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Singapore launches digital banker’s guarantee, insurance bond
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.
5 ways a financial institution can shield itself from cyber attacks
MAS warned that the cyber threat landscape has been increasingly hostile.
MAS to test purpose-bound digital SGD
This can be used in government and commercial vouchers, amongst others.
Bank of China HK joins pilot programme to trial use of digital currencies
BOCHK has completed real-value cross border trade of central bank digital currencies.
BDO Unibank soars at the Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2022
Its commitment to empowering clients and enhancing their wealth amidst uncertainties has become evident with its recent innovations.
UOB’s net profit soars 34% YoY in Q3
The increase was driven by strong net interest income amongst others.
Central bank proposes to regulate stablecoins, add rules for DPT providers
It seeks to prevent consumer harm from cryptocurrency trading.
Deutsche Bank appoints ex-StanChart banker as group head of IPB Global South Asia UK
Gupta will provide oversight on the GSA UK team.
Citi Hong Kong launches 2022 Citi Tax Season Loan
Customers can loan up to HK$2m or 12 times their monthly salary.
Citi launches digital proxy voting service in Australia, New Zealand
Investors can vote and receive confirmation in real-time.
Hang Seng Bank, QFPay HK offers faster loans to SMEs
SMEs need only share their commercial information in the Commercial Data Interchange.
Vietnam’s card payments market to hit $37.6b in 2022
The government’s cashless payments push is helping the market.
Kotak Mahindra Bank’s profits up 27% in Q2
It has over 36.6 million customers as of end-September.
ICICI Bank net profit up 31% to $929m in Q2
Its loan portfolio also grew 23% compared to the same quarter last year.
Citi TTS names Kanika Thakur as head of corporate, commercial & public sector sales
She was previously head of trade for Asia Pacific.
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