Singapore

OCBC appoints Sunny Quek as head of global consumer financial services

He will lead the bank’s banking and wealth business in Singapore.

Real-time Payments: The Time to Act is Now

Around the world, people now expect real-time experiences in everything they do, and payments are no exception.

UOB launches expanded U-Solar programme in Singapore

U-Solar 2.0 will be rolled out in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia in Q1 2023.

SAS Institute: Intelligent Decisioning Solution in Action

The company drives real-time interactions that can easily create, manage, and govern robust analytically driven business rules to power decisions at scale.

Singaporeans still keen on ATMs, branch banking: study

3 in 4 Singaporeans still frequently use ATMs.

DBS offers SMEs up to S$300,000 financing with DBS Quick Finance

Customers can choose between an overdraft or a loan.

OCBC reveal employee-run community farm in Central Business District

\It is expected to produce 140 kgs of vegetables annually.

Singapore unveils industry guidelines for sustainable private banking

The industry group sustainability taskforce has also developed a training benchmark.

Banks warned vs risks of North Asia exposure, NPLs: Maybank

North Asia non performing loans went up 8% to 191% quarter-on-quarter.

MAS names Gillian Tan as new chief sustainability officer

Tan will lead the sustainability group for tighter coordination of MAS’ sustainability initiatives

Fintechs to play transformative role in cross-border payments: MAS

MAS said the current state of cross-border payments is unfit for the 21st century.

DBS unveils tech apprenticeship programme for polytechnic students

It will take in 20 students this year to start and later expand across all 5 polytechnics in SG.

ANEXT Bank’s Toh Su Mei on how to stay ahead of SMEs needs

The CEO of Singapore’s newest digital bank talks about why banks find it challenging to meet the SMEs needs, and why digital banks are the answer.

How blended finance can speed up net zero targets, MAS exec explains

Blended finance combines public and private capital to fund marginally bankable projects.

Maybank Singapore offers fixed deposit rates up to 3.05% per annum

The offer starts at a minimum placement of S$20,000 and a 6-month tenure.