Singapore

How a former Wall Street guy is disrupting Myanmar's microfinance landscape

Jason Loughnane will discuss how using big data can ease the credit appraisal process.

How a former Wall Street guy is disrupting Myanmar's microfinance landscape

Jason Loughnane will discuss how using big data can ease the credit appraisal process.

Learn how virtual banks can ease onboarding processes for SMEs

Hear from CH&Co's Guillaume Rico at ABF DOB Conference on how banks can stay ahead.

ISO 20022, a common standard to transform global payments

The standard meets the needs of regulators, market overseers and reporting firms that rely on unambiguous data to draw meaningful analysis.

MAS opens applications for new digital bank licences

Interested parties have until 31 December to submit applications.

Standard Chartered names Dwaipayan Sadhu as Singapore retail banking head

He was formerly the regional head of products and segments for Singapore, ASEAN and South Asia.

How Singapore fintech Cashwagon serves Asia's underbanked

In July, Cashwagon launched a cash pick-up option in the Philippines.

How banks in Asia-Pacific can survive in an age of declining profitability

Cutting down branches and migrating banking services to online and mobile channels are key to keeping costs down.

P2P money transfers take off in underbanked Myanmar

Market leader Wave Money has amassed around 7 million subscribers.

Singapore banks hit average dividend yield of 4.5% in H1

DBS led the pack with a dividend yield of 4.9%.

ASEAN banks perform poorly in environment sustainability survey

However, banks in Singapore outperformed their peers.

Singapore bank NIMs hit 1.84% in H1

Margins widened in tandem with rising interest rates.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile money takes over Africa; US regulators mull changes to Volcker Rule

And Nordic banks hit by negative rates may pass on the burden to customers.

Banks in Singapore brace for mounting asset risks

New NPL formation rose for all three banks in Q2 due to large overseas exposures.

OneConnect's Rohit Chowdhry to grace the ABF Digital & Open Banking Conference 2019

He will discuss how partnerships with ecosystem players can create open banking models.