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UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has had a 406 per cent increase in the online purchase of its investment products in the first quarter versus a year ago, with the strongest demand for gold and unit trust products, as investors seek defensive and diversified assets.

SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest lender DBS on Thursday said it is committed to hiring more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year, notwithstanding the current economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest lender DBS on Thursday said it is committed to hiring more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year, notwithstanding the current economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

DBS's POSB has recorded a jump of almost four times in the number of account openings for migrant workers in the month of April, as the Covid-19 pandemic adds to the urgency for migrant workers to have access to digital banking - a basic service that most...

A NEW S$6 million grant scheme to support Singapore fintech firms has been collectively rolled out by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation (AMTD) on Wednesday, amid the challenging business climate due to the Covid-19 crisis....

A NEW S$6 million grant scheme to support Singapore fintech firms has been collectively rolled out by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation (AMTD) on Wednesday, amid the challenging business climate due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

DBS’s POSB has recorded a jump of almost four times in the number of account openings for migrant workers in the month of April, as the Covid-19 pandemic adds to the urgency for migrant workers to have access digital banking – a basic service that most Singaporeans...

SINGAPORE's position as a financial centre backing trade flows in emerging Asia speaks to the urgency of securing ample access to the greenback here, amid global dollar tightness in recent months.

UK-BASED payments fintech Revolut on Tuesday announced that it has appointed James Shanahan - previously the chief operating officer (COO) of insurtech Singapore Life - as its Singapore chief executive officer to lead the growth of its Asia business. 

DBS Bank has joined Contour's network, which is built on R3's Corda and digitalises global trade processes such as the creation, exchange, approval and issuance of letters of credit (LCs).