banking and finance

banks, CET1, Hong Kong Greater China

As Asia’s regulators warm to digital-only banks, can the incumbents hold their own?

(Jan 31): The rise of new digital technologies and fintech over the last decade has been a big wake-up call for the banking industry. The disruption these brought, particularly in recent years as consumers became more comfortable using alternatives like G

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): Singapore’s open economy makes it vulnerable to the ebb and flow of global trade. This inevitably has an impact on the local stock market.

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): About three dozen firms including ride-hailer Grab, Standard Chartered and Singapore Telecommunications are in talks to form consortiums that can meet tough entry norms to bid for Singapore’s digital bank licenses, sources said. 

(Nov 18): The titans of finance have a new foe, and it’s not UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn or senator Elizabeth Warren. Wall Street’s elite are attacking Europe’s central banks over their reliance on negative interest rates, saying they are h

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): Singapore’s welcome mat to virtual banks is going beyond its own shores.

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): As Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp grew to become a leading bank in Singapore and the region, it built a web of associate companies in other industries, including property, engineering, construction, vehicle distribution, electronics manuf