Singapore
DBS adds carbon calculator in LiveBetter platform
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Users can also now access a curated portfolio of carbon projects to help reach offset goals.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore establishes framework to push for high quality green bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                        A committee will oversee the Singapore Green Bond Framework.
                    
                                        
                    
                SG-based loan platform Capital C Corporation bags $53.72m in fresh funds
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The firm was founded by brothers Jeames Cheow and JJohn Cheow in 2011.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC appoints first-ever head of Group Data Office
                                                                                                 
                        
                        MacDonald led the creation of the bank’s dedicated AI unit in 2018.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered launches sustainable account solution for SG corporates
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Corporates can allocate their surplus cash to support the net zero agenda.
                    
                                        
                    
                MAS revises business continuity guidelines of financial institutions
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The guidelines took into account two round of public consultation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why this SG-based fintech firm is ending the pen-and-paper era of financial advisors
                                                                                                 
                        
                        GoalsMapper used its cloud-based platform to help financial advisors support 80,000 clients.
                    
                                        
                    
                83% of StanChart SG employees are in hybrid work arrangements
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank covered $5.09m in costs in April 2021 to help employees set up home offices.
                    
                                        
                    
                Ant Group-backed ANEXT BANK makes soft launch in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Regulator hopes new digital banks will further grow Singapore's financial sector.
                    
                                        
                    
                MAS unveils new measures against digital banking scams
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Default transaction limit for online fund transfers must be set to S$5,000 or lower.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore wholesale digital-only bank Green Link Digital Bank debuts
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The wholesale bank targets micro, small, and medium enterprises.
                    
                                        
                    
                Oxford Sustainability Finance Group founding director to join DBS board sustainability committee
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Dr. Ben Caldecott is the first professor in sustainable finance at the University of Oxford.
                    
                                        
                    
                CIMB Singapore rebrands Change Alley Mall to CIMB Plaza
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank’s new centre has been refurbished with lounges for affluent banking clients.
                    
                                        
                    
                How Citi’s hiring spree sets into motion its $150b new AUM goal by 2025
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank looks to hire 1,500 new employees in Singapore alone and triple AUM.
                    
                                        
                    
                Guilty! Majority of Singaporeans believe their banks are greenwashing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Around half of consumers enjoy the availability of green financial services.
                    
                                        
                    
                MAS to explore digital assets use cases with Project Guardian
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The first pilot sees DBS, JP Morgan, and Marketnode explore lending on a public blockchain.