account.

UOB issues $140m of maiden green loans

It will be used to build a hotel and a construction and prefabrication hub.

UOB profits up 8% to $1.12b in Q3

This was driven by a healthy loan growth of 8%.

Crypto bank Sygnum clinches capital markets services licence

It will roll out a multi-manager fund on 1 November.

Job-hopping banking tech talents in Singapore could command up to 15% raise

They are in hot demand as the city prepares to grant virtual bank licenses.

As banks mobilise and smarten up, customer plays become central: SAP

The FSI Innovation Day 2019 event gathered over 20 of SG’s banking elite for an afternoon of insights and knowledge sharing.

Monthly transactions in PayNow cross $1b mark

Over 3 million in combined mobile and NRIC numbers are registered to the service.

How can banks WOW the next generation of wealth?

Some might still perceive millennials as a generation of teenagers obsessed with avocado toasts and fancy festivals. However, the upper bracket of today’s millennials are now almost 40 years old and many of them are entering their prime spending years. Over the next three decades, millennials would have inherited 30 trillion US dollars, and by next year they will make up 50% of the total global workforce.

Krungthai Bank's Arapat Sangkharat to join ABF Digital & Open Banking Conference 2019

He will share how banks can execute their digital transformation agendas.

Here's where online micro consumer lending in Asia flourishes

Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country looks promising for online lending.