Financial Services

Singapore extends cross-country payment deal offers to India, China

This follows the recent link-up of Singapore and Thailand’s payment systems.

Singapore extends cross-country payment deal offers to India, China

This follows the recent link-up of Singapore and Thailand’s payment systems.

Singapore, Poland ink fintech collaboration deal

It will allow cross-border referrals between the countries' fintech companies.

MAS willing to test some ICOs in a regulatory sandbox

The ICOs have to improve the efficiency of capital markets.

Prudential, StarHub launch blockchain-based digital trade platform

The platform called Fasttrack Trade will be launched in 1Q18.

FS-ISAC forms cybercrime analysis office in Singapore

It will support 49 financial institutions in the Asia Pacific.

MAS, ABS release distributed ledger prototype source-codes

They also released a report detailing findings of the project.

MAS, HKMA to develop cross-border trade finance platform using blockchain

MAS also partnered with MIT for collaborations on fintech.

Here's why Singaporeans' trust in digital services is low

Its Digital Trust Index Score was only 2.3 out of 10.

Arab Banking Corporation opens Singapore branch

It upgraded its representative office after winning a license in November.

Second Singapore FinTech Festival kicks off

It's expecting 25,000 participants this year.

Hong Leong Finance profits up 84.2% to $23.56m in Q3

Operating profit went up thanks to decreases in interest expense.

DBS launches cloud-based data centre

It will reduce costs to run the old data centre by 75%.

Singapore banks to suffer from more energy-related NPLs in Q4

Oil and gas service exposures make up 2-3% of the banks' loans.

Fintech investment in Singapore hits $34.52m in Q3

The city-state is expected to focus on AI, blockchain, and regtech.

Fintech boom could raise demand for banking regulators

Regulators are finding it hard to spot financial risks as the financial sector grows.

United Overseas Bank appoints Wong Kan Seng as chairman of the board

He is currently serving as chairman/director of Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd.