Financial Services

Services sector to get a boost by 2019: analyst

Cloud storage, corporate broadband, and ICT adoption could step up process efficiencies.

Services sector to get a boost by 2019: analyst

Cloud storage, corporate broadband, and ICT adoption could step up process efficiencies.

Ping An launches wealth platform for Singapore investors

Lu Global uses facial recognition and AI for its investor onboarding process.

Korea's Q2 e-payments highest since 2008

Average daily transactions jumped 17.4% to US$104.87m.

Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices

It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.

MAS warns on fake website that lures bitcoin investments

It attributed false statements to MAS chairman and DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

HSBC steps up Singapore and Hong Kong hiring to cash in on Asian goldmine

The bank is planning to add over 1,300 positions by 2022.

Mortgage growth for DBS could stay healthy despite property curbs

And its net interest margin could get a boost by a hike in the US federal funds rate.

Singapore rolls out unified payment QR code

It is the first-of-its-kind to combine multiple payment QR codes.

DBS adds wealth chat service to WhatsApp and WeChat

Relationship managers will be able to form a bank-administered private chat group with clients.

Banks in emerging Asia wrestle for e-payments market share against telcos and online upstarts

Indonesian and Philippine banks may lose up to $3.8b and $1.3b respectively.

Singapore inks deal with US to boost fintech cooperation

They will push for referrals of fintech firms that are looking to enter the market.

Here's why Singapore can't beat Hong Kong's financial centre ratings

Its ratings jumped four points to 796, whilst Hong Kong's jumped two points to 783.

Singapore and UK refresh financial ties

They will set up a supervisory tech alliance for potential collaboration.

Business email scams up 9.8% in 2018

Many cases reported involved scammers deceiving victims to transfer money overseas for payments.

NETS taps UnionPay for overseas e-payment

The upgraded app will also allow users to send e-angbaos for families and friends.