Standard Chartered announced the appointment of veteran banker James Lye as Global Head, International Banking, effective 1 November 2022. In…
Vietnamese Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Fundiin announced that it has secured US$5 million in a Series A funding…
The core tenets of open banking are users’ financial data stored in banks are shared with third-party applications with the…
Visa announced that it has partnered with global payments company Thunes to help individuals and small businesses move money internationally…
Decentralized finance – often called “DeFi” – is a hot topic in the cryptocurrency world, with billions of dollars’ worth…
A study by the FIDO Alliance revealed that global password usage has dropped, yet passwords are still the most-used authentication…
Online money transfer service Wise announced that it will expand its team to employ over 400 staff in Singapore, doubling…
It is no secret that trading activity blossomed over the last couple of years, as an army of small investors…
In Asia, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are becoming an increasingly important topic for the financial sector. Financial institutions…
Many Singaporeans are still using ATMs and visiting bank branches even though close to nine in 10 Singaporeans (88 percent)…
Singapore-based insurtech firm bolttech announced that Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine, alongside other shareholders, will lead its Series…
Global warming has dramatic impacts on nature and human society. Aligning financial flows with international climate goals is therefore essential.…
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Bank Indonesia has announced the winners of the G20 TechSprint 2022 challenge during…
Digital wealth advisory platform Endowus announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based wealth manager Carret Private…
Before the advent of digitalisation, the process of obtaining a loan was extremely tedious and time-consuming, causing long wait times…
The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industry was forcibly plunged into remote working arrangements for the past few years…
As the climate emergency heightens, the need for financial service providers to embrace ESG becomes more and more urgent. Beyond…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Gillian Tan will be appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer, effective 17 October…
Regtank Technology, a provider of software-as-a-service compliance solution, was announced as the winner of the fintech category and overall 2nd…
Fintech startups dominated this year’s annual LinkedIn Top Startups list in Singapore as eight of them made it to the…