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.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US Fed to grant funds vs payroll loans; Germany ‘worried' if banks can survive economic crisis
And Wells Fargo caps coronavirus relief at $10b.
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.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Global banking systems may need restructuring; Major UK banks scrap dividend payments
And Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley OK’d for majority stakes in China ventures.
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.
Weekly Global News Wrap: European banks' loan blues; US urge banks to aide COVID-hit customers
And some US lenders hand out bonuses to staff amidst the pandemic.
Singapore monetary board asks financial firms to ensure COVID-19 distancing measures
Online platforms and employee distancing should be implemented.
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.