Singapore

Chart of the Week: Pandemic spurs digital payment take-up in Singapore

Electronic payments are expected to take up 61% of transactions by 2023.

Chart of the Week: Pandemic spurs digital payment take-up in Singapore

Electronic payments are expected to take up 61% of transactions by 2023.

Singapore monetary board relaxes regulations for COVID-hit banks

Banks can now adjust their capital buffers to support lending activities.

Singapore monetary board names new assistant managing director

Celine Sia will hold the position for economics and knowledge management.

Challenging times ahead for Singapore's banking industry

Delinquencies are sighted to rise from SMEs, large corporates, and retail customers.

Will open banking be the next wave of digital transformation in Asia's financial industry?

Open banking is emerging as a key trend and the next ‘wave’ of digital transformation in global financial markets. At its core, it is focused on data sharing, which is enabled through application programming interfaces (APIs) which make it possible for two different systems to ‘share’ information with each other. Simply put, this means that consumers will have greater control over their financial data and who to share it with. An example of this in practice would be a mobile banking application that enables users to see all of their financial information and spending habits (across different bank accounts) on one interface.

Citi Singapore to support industry-wide relief programme

The bank also launched relief measures to support its clients.

Chart of the Week: Data & analytics firms clinched 34.4% of Singapore's fintech deals since 2015

Local fintech companies raised more than $9.2b across 389 deals during this period.

Sri Lanka's banks face dampened outlook for 2020

Announced regulatory policies aren’t enough to shield the sector from the pandemic’s punches.

Citi swipes Amex global cards head

Citi has recruited Kartik Mani as the Asian head of cards and unsecured lending, according to an announcement. He will be responsible for lending and partnerships in Asia.

MAS establishes $60b USD facility for banks

It aims to support more stable USD funding conditions in Singapore.

DBS floats digital relief solutions for COVID-hit F&B businesses

Businesses will be able to establish an online presence within three business days.

Red Hat transforms banking with groundbreaking software solutions

Banks can cope with disruption through Red Hat's cost effective solutions.

Asian banks stuck in an unprofitable bind

Market profitability and credit demand are likely to be affected.