Singapore

MAS extends facility to support bank lending to SMEs

This is to complement Enterprise Singapore’s temporary bridging loan programme for SMEs.

Scammed? OCBC Bank clients can activate 'kill switch' to freeze accounts

This includes access to current/savings accounts, ATMs, debit/credit cards, and digital banking.

UOB net profits jump 40% to S$4.075b in 2021

Wealth management and loan fees hit record highs.

DBS posts record S$6.8b net profits in 2021

Loan growth was at its highest in seven years.

DBS commits add'l $100m to its foundation

The funds will mainly go to improving the livelihood affected by the pandemic.

Singaporeans want more biometric payment cards —survey

Latest industry survey reveals 88% of Singaporeans prefer biometric cards.

MAS slaps S$930m additional capital requirements for DBS

This comes after the bank’s digital services went offline in November.

MAS clarifies coverage for loss arising from scams

OCBC fully-covering losses should not set a general precedent for future cases, the regulator said.

Singapore releases methodologies on responsible use of AI by financial institutions

The Veritas Consortium also released an open-source toolkit to help with adoption.

Maybank SG new banking app enables online SME current account opening

The new Maybank2u SG (Lite) app offers e-angbao gifting and other money management features.

OCBC implements anti-scam measures following increased phishing attacks

One measure is the removal of the clickable links in SMSes sent by the bank.

MAS, Bank Indonesia beef up bilateral cooperation

The institutions will collaborate on payments innovation projects amongst others.

How Singapore FIs can address the tech and cyber security risks associated with public cloud adoption

The cloud is increasingly becoming the primary location for financial institutions to store and process data: most financial institutions have moved their applications to cloud platforms, and many of those that still have their data on-premise today are planning their imminent migration to cloud.

DBS to only send 'essential' SMEs to retail, wealth customers

The bank assured customers that it employs a multi-layered defence system against fraud.