Apple Pay now extended to HSBC cardholders in Singapore

SINGAPORE — HSBC cardholders in Singapore can begin using the Apple Pay mobile payment and digital wallet service from Thursday (Dec 1), the bank has announced. As part of its launch promotion, customers who link their HSBC creditcards to Apple Pay will ... ( read original story ...)

DBS eliminates a dozen jobs at brokerage as trading slumps

SINGAPORE —DBS Group Holdings cut at least 12 roles across Asia at its brokerage unit, the latest bank to shrink its trading desk as volumes slump. DBS Vickers Securities is rationalising its institutional business unit as it seeks to be “more ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, Japan central banks agree on currency swap line

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Japan have established a local currency swap agreement, the MAS said on Wednesday. The agreement allows for the exchange of local currencies between the two central banks of up ... ( read original story ...)

Room for more at Singapore Sevens

The global economy looks shaky in the next few years, but organisers of the Singapore leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series are still confident of pulling in the fans next April. The slowing economy has already affected this year's edition of the ... ( read original story ...)

DBS, Bank of Singapore in acquisition mode

Acquisition this year amounted to $400m. DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and Bank of Singapore, Asia’s largest home-grown private banks, will consider more acquisitions as they grapple for a bigger slice of business from the region’s growing number of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore central bank cautions property investors

Singapore's property investors got a yellow card from the city-state's central bank in its annual financial stability review. "Before investing in property, investors should be aware that rising vacancy rates, declining rentals and impending interest rate ... ( read original story ...)

Citi launches its digital mobile payment service in Singapore

a digital wallet which allows its credit card holders in Singapore to make payments via their mobile phones. To use Citi Pay, customers will need to log into the app using their Citibank online user ID and password before the app automatically populates ... ( read original story ...)

DBS, Bank of Singapore ready for acquisitions in wealth mission

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE — DBS Group Holdings and Bank of Singapore, Asia’s largest home-grown private banks, will consider more acquisitions as they grapple for a bigger slice of business from the region’s growing number of millionaires. DBS would look ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered goes in cost cutting mode

Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters this month branded the bank's income and profit unacceptable, as below-forecast third-quarter results underlined the challenges facing his overhaul. Singapore: Standard Chartered is set to cut about a tenth ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered Said to Cut 10% of Investment Banking Staff

At the corporate finance business, about 10 to 15 managing directors are leaving in the shakeup, with Singapore the most affected office, said the person. Standard Chartered had about 84,500 employees at the end of June, down about 1,500 from the same ... ( read original story ...)

Global job cuts at Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is cutting 10% of its global corporate and institutaional banking headcount, Reuters reports. According to the news agency, the job cuts will be rolled out starting this week across all the bank’s major business in Singapore and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)