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Add a touch of wellness to your finances with DBS’s new-look "pharmacy bank"
The branch manager even organised a virtual yoga session for customers to improve physical wellness!
November 12, 2020
Commodities
Chinese e-commerce group ZALL scales up investments in Singapore
Chinese e-commerce group ZALL is investing more in the Commodities Intelligence Centre - its joint venture with SGX and GeTS
September 23, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
StanChart and NTUC Enterprise plan Singapore digital-only bank
Standard Chartered PLC is planning its second digital-only bank in Asia, teaming up with a unit of Singapore’s biggest labor union, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 17, 2020
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Going digital: Data mining for banks of the future
For DBS, digital activity volumes have increased from 30–60% overall, especially among older clients whose activity increased fourfold.
August 07, 2020
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DBS and GovTech to pilot SingPass Face Verification technology for digital banking sign-ups via a process akin to taking a selfie
DBS has partnered with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) to launch Govtech’s SingPass Face Verification Technology through digital banking on Wednesday (July 29).
July 29, 2020
Zest
DBS, OCBC, and Citigroup hiring again with strong demand in coders
A hiring slowdown at banks in Asia is beginning to thaw, driven by demand for coders.
June 18, 2020
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OCBC Bank's virtual wealth advisory service sees 45% surge in sales during circuit breaker period
Due to the circuit breaker and social distancing measures in April to June, many processes had to be taken online. OCBC Bank’s wealth advisory service was no exception.
June 09, 2020
Global Economy
Briefs
From Singapore's $48 billion Resilience Budget to a potential monetary easing, here are a few key economic events that took place this week.
March 27, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
Singapore family extends Africa noodle empire into digital banks
Kunal Adnani, who also leads Tolaram’s mergers and acquisitions team, is helping coordinate the push. The ex-Barclays Plc executive said the inspiration for becoming a digital bank came from an unlikely source -- the group’s paper-mill operations in tech-
February 10, 2020
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Compliance and growth must go hand-in-hand for digital banking
SINGAPORE (Oct 14): The rise of digital banks today is a sign of the times, and a promise of greater opportunities for banks that are ready to chart the brave new cyberworld. While digital transformation gives a sense of foreboding to many, it can offer
October 11, 2019