SINGAPORE - Singapore's digital banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's saturated market, said Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest lender.Online-only ... ( read original story ...)
Micro loans are Asia’s hottest fintech products as Gen Z and millennial online shoppers prefer to buy now, pay later
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Finance Watch: A new era in wealth management beckons
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REUTERS NEXT-DBS CEO says tough for digital banks to muscle into Singapore
Singapore's digital banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's saturated market, said Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest lender. By SINGAPORE, Dec 3 ... ( read original story ...)
DBS CEO says tough for digital banks to gain market share in Singapore
"In Singapore, it's not that easy for digital banks to carve out space," Gupta told the Reuters Next conference on Friday, pointing to Singapore's 98% banking penetration and incu ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Core REIT sees public IPO 16.1x subscribed in Singapore’s largest IPO in 2021
The IPO of Singapore’s second pure-play data center REIT has seen its public offer 16.1 times subscribed as balloting closed on 3 Dec. Digital Core REIT (DCR) announced that for ... ( read original story ...)
TechCrunch+ roundup: Singapore’s fintech buzz, SaaS slump, amplified marketing strategies
On Monday, he became the chair of Twitter’s board, and a day later, Salesforce made him its co-CEO and co-chair. Enterprise reporter Ron Miller looked back at Taylor’s career to better understand how ... ( read original story ...)
World Wide Technology Ranked Fifth in the 2021 Singapore Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work® Singapore
World Wide Technology (WWT), a market-leading $13 billion technology solutions provider, has just been ranked as one of Singapore’s Best Workplaces in 2021. The global company received this award from ... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Singapore’s top 10 most-searched cryptocurrencies in 2021
SINGAPORE — 2021 has been a groundbreaking year for the fast-growing cryptocurrency industry. Some countries are considering legalising crypto following in the footsteps of El Salvador which now ... ( read original story ...)
VinaCapital to file for IPO in Singapore next year?
Vietnam-headquartered asset management firm VinaCapital is allegedly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore in 2022. ( read original story ...)
Enjoy a spread of Singaporean favourites with OCBC Cards’ dining deals
There’s no denying that most of us are huge foodies, so why not enjoy your grub while enjoying great savings---after all, sharing is caring, right? To celebrate our love for local food, OCBC Cards has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales up 7.5% in October but F&B takings down
Retail sales in Singapore saw better-than-expected growth in October despite tighter Covid-19 restrictions, partly due to higher mobile phone sales from new product launches. ( read original story ...)
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta apologises for last week’s digital banking disruption, says review being done
SINGAPORE: DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta on Friday (Dec 3) apologised to customers for the two-day disruption to digital banking services last week, adding that the bank is reviewing its processes. "I ju ... ( read original story ...)
REUTERS NEXT-DBS CEO Says Hard for Digital Banks to Gain Market Share in Singapore
Singapore's soon-to-launch online-only banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's market, DBS Chief Executive Piyush Gupta told the Reuters Next conference. "Even in markets like ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s VinaCapital Weighing Singapore SPAC IPO Next Year
VinaCapital, a Vietnamese asset manager, is exploring setting up a blank-check company to list in Singapore next year, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
DBS CEO says hard for digital banks to gain market share in Singapore
Singapore's soon-to-launch online-only banks will find it hard to carve out space in the city-state's market, DBS Chief Executive Piyush Gupta told the Reuters Next conference. ( read original story ...)