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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.
Hang Seng warns customers about phishing emails
Recent phishing emails uses [email protected] as an address.
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.
Citi launches 1st Citi Global Wealth Centre globally in Hong Kong
It is located at K11 Atelier Victoria Dockside.
DBS Group’s net profit jumps 32% YoY to $2.24b in Q3
Its total income grew 28% to $4.54b.
CIMB Singapore increases fixed deposit rate up to 3.90%
This is the highest as of 31 October.
Singapore launches digital banker’s guarantee, insurance bond
The eGuarantee@Gov is available from over 20 financial institutions locally.
MAS commits $150m for third round of fintech funding scheme
This commitment will last for three years.
SG, China deepen cooperation in green finance, capital markets
They will work on three initiatives.
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