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UnionPay and STB renew 3-year deal to boost Singapore tourism spending
UnionPay and STB renew 3-year deal to boost Singapore tourism spending
They will partner with banks, luxury travel platforms, and tourism stakeholders.
Singapore's private banker crunch clouds $4.22t cross-border wealth boom
Billionaire wealth jumped 66.4%, lifting the market past Australia.
Singapore banks stretch hiring as caution deepens
Headcount across 15 lenders rose just 0.005% in 2025.
DBS to open 18 new wealth centres by 2027
The bank will also upgrade 36 existing centres over the next 18 months.
Tan Su Shan named Asia’s most powerful woman in business, ranks sixth globally on Fortune’s 2026 list
Alongside Tan is Temasek’s Png Chin Yee at 77th.
Singapore's Big 3 banks eye 6% profit growth on wealth momentum
DBS and OCBC are expected to have higher PATMIs than previously forecasted.
Nearly half of finance workers fear AI job impact
ACCA finds strong AI adoption in finance roles, but job security concerns persist.
CommBank tests AI banking assistant in app pilot
CommBank Companion will use live data to deliver financial info to customers.
Singapore to slash private bank account opening to under a month
A new circular aims to cut onboarding bottlenecks.
MAS backs Singapore's finance edge as global risks deepen
MAS’ new circular aims to reduce private bank account opening to just one month.
Grab takes control of Indonesia’s Superbank via GXS transfer
The transfer will increase the group’s stake in the bank to over 50%.
MAS revokes BSQ payment licence over false disclosures and risk failures
BSQ provided false or misleading in material particulars, MAS said.
GXS Bank and Lion Global launch exclusive multi-asset fund
The fund has a “medium to high” risk level and is exclusively available at GXS Invest for now.
DBS to hire over 500 young talent in 2026 amidst AI push
The Singaporean bank will hire 112 management associates and 400 interns in 2026.
Singapore banks benefit from safe-haven flows amidst Middle East conflict
Investors are shifting assets to the city-state for stability and protection.
HSBC Singapore adds health perks for Premier clients via IHH, Raffles Medical
They will receive access to IHH’s Parkway Shenton app and Raffles Medical’s MediWellness facilities.
Payment failures cost Singapore merchants $12b annually
APAC merchants lose an estimated $75b in transaction value due to payment inefficiencies.
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