Singapore

Singapore bank NIMs hit 1.84% in H1

Margins widened in tandem with rising interest rates.

Singapore bank NIMs hit 1.84% in H1

Margins widened in tandem with rising interest rates.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile money takes over Africa; US regulators mull changes to Volcker Rule

And Nordic banks hit by negative rates may pass on the burden to customers.

Banks in Singapore brace for mounting asset risks

New NPL formation rose for all three banks in Q2 due to large overseas exposures.

OneConnect's Rohit Chowdhry to grace the ABF Digital & Open Banking Conference 2019

He will discuss how partnerships with ecosystem players can create open banking models.

Maybank Singapore's strategy to drive wealth management costs down

The bank is enhancing its digital capabilities beyond portfolio reviews to support a growing number of online transactions.

Tech upstarts woo locals as Singapore retail banking customer satisfaction falls

65% are interested in opening digital bank accounts, up from 52% in the previous year.

Finastra platform enables Asia-Pacific banks in their open banking transformation

Singapore's readiness for open banking scored 8.1 out 10 according to Finastra's index.

Singapore banks face risk of rising credit costs as bad assets mount

Net new NPA formation for all three banks rose in Q2, higher than FY18 quarterly averages.

OCBC enables cash withdrawals via QR code

Cash withdrawal at ATMs can be completed in under 45 seconds.

Chart of the Week: Singapore's virtual banks can't rely on the branchless advantage for long

Facilities costs as a proportion of incumbent lenders' assets is only 7bps compared to 103bps.

iFAST eyes Singapore virtual banking license

The move will expand its service scope to include e-payment and lending.

Why you shouldn't miss the ABF Digital & Open Banking Conference

Top executives from Standard Chartered, Revolut and EY will attend the prestigious event.

Digital consumers power up Singapore's big three banks

DBS and OCBC generate twice or thice as much revenue from digital retail and SME customers than traditional customers, on average.