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American Express appoints Marlin Brown as Singapore Country Manager

American Express appoints Marlin Brown as Singapore Country Manager

He was recently the country manager for Thailand.   American Express has named Marlin Brown as its new Singapore Country Manager.

Dah Sing Bank’s Tuen Mun Branch closed until further notice

Staff will be tested before they return to work.

ANEXT Bank unveils programme to improve embedded finance for SMEs

The programme is open to all e-commerce marketplaces, fintechs, amongst others.

DBS, partners grant S$250,000 for climate-focused hybrid accelerator programme

The second run of Sustaintech Xcelerator will focus on nature-based approaches, amongst others.

MAS to cooperate with Ghana to open trade and financial corridor

It will work with the Bank of Ghana and the Development Bank of Ghana for the project.

MAS, Bank Indonesia extends bilateral financial arrangement

Both leaders of Singapore and Indonesia endorsed the arrangement.

OCBC net profit up 31% YoY to S$1.6b in Q3 2022

The company’s net interest income grew by 44% YoY.

Maybank names new Maybank IBG CEO

Michael Oh-Lau Chong Jin’s appointment will be effective on 1 December 2022.

MAS launches Ubin+ to study cross-border FX settlement using CBDCs

It will study business models and create policy guidelines.

4 factors intensifying the talent gap in the FinTech sector

A report revealed that demand for talent in the FinTech sector is still outpacing supply.

Singapore launches digital banker’s guarantee, insurance bond

The eGuarantee@Gov is available from over 20 financial institutions locally.