SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): South-east Asia's largest bank DBS will launch a digital currency exchange that will allow investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and firms to raise funds through as ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian artist bags UOB award for work on solidarity amid solitude
Indonesian artist Prabu Perdana, 36, has won the UOB South-east Asian Painting of the Year award for an artwork born out of isolation.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore awarded enhanced privileges, paving way for digital-only bank
Standard Chartered Singapore was awarded enhanced "Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank" (SRFB) privileges by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday, paving the way for it to set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Solidarity through Solitude secures the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year title for Indonesia
UOB has conferred the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year (POY) award to Mr Prabu Perdana, a 36-year-old artist from Bandung, West Java, for his painting titled Isolated Garden. Mr Perdana's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank DBS to launch digital exchange for institutional investors
DBS Group Holdings DBSM.SI, Southeast Asia's biggest bank, is to set up an exchange for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, that will provide tokenisation, trading and custody services to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS bank to launch digital currency exchange featuring Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Bitcoin cash
DBS Digital Exchange will be the world’s first cryptocurrency exchange backed by a traditional bank, says DBS chief Piyush Gupta ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank’s Digital Exchange to Begin Trading Crypto ‘Next Week’
DBS Bank of Singapore has officially announced the arrival of its digital assets exchange, with trading to start next week. ( read original story ...)
Office S-Reits may turn from laggards to leaders, says DBS
It said "stay with your office winners", with vaccines in sight and the Singapore economy on the mend.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO Makes This 33-Year-Old Chinese Toy Tycoon A Billionaire Several Times Over
Wang Ning saw his wealth surge almost three fold this year, thanks to strong investor demand for the initial public offering of his Pop Mart International Group. ( read original story ...)
OCBC: Now is the right time to launch Hang Seng Tech ETF in Singapore
OCBC Securities saw exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading volumes triple in 2020, and the Hang Seng Tech index is likely to become a unicorn index in the future, says Wilson He on its partnership with ... ( read original story ...)
DoorDash Stock Opens 80% Higher Than IPO Price
The opening price gives the food-delivery company a market value of $69 billion. The stock began trading Wednesday on the NYSE . ( read original story ...)
Four in five FinTech firms in ASEAN set on expanding despite the COVID-19 pandemic: UOB, PwC and SFA report
Despite disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, four in five financial technology (FinTech) firms in ASEAN will push ahead with their expansion plans in the next two years. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Fintech Investments Jumped 300% in Q2
Singapore fintech association released a report with a management consulting firm Oliver Wayman which shows that fintech investments jumped 300% in Q2. ( read original story ...)
ING Bank Opens Up About Crypto Custody Solution at Singapore Fintech Event
Another big bank edging closer to a crypto custody offering, Netherlands-based ING, spoke publicly for the first time this week about about its preliminary trials with digital assets. Speaking at the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB One Credit Card — ‘Singapore’s Most Generous Rebate Card” Now Updated with up to 10% Rebate on Daily Spend
If you haven’t heard, the UOB One Credit Card is more generous than ever; with up to 10% rebate on Shopee Singapore! It was recently enhanced with rebates on daily essentials purchased at Shopee in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech startup Rely secures finance facility of up to $75m
The company aims to scale its operations and forge partnerships with major retailers in Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea. ( read original story ...)