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Organised crime forces banks to rethink fraud prevention
Organised crime forces banks to rethink fraud prevention
Industry leaders say collaboration is key to combating organised financial crime.
AI avatars Wendy and Wayne debut in OCBC WoW app
New app debuts round-the-clock portfolio insights through virtual advisers.
AI oversight gains urgency as deepfake scams surge 2,000%
Ashwini Karandikar urged firms to map every point where AI influences risk-bearing decisions this year.
RHB warns UOB faces margin loan and asset quality risks
Commercial real estate remains a concern despite signs of improvement in some markets.
DBS brings first synthetic securitisation to market
The $1.29b transaction expands the bank's capital toolkit to support future lending growth.
Singapore’s Ant International takes embedded finance arm Bettr to Brazil
The QI Tech deal expands SME lending and BNPL in Brazil.
Airwallex raises $320m in Series H funding round
Airwallex plans to expand into new markets and scale its AI teams.
MAS launches new institute for AI and tokenisation adoption
The Future of Finance Institute will update toolkits.
SG banks pledge cash access near every HDB block by 2027
The move comes as the country turns super-aged, with one in five now over 65.
UOB sets up board tech committee
The panel will guide digital strategy and oversee technology risk and operational resiliency.
DBS lends $273m to ETAFCo amidst push to cut Asia's coal reliance
The loan will fund grid upgrades, battery storage, and renewable assets.
HSBC rolls out TradeCash in Singapore
Customers can draw down a loan using sales invoice data.
Singapore banks reel in $59b new HNW wealth in 2025
DBS and OCBC wealth management fees surged in Q1 2026.
Trust Bank users rack up S$142m in FX fee savings
The bank’s customers have made 60 million overseas transactions to date.
OCBC rolls out free ESG assessment tool for SMEs
Large companies can request to onboard their SME suppliers.
New China rules no threat to Singapore banks' wealth businesses: Maybank
Singapore banks do not serve the investor segment most affected by the changes.
Singapore banks face currency split as ringgit offsets losses
DBS is most exposed to IDR and INR, whilst the ringgit cushions OCBC and UOB.
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