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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Singapore economy
Analysts see brighter outlook for Singapore in 2024 after better-than-expected 4Q2023 GDP
The analysts estimate that Singapore's GDP in 2024 will expand from 2.0% to 3.0%.
January 03, 2024
Singapore Fintech Festival 2023
SMBC Group embraces digital transformation to achieve sustainable growth
SMBC is ramping up its efforts in optimising industrial value chains to safeguard customers from sudden disruptions proactively.
November 09, 2023
Funds
SMBC establishes US$200 mil corporate VC fund in Singapore
The corporate venture capital fund was established in Singapore to carry out investments in leading Asian companies.
May 09, 2023
Zest
SMBC moves into CapitaSpring, touts 'multi-franchise strategy'
After 21 years at Centennial Tower, SMBC has moved into its new three-storey office in CapitaSpring.
December 15, 2022
Zest
Japanese banks must learn to lure Southeast Asia's youth
Going abroad is easier than making a go of a business overseas; the Japanese may need to emulate a family-run Singapore bank.
December 07, 2022
Sustainability
APAC region will need to address funding gap for renewable energy projects to transition to net-zero future: SMBC survey
Why are ESG plans today progressing so slow?
September 22, 2022
Singapore FinTech Festival 2021
SMBC embraces FinTech to deliver a greener future
SMBC embraces fintech to deliver a greener future.
November 05, 2021
Zest
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui nears $2.67 bil deal for Fullerton India
: Fullerton Financial is a unit of Temasek Holdings.
July 06, 2021
Fintech
SMBC ramps up digitalisation efforts with Covid-19 as catalyst
SMBC ramps up digitalisation efforts with Covid-19 as catalyst.
December 04, 2020
Fintech
SMBC's innovation efforts underpin wider, bigger goal of building trust
(Nov 11): The financial services industry, like others, is caught up with the need to innovate to stay ahead. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) - one of the largest banks in Japan - has invested in technology in its push to innovate but it is careful
November 08, 2019