SINGAPORE (Aug 22): United Overseas Bank (Vietnam) officially opened its branch in Hanoi on Thursday, its first beyond Ho Chi Minh City. The expansion comes a year after the incorporation of UOB ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Weighs Bid for Aviva’s Asian Assets in Diversity Push
A deal would help HSBC bolster its insurance presence in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia, the people said. Aviva, the U.K. insurance conglomerate whose shares have dropped 27% in the last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Evolving Digital Banking Industry: What Digital Banking Licenses Mean For The Country
Singapore has a mature banking sector, like most of the developed countries in the world. Technological advancements have been disrupting many industries, and the banking industry is not exempt from ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank to enter India’s credit card market in 2020
Southeast Asia's biggest bank DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI) is preparing to enter the local credit card market in India in 2020, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. The Singapore-based lender's ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC In Talks With Singtel on Singapore Virtual Bank License
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is in talks with companies including Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. about seeking one of the city-state’s planned virtual bank licenses, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC in talks with Singtel about virtual bank licence, say sources
SINGAPORE (Aug 21): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is in talks with companies including Singapore Telecommunications about seeking one of the city-state's planned virtual bank licenses, according ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC In Talks With Singtel About Singapore Virtual Bank License
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is in talks with companies including Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. about seeking one of the city-state’s planned virtual bank licenses, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Launches ‘The Unlimited’ Campaign for Inclusive Hiring Initiative
United Overseas Bank (UOB) is helping to enable more inclusive hiring practices by forming a collaboration among the public, private and people sectors in Singapore. Under the new initiative, ‘The ... ( read original story ...)
UOB makes inclusive hiring push with ‘The Unlimited’ initiative
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has stated “The Unlimited” to enable more inclusive hiring practices. It partnered public, private and people sectors in Singapore for the first time to connect businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are Some Cheap Shares from Singapore’s Stock Market
In a recent article, we saw that there were 100 net-net stocks, as of 16 August 2019. To understand what a net-net stock is, you can click here. Here, let’s explore 20 of those cheapest stocks sorted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore country head at DBS joins Nets board
Ms Tan, who is group head of institutional banking at DBS, was both a board member and former Net's chairman, Nets said on Tuesday (Aug 20). As DBS Singapore country head, Mr Shee is responsible for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore hires head of bespoke investments for Greater China and North Asia
SINGAPORE - Bank of Singapore (BOS), the private banking arm of OCBC Bank, has appointed Mr Kelvin Teo as head of bespoke investments for Greater China and North Asia, amid the rise of ultra high net ... ( read original story ...)
POSB SAYE Savings Account – MoneySmart Review 2019
If you already have the money on hand, you don’t need the POSB SAYE. You may consider depositing directly into a fixed deposit account, as some of the best rates now are over 2%. Read more: The Best ... ( read original story ...)
Delistings drag on Singapore’s recovering IPO market
There are about 14 companies undergoing privatisation in 2019. Singapore’s IPO market will remain unsteady in the years ahead as the number of delistings in SGX continue to outnumber the volume of new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech employment remains strong with minimal talent shortage
Launched at an event organised by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF), Patrick Tay, assistant secretary-general of the NTUC, revealed that 59 ... ( read original story ...)
This Gathering Of Iconic Singapore Mascots Just Raised $21,000 For Charity
A few weeks ago, the squirrel mascot of POSB, Smiley, had a dream. A dream of uniting all the other iconic mascots for “Our Singapore” this National Day. It wasn’t all for fun and games, but for a ... ( read original story ...)