Frances Gagua

DBS Hong Kong launch Green Mortgage

Customers can earn cash rebates of up to 0.1% upon successful application.

Public Bank raises lending rate, fixed deposit rate by 0.25%

This follows after the local regulator raised its policy rate by 25 basis points.

OCBC, Standard Chartered complete 30-year SORA OIS trade

The 30-year SORA OIS trade was the first transaction cleared by LCH.

Singapore big three banks poised for earnings growth

UOB, OCBC, and DBS have strong non-interest incomes.

Small step for Green Link Digital Bank, large leap for Singapore MSMEs

Size does not matter for Singapore’s newest wholesale digital bank.

1 in 10 Singaporeans defer loan repayments

Majority plan to boost investments and savings.

1 in 5 affluent Singaporeans defer loan repayments, mull switching banks: survey

Over 40% of mass affluent bank customers saw their incomes decrease.

Fintech YouTrip launches online travel insurance in platform

The company’s business reportedly grew four times in Q2 compared to 2021.

StanChart taps ex-JP Morgan banker as new CIO for North Asia

Cheng was head of Asia Equity Strategy for JP Morgan Private Bank.

Rising interest rates to be Hong Kong banks’ saving grace

NIMs are expected to rise and outweigh asset quality deterioration in the near term.

MUFG names Manoj Bhatia as head of corporate global subsidiary banking

Bhatia will continue his role as head of GSB Asia Pacific.

South Korea’s deposit, loan interest rates rose in May

Average interest rate for new deposits rose 15 basis points from April.

Is Hong Kong’s role as offshore financial center under threat?

Inflows from Mainland China will support the city, but issues are challenging this role.

BRImo superapp offers digital account opening for Bank Raya

The gig economy-focused digital bank now has over 700,000 users.