Financial Services

Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war

Lenders will snap up half of the market in the next four years.

Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war

Lenders will snap up half of the market in the next four years.

Slow payments fell 1.81 ppt to 38.94% in Q3

The retail sector saw the highest increase of 14.27 ppt to 44.11%.

Singapore enacts legislative framework for investment funds

The new variable capital company structure could create over 1,000 jobs for the next two years.

Banks rev up robo-advisory push in Singapore

OCBC is the latest to roll out such service amidst an encouraging regulatory environment.

3 in 5 analysts expect monetary tightening in October

But change could be modest amidst the US-China trade war.

OCBC Wing Hang Bank kills $425.9m sale of Hong Kong Life Insurance

The closing conditions of the agreement have not been met in time.

Bugis Junction and Bugis+ to launch WeChat Pay services in outlets

They are anticipating Chinese tourists in Singapore during the Golden Week holidays.

Surbana Jurong's maiden $350m SGD senior bond 2x oversubscribed

The offering is scheduled to settle on 3 October 2018.

RHB Singapore rolls out city's first cyber insurance package

Customers can receive free risk assessment and consultation.

MAS intensifies bout against cyberthreats for FIs

MAS proposed to make a slew of cybersecurity measures for financial institutions (FIs)  into legally binding requirements.

RHB Singapore unveils prepaid multi-currency Visa Card

Consumers can exchange 11 currencies on the app.

Unified QR code boosts banks' cashless agendas

Lenders are poised to enjoy wider market reach and public acceptance.

Services sector to get a boost by 2019: analyst

Cloud storage, corporate broadband, and ICT adoption could step up process efficiencies.

Ping An launches wealth platform for Singapore investors

Lu Global uses facial recognition and AI for its investor onboarding process.

Korea's Q2 e-payments highest since 2008

Average daily transactions jumped 17.4% to US$104.87m.

Maybank Singapore unveils PayNow-ready invoices

It features a unique PayNow QR code that can be easily tracked by the bank.