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What Have Singapore’s Digital Banks Been up To?

It has been six months since The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the four successful applicants for Singapore’s inaugural digital banks. A Grab-Singtel consortium and SeaMoney (an entity wholly owned by Sea Group) snagged digital full bank (DFB) licenses

Blockchain/Bitcoin

HSBC Executes Singtel’s Billion Dollar Digital Asset Issuance on Marketnode’s Platform

HSBC Singapore and Marketnode successfully completed a digital bond issuance on Marketnode’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform. Marketnode is a joint venture between Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek. The transaction with Singtel is said to represent the largest

Mobile Payments

DBS, Fave and Singtel Partners to Offer More Cashback to Their Customers

Fave, a fintech platform providing QR payments to restaurants and retailers, has announced a collaboration with DBS Bank and Singtel Dash to offer Singaporeans “more secure digital payment options”. DBS PayLah! and Singtel Dash users can transact digitally via the

Mobile Payments

NETS Partners Singtel for Cross-Border Digital Payment Services

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) plans to accelerate the development and delivery of its digital cross-border payment services, leveraging Singtel’s ConnectPlus Managed Network and Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’) cloud computing platform. This collaboration will pave the way for Singaporeans to

InsurTech Mobile Payments

Singtel’s Dash App Launches Insurance Savings Plan Underwitten by Etiqa Insurance

Singtel has launched an insurance savings solution for consumers looking to start their savings journey. It is offered exclusively through Singtel’s Dash app and underwritten by Etiqa Insurance. This adds to their existing financial services which currently provides payments, mobile data

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Here Are The Contenders to Singapore’s Digital Banking Race

Singapore’s digital banking license was perhaps one of the most widely discussed topic in 2019 within fintech circles and we suspect 2020 will not be too different with MAS anticipated to issue licenses by mid-2020. There were many speculations as

Mobile Payments

OCBC Joins Singtel’s VIA Alliance

Singtel will expand its VIA mobile payment alliance to include OCBC Bank, the first Singapore bank to join the alliance and the second regionally, after Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK. By the first quarter of 2020, OCBC Bank customers will be able to

InsurTech

Singtel Makes First Foray into Insurance Market in Singapore

Singtel today announced its first foray into the insurance market, introducing Singapore’s first prepaid data plan and Dash mobile remittance service that comes with personal insurance cover, provided by NTUC Income (Income) and premiums paid for by Singtel. Singtel provides

Virtual Banking

7 Things You Need to Know About Singapore’s Digital Banking Licenses

Following the announcement and issuing of Hong Kong’s virtual banking license, Singapore has announced their intentions to launch the same; to allow entities without banking parentage to conduct banking activities. Digital banks generally refers to banking entities that operate without

Virtual Banking

Singapore PM Confirms That Central Bank is “Seriously Studying” Virtual Banking License

Singapore has already expressed their interest issuing virtual banking licenses, which could potentially admit fintech firms without a traditional bank branch at its core. Now, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has confirmed that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)