Singapore

Chart of the Week: Which Singapore bank enjoys the highest customer satisfaction?

Lenders with attractive interest rates stand the best chance.

UOB rolls out fully automated car loan application process

This cuts processing time from three days to 15 minutes.

Singapore bank lending up 5.9% to $673b in June

Corporate lending drove the monthly loan growth.

Will mortgage rate hikes boost Australian banks' bad loans?

Small banks have been lifting out-of-cycle mortgage rates in recent months.

Credit Suisse names Andy Tan as head of syndicate for Southeast Asia

He will report to Sergio Morita, head of AFG syndication & distribution.

Is branch banking still relevant as Singapore lenders migrate their services online?

The branch-lite push could result in lower office space demand.

SingHealth breach lays bare Singapore banks' cybersecurity risk

Digital info depository MyInfo remains a key target.

Singaporeans ditch bank visits to go mobile

Mobile banking usage has now overtaken branch visits by 15%.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: UBS profit hits $1.3b; Barclays eyes India return

And Italy's Banca Carige is under investigation for market rigging.

Singapore banks urged to tighten verification processes after SingHealth attack

Financial institutions are discouraged from relying on the stolen information for customer verification.

OCBC appoints Melvyn Low as head of global transaction banking

He was previously ASEAN and Singapore head of treasury and trade solutions at Citibank N.A.

OCBC to slash bank teller jobs by half as it digitises branch operations

The bank has set aside $14m for the deployment of the new ATMs.

Singapore banks turn to China's wealthy to offset slumping stock markets

Some banks are eyeing family offices to serve Chinese entrepreneurs.

Tightening measures are hitting APAC banks more than Basel reforms

Lenders still need to launch extensive Basel implementation plans.