Financial Services
60% of property loan customers drawn to SORA-based interest rates stability: UOB
60% of property loan customers drawn to SORA-based interest rates stability: UOB
However, 70% are still familiarising themselves with SORA-pegged products.
Pandemic pushed more adult Singaporeans to plan retirement: report
64% of those aged 31-40 willing to forego capital for higher returns.
DBS to finance Indonesia's first high pressure acid leach smelter
The smelter will manufacture key components for the ongoing production of electric vehicles.
Bluecell, STACS partner for blockchain tech supporting green loans
Bluecell will connect its loans-matching engine with GreenSTACS.
Haitong International joins Singapore Exchange
This will allow the Group to expand further its service scope in the Greater China region.
Automation, blockchain among CFO post-Covid considerations
More than a quarter of finance executives are looking into automating a bulk of their tasks in the next three years.
What the new normal means for banks
More than 45% of bank executives are unsure how to embrace new-age banking.
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta expresses support for Vision 2050 agenda
The agenda is a refresh of the first report published 10 years ago.
Fintech startup #dltledgers lands $9.44m in a Series A Funding Round
The round was led by Regis and Savoy Capital, Vittal, and Walden International.
Bitcoin: High risk at what reward?
The supply of Bitcoin has already reached 88.7% of its minable capacity.
SOCASH partners up with Singtel Dash to improve payments, remittance services
It will help migrant and foreign domestic workers remit money safely amidst COVID-19.
Astrea private equity bonds tokenised on iSTOX
iSTOX has reduced the minimum investment size by 10 times.
OCBC to roll out face verification in eight Singapore ATMs
The bank will extend the technology to all of its ATMs in Singapore progressively.
General insurers post flat growth in 2020
Underwriting profit reached $237.3m.
Moonstake launches partnership with blockchain Orb
Moonstake will support the staking of Orb’s official token on Moonstake Wallet.
Payoneer, Mastercard partner to offer digital solutions to SMBs
The service streamlines how SMBs use their earnings.
Fintech firm Zilliqa Capital announces launch
The firm will be led by Ether Capital's co-founder and former CEO Michael H. Conn.
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