Innovation
Singapore Study on Harvard Case Platform Reveals What Sets DBS’ Digital Transformation Apart
Singapore-based DBS Bank has become a top-ranked bank globally driven by its successful digital transformation initiatives, focus on sustainability, and high-quality customer service. DBS has managed to maintain its competitive edge by embracing digital innovation and staying at the forefront
Read More5 Homegrown Fintech Startups from India We’re Watching in 2023
Until fairly recently, fintech startups from India that showed promise had to move their base to more favourable climates to get the sort of valuations, better fundraising opportunities, and better taxation structures. Singapore, Dubai, and the US were all more
Read MoreSacombank Chooses Swiss Firm Temenos to Elevate Digital Banking
Sacombank, one of the largest banks in Vietnam has selected Temenos Infinity to elevate digital banking and deliver a seamless omnichannel experience to retail and business customers. The bank has a customer-centric business strategy and plans to introduce fully digital
Read MoreIs Southeast Asia Entering Its Golden Age of Fintech?
Despite limited access to traditional banking services, rising smartphone penetration and rapid e-commerce growth have led to an increase in the use of digital financial services in Southeast Asia. Today, the region is emerging as a hotspot for fintech innovation
Read MoreNext Gen Finance Professionals Need to Embrace Major Upskilling to Keep Pace
Refinitiv’s new report “Workspace Without Limits” explores the data challenges financial professionals are facing, and the role that technology, interoperability and programming skills play in solving for some of these challenges; enhancing productivity, and helping firms differentiate against the competition.
Read MoreLSEG Labs Powers Key Projects With Machine Learning for Deeper Insights
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is ramping up innovation efforts, tapping into technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and APIs to provide finance professionals with more accurate market intelligence, deeper insights and facilitate
Read MoreLondon Stock Exchange Sets up Sustainability-Focused Finance Unit in Singapore
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a dedicated sustainable finance innovation unit in Singapore as a part of its new LSEG Labs network. According to LSEG, the unit will be focused on creating sustainable finance capabilities to accelerate innovation
Read MoreBanking-as-a-Service: A Promising Sector in Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) can help financial institutions reach a greater number of customers and improve financial inclusion. But for BaaS to reach its full potential, the sharing of data is critical, Arvind Swami, director of business development for
Read MoreTop 10 Fintech and Insurtech Innovation Labs in Singapore to Check Out in 2021
Singapore, which has set out to become one of the leading fintech hubs in the world, has witnessed the establishment of dozens of innovations labs in recent years as banks and foreign tech firms are looking to capitalize on the
Read MoreHuawei and IDC’s Banking Resilience Index Uncovers How FIs Responded to COVID-19
A new whitepaper by Huawei and the International Data Corporation (IDC) looks at how banks around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies the way forward in the new normal. In a report titled Banking Industry Rises
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