Singapore

How do Asian banks respond to the digital wallet boom?

Their own digital wallets were built around customers’ payment preferences.

Banks go mobile-first to attract digital natives

They expect real-time information and responsiveness at their fingertips.

SmartStream further expands presence in Asia with new Chinese partner TGT Chibo Data Service

TGT Chibo Data Service will be an official distributor of SmartStream's solutions in China.

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 as they fail to hold on to their dominance.

The future of financial crime compliance

The global financial services industry including Asia is being plagued with the pervasive nature of financial crime and the ever-changing typology of threats. These threats include money laundering, tax evasion, bribery and corruption, and fraud – and financial institutions are grappling to find the right balance to ensure that their compliance programmes are able to adapt and respond.

Regulators should heighten fintech oversight: DBS CEO

Ant Financial is an example of firms that need more oversight, Piyush Gupta says.

Singapore seeks to tighten cybersecurity rules on financial institutions

It will require FIs to implement 6 measures that will address flaws in a timely manner.

Singapore banks reign supreme in heating e-payments battle

Early tech adoption will cushion the expected earnings blow from new competitors.

European private lender VP Bank upgrades Singapore subsidiary into full branch

It has also upgraded from a merchant bank license to a wholesale banking license.

UOB taps on Belt and Road opportunities in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank tie-up

The two banks will collaborate on investment advisory and other finance solutions.

UBS to launch eFX engine in Singapore by Q2 2019

It is expected to improve the FX market’s transparency and efficiency.

OCBC blames software failure for 3-hour service outage

ATMs and banking channels were down during the outage on 1 September.

Trade tensions will not spare even the most mature APAC banks

High foreign currency exposure is a rising threat.