Financial Services

Fintech investments reach record-high of 191 deals in 2021

Around $5.3b of investments in the industry were recorded. 

Fintech investments reach record-high of 191 deals in 2021

Around $5.3b of investments in the industry were recorded. 

MAS slaps $930m additional capital requirements for DBS

This comes after the bank’s digital services went offline in November.

MAS clarifies coverage for loss arising from scams

OCBC fully-covering losses should not set a general precedent for future cases, the regulator said.

DBS acquires Citi Consumer Taiwan

The sale had a total cost of $2.2b.

DBS to acquire Taiwan Citi franchise at premium of $956m to $1.06b

The move is set to make the bank the largest foreign bank in Taiwan by assets. 

OCBC implements anti-scam measures following increased phishing attacks

One measure is the removal of the clickable links in SMSes sent by the bank.

MAS, Bank Indonesia beef up bilateral cooperation

The institutions will collaborate on payments innovation projects amongst others.

Keppel Data Centre Fund II attains $1.48b in funding

It got Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as its investor.

SGX RegCo questions Metech International shares

The stock saw a contradicting rise of 51%, despite the STI observing a dip of 4.2% during the period. 

Top 50 insurance firms revealed a 17.22% increase in assets

Digital dominance and healthtech helped them mitigate losses, Singapore Business Review found.

MAS fines Vistra Trust (Singapore) $1.1m for failures in its AML/CFT controls

VSTPL’s failures placed the trust at a higher risk of being used as a conduit for illegal activities, says MAS.

Younger Singaporeans led 50% of the overseas in-store spending increase

The US, the UK, and Australia were their top destinations during the year-end. 

6 of 10 businesses think corporate integrity standards have stagnated

96% of respondents also believe that this is essential to their organisation. 

The lure of Singapore – An attractive destination for single family offices

The majority of SFO growth has taken place in Asia, with locations such as Singapore and Hong Kong gaining international popularity.

Moderate earnings expected for SGX: RHB

RHB points to a two-month-long dip in total securities market turnover and an incoming economic reopening.

UOB to lift income from ASEAN-4 markets by 40% with Citi consumer biz acquisition

Completion of the acquisitions is expected to take place from H2 2022 to Q1 2024.