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Singapore tightens regulation of virtual payment entities to combat risks
Singapore tightens regulation of virtual payment entities to combat risks
DPT activities carry higher inherent money laundering and terrorism financing risks.
SFF x SWITCH 2020 To Feature 40 Global Satellite Events
Kicking off on 7 December, the conference features key luminaries that include Bill Gates, NZ PM Jacinda Ardern, amongst others.
Find out how your finance app ranks against the best performers in the industry
Adjust and Apptopia provide an overview of mobile finance in the Mobile Finance Report 2020.
Mobile finance is quickly establishing itself as an integral part of everyone’s daily lives, whether that’s in advanced economies—where mobile apps provide an unparalleled ease of use—or in emerging markets—where mobile finance is bringing banking services to people historically out of reach of the banking industry.
Aspire, Xero partner to minimise data errors for SMEs
Aspire transactions will be imported into Xero hourly.
Rough road ahead for big three banks after improved Q3
OCBC, DBS, and UOB’s earnings rose in Q3—but 2021 presents a tough test as fiscal, monetary relief gets withdrawn.
How Spenmo helps businesses secure direct loans
The platform also allows merchants to effectively manage expenses.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Revolut to apply for US bank licence; G7 to block Facebook's Libra
And Credit Suisse hires former Bank of America investment banking head.
Bank-Genie, Cufa rolls out banking solutions for Myanmar's credit unions
Bank-Genie’s BanqIn will migrate customers’ data in a single platform.
APAC investment banking fees hit record-high $20.7b in 9M 2020
ECM and DCM fees both hit record-high levels.
APAC banks' problem loans to double by 2022: Moody's
India and Thailand are the most vulnerable.
Contactless payments shift to overdrive as APAC locks down
Individuals and businesses scramble to adapt, but pitfalls remain.
How Citi ASEAN's workforce champion adaptability, diversity
Joel Fastenberg talks about how Citi rose to the challenge of digitization, work-from-home and diversity.
Singapore investment banking fees down 39.9% in 2020 YTD
Although M&A activity has picked up in Q3 it is still lower than levels recorded last year.
Singapore regulator probing reports on suspicious bank transfers
An appropriate action will be taken based on its own review.
ABF, Poly to host communication trends and technology webinar on 22 October
Poly's Chief Technology Officer & Director, Sales Engineering, Asia Pacific Bill Zeng will take part as one of the event speakers.
ABF to hold first ever Retail Banking Virtual Conference on 17 September
Hear about the latest retail banking and finance news from top experts and executives across Asia.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Money transmitters, crypto firms gain from new US rules; Credit Suisse to launch digital app
And Danske Bank admits it has known about erroneous debt for years.
Commentary
APAC has mastered domestic payments. The next challenge is connecting them.
Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part