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Half of fintech investments in SEA are from Singapore – Robocash
Half of fintech investments in SEA are from Singapore – Robocash
Indonesia comes second with $20.8b.
Mastercard enables China visitors payment option through WeChat Pay
Inbound cross-border travel to China improved to around 50% of 2019 levels.
Big banks, investors fund Endowus digital wealth leadership in Asia
It was able to raise $35m from global banks, existing investors, and four Asian billionaire families.
Alliance Bank Malaysia's Virtual Credit Card wins New Consumer Lending Product of the Year at Asian Banking & Finance Awards
The revolutionary Virtual Credit Card with Dynamic Card Number feature sets new standards in digital banking, offering enhanced security and eco-friendly transactions.
Alliance Bank's Alliance Digital SME Honored as Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
Its transformative Alliance Digital SME earns recognition for its seamless digital banking journey and significant shift towards branchless banking.
MAS pledges S$150m to aid the financial sector
The scheme aims to back projects and maximise the use of technologies.
Chart of the week: alternative payments used in 1 in 3 online shopping transactions
Singapore’s e-commerce market is forecast to grow by 15% this year.
OCBC prices S$550m perpetual capital securities at 4.5%
OCBC served as the sole lead manager and bookrunner for this issue.
Mizuho partners with KOKO Networks to offer carbon credits to clients
Proceeds from the sale of premium carbon credits are distributed as substantial discounts on KOKO Fuel.
Vietnam’s HDBank registers $232.4m in profits for first semester
It also finished adopting Basel III standards.
Fasset superapp aims to use digital assets to drive financial inclusion
The digital asset company plans to eventually offer remittance, lending, and borrowing.
HSBC names UBS banker as new head of global private banking for SA
Tommy Leung will take over the role on 19 October.
Hong Leong Finance SG profits up 3.2% to S$46.57m in H1
An interim dividend of 3.5 cents per share has been announced.
OCBC reports record net profit of S$3.59b in H1; H1 dividend at 40 cents
The dividend is 43% or 12 cents higher than in H1 2022.
India assures banks it’s ready to manage outflow of Russian funds: report
Russian companies have accumulated billions of rupees in local banks.
China allegedly asks banks to delay dollar buying to slow yuan depreciation: report
The yuan hit an eight-month low in July.
DBS earnings up 45% to S$5.26b in H1; Q2 dividend at 48 cents
This brings the first half dividend to 90 cents per share.
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