Singapore

Bank of Singapore partners with Swiss bank Vontobel

Clients can now place their assets in Vontobel's Zurich booking centre.

Asia Pacific banks brace for the IFRS 9 deadline of January 2018

Banks are urged to adopt new IT solutions to meet requirements.

Maybank launches payroll processing software for SMEs

This is in partnership with Asian Business Software Solutions.

DBS to be hardest hit if Ezra Group goes into liquidation

DBS has the largest exposure to Ezra at US$452m.

Singapore banks' loan growth improved slightly but still "lethargic": analyst

System loans increased in December for the first time in 2016.

Citi launches app-based login solution for corporate clients

Clients no longer need a separate physical token.

In Asian trade finance, fortune favours the brave

Asian banks that step up to expand services to SMEs, embrace digitisation, and harness blockchain may find the risks well worth the rewards.