Singapore
American Express opens exclusive lounge in SG for Centurion card holders
American Express opens exclusive lounge in SG for Centurion card holders
Members can enjoy a complimentary welcome cocktail when they visit.
Standard Chartered, FairPrice-backed Trust Bank launches in Singapore
A total of S$400m was invested by its shareholders, the neobank said.
RHB Singapore raises deposit interest rates to up to 5.5%
It attributed this to the “recent spate of competitive rising rates by local banks.”
RHB Singapore has joined the bandwagon of local banks that have raised the interest rates for their deposit accounts.
Grab, Singtel-led digital-only bank GXS debuts in Singapore
It has launched a savings account with a customizable pockets feature.
United Overseas Bank soars at the ABF Retail Banking Awards 2022
The bank bagged five major awards for their business projects and initiatives.
Validus, Citibank establish $100m facility for SME financing
The facility is collateralized by SME loans by Validus’ Singapore arm.
Singapore’s Blockchain & Crypto startups capture most seed investments in H1
This is despite MAS moving to tighten retail investors’ access to crypto.
UOB Infinity rolls out new financial supply chain management services
The features will be rolled out to clients outside of Singapore, Hong Kong at a later stage.
Financing platform Funding Societies clinches US$50m loan with HSBC SG
It will use the money to extend more loans to SMEs in Southeast Asia.
DBS’ DDEx doubles trade volume in June from April
The number of BTC and ETH bought also rose by over 50%.
OCBC, NUS commence study to encourage EV adoption in Singapore
A total of 32,000 OCBC customers are expected to participate in the study.
UOB, Doxa, move Kimly Construction trade financing processes online
Processes affected include the creation of invoices, uploading and validation of supporting documents.
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Grab unveils US$1m GrabScholar programme, new GrabMerchant Centre
The superapp aims to support small businesses and upskill the future workforce.
Atome Financial secures US$100m debt facility with HSBC Singapore
It operates buy now pay later platform Atome and Indonesia’s Kredit Pintar.
Maybank enables Singapore, Malaysia card users to link with ApplePay
This includes users of Mastercard and Visa credit, debit, and prepaid cards.
OCBC enables direct CPF account top-ups from digital app
This makes OCBC the first bank to enable this outside of the CPF website.
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