Singapore
Goldman Sachs to axe 90 investment bankers in Asia
Goldman Sachs to axe 90 investment bankers in Asia
																					
							Around 200 bankers will be left in the region.
						
					
					
				Physical bank branches to die out soon in Singapore as banks step up digitisation: analysts
																					
							Branches only occupy 750,000 sqft of space in Singapore.
						
					
					
				Are banks' voice biometric authentication technologies secure enough against data breaches?
																					
							Some experts say fingerprints and voice patterns should not be relied upon.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap Up: JPMorgan to nab a stake in InvestCloud; China’s shadow banking could lose $375b
																					
							And Deutsche Bank to convert billions worth of corporate loans into marketable securities.
						
					
					
				UOB set to unveil contactless ATM machines
																					
							All its ATMs will be contactless by December 2018.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap Up: ABN Amro chief to step down in 2017; US banks step away from auto lending
																					
							And HSBC expects more banks to work with fintechs.
						
					
					
				Is a cascade of defaults on the horizon for Singapore banks?
																					
							Cross-transaction among O&G firms are making traders jittery.
						
					
					
				What has been mitigating Singapore banks contracting NIMs?
																					
							The three banks have been registering higher LDRs.
						
					
					
				How can banks use data to protect market share, satisfy customers and respond to regulatory pressures?
																					
							Find out from IBM, Nomis Solutions, and Gemalto.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap Up: HSBC clients use selfies to open new accounts; Deutsche Bank mulls merger with Commerzbank
																					
							And Canada's newest bank targets Chinese families.
						
					
					
				Singapore banks will suffer prolonged agony from O&G exposure for another two quarters
																					
							Bad loan ratio is likely to hit 20%-50%.
						
					
					
				Standard Chartered's voice & virtual head Stuart Beaumont reveals why call volume to their contact centres declined 12%
																					
							Yet conversation lengths are longer, complaints are lower and sales are higher.
						
					
					
				See how this bank bot chats with customers via Telegram, Facebook, and WeChat
																					
							The service is based on WAY4 Messenger Banking.
						
					
					
				Four things APAC banks must do to stay ahead of the game
																					
							Driving a value-focused digital transformation is one.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks' profits up 1.4% to $43.6bn in 2Q16; European bankers’ bonuses slashed $2.5bn; Why tech talent shy away from banks
																					
							And HSBC executive pleads not guilty to conspiracy charges.
						
					
					
				How badly will Singapore banks be hit if home prices slump 45%?
																					
							Profits could plunge as much as 24%.
						
					
					
				DBS transforms bank platform with cloud technology
																					
							Next-gen credit risk management system is in the works.
						
					
					
				
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
						
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
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