BankingFeaturedDBS Bank revamps online banking platform in TaiwanPritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 It will help the bank provide its wealth management clients sophisticated personalised services... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyDBS, OCBC adopt blockchain in trade finance to boost digitalisationPritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020 The Singaporean banks issued their first electronic banker's guarantee on the Singapore Customs Electronic Banker's Guarantee Programme... Read more
coverstoryFeatureMagazineNovember- December 2019 IssueVirtual banks in Singapore and Hong Kong: Who has the edge?International FinanceDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 by International FinanceDecember 20, 2019April 2, 2020 Hong Kong and Singapore are licencing virtual banks to serve the underserved and unhappily served – with different approaches... Read more
BankingBangkok Bank buys nearly 90% stake in Bank Permata for $2.7 bnInternational Finance DeskDecember 13, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 13, 2019 The Thai lender seeks to explore new markets to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia... Read more
BankingForeign resident deposits in Singapore banks hit S$49.76 bnPritam BordoloiDecember 3, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 3, 2019 The deposits has been increasing every month since April... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueOCB: Pioneering Vietnam bank in digital technologyInternational FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by International FinanceSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Vietnam’s Orient Commercial Bank is successfully executing a digital transformation journey with the customer at the centre... Read more
BankingSingapore’s Hong Leong to ally with fintechs for digital bank licenceInternational Finance DeskSeptember 17, 2019November 4, 2019 by International Finance DeskSeptember 17, 2019November 4, 2019 The lender seeks to apply for one of the five licences to be issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2020... Read more
BankingBNP Paribas shuts down Philippines offshore banking unitInternational Finance DeskAugust 27, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 27, 2019December 16, 2019 BNP Paribas’s Philippines branch become a licenced offshore banking branch in 1997... Read more
FintechIF EXCLUSIVE: Singapore digital banks: Compete or collaborate?International Finance DeskAugust 5, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 5, 2019March 18, 2020 With a digital banking licence, Singapore’s fintech startup InstaReM plans to change the dynamics of banking customer experience... Read more