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Singapore banks claim readiness as fraud teams lag
Singapore banks claim readiness as fraud teams lag
Real-time alerts are required for high-risk account activity under the payment safeguards.
Singapore proposes new stablecoin rules
Changes cover foreign token recognition, interest bans, and stress testing.
Singapore and Indonesia to launch Rupiah-SGD settlement framework
DBS, OCBC and UOB are Singapore's appointed dealers under the framework, which follows a 2022 MOU.
Singapore commits $173m to deepen fintech innovation
The three-year programme will support frontier tech, and financial infrastructure.
New SGD-IDR framework to give corporates better FX hedging: DBS
It provides corporate with better market access, said DBS' head of foreign exchange.
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Institutions operating within Singapore’s financial system must be able to show under scrutiny what their controls are achieving.
DBS and Stripe partner to capture Asian cross border payments
Stripe will leverage DBS’ digital banking capabilities and DBS will explore the use of the Striple platform.
UOB and HSBC complete live HKD transactions on Swift ledger
UOB is preparing to execute SGD and USD transactions next.
UOB wins $59.8m in Marina Collection loan case
This is four times the $17.7m initially granted by the lower court.
StashAway buys digital wills platform MakeGoodwill
3 in 4 of StashAway clients do not have a will.
UOB inks three-year MOU with Guangzhou Knowledge City on GBA-ASEAN ties
They will support companies seeking to expand into Singapore and ASEAN.
Revolut taps banking, government veterans for Singapore advisory board
Former GXS Bank CEO Charles Wong joins three-member advisory panel.
Visa and Nium test stablecoin payments under MAS’ BLOOM initiative
They aim to plug weekend settlement gaps for 24/7 payments.
DBS, IBF sign first MOU on AI skills for finance sector
More than 11,000 employees have been upskilled in AI-reshaped roles.
DBS sees millennial wealth clients triple in H1 2026
Investment balances of customers who joined in 2025 grew nearly sixfold.
DBS rolls out agentic AI credit tool to 1,500 staff globally
Bank aims to cut credit memo preparation time by at least 30%.
Singapore banks beat net profit estimates and outperform in returns
Non-interest income did the heavy lifting whilst wealth remains a swing factor, says RHB.
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