Prudential Singapore calls for fintech scale-ups
Second edition tackles mix of fintech, insurtech, healthtech and medtech.
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Zilliqa and Infoteria pair up to push blockchain DApps
APAC plan to promote adoption of decentralised applications.
Fintech infrastructure firm C88 gets $28m funding
Funding round led by Experian, alongside many other investors.
UOB invests in cognitive banking firm Personetics
UOB will also use Personetics’ tech to extend its own machine learning capabilities.
Interview: Ching Ching Tan, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and CFTE have launched a new “AI in Finance” course.
OCBC Bank turns tellers into digital ambassadors
Wants to upskill its workforce.
Razer expands payments reach with Singapore move
Partners with United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay.
Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
Banks in Singapore take the lead on artificial intelligence (AI) training.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
India and Singapore sign fintech MoU amidst ongoing joint projects
India and Singapore are making each other eyes when it comes to fintech partnerships.
OCBC Bank in Singapore’s first instant account opening
You can now open an account with OCBC in Singapore in less than five minutes online.
Julius Baer live with Temenos wealthtech
Private banking group has completed its migration.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
OCBC Bank unleashes $20m workforce digital programme
$20 million, three years, and 29,000 employees.
Singapore to fast track applications for fintech inventions
Approval can now be granted in as quickly as six months.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
OK Google, says OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank has delivered another “Singapore’s first” in collaboration with Google.
OCBC Bank Singapore’s first in instant digital card issuing
Within minutes of applying for an OCBC Bank card, you could be using it via Apple Pay.
Fintech funding round-up: 6 April 2018
Stars PeerStreet, UK Finance and CardUp.
DBS dangling digital payments bait to corporate clients
Targets 30% reduction in corporate cheque payments by 2020.
Bambu goes global with new office and talent
In fintech, when the going is good, the good go global.
TSB joins lendtech race with Business Marketplace
Plans to become UK’s first high street lender to link to rival’s digital deals.
Infographic: the power of $1
Instarem presents a series of infographics to find out what $1 can do for you.
Standard Chartered hit with $4.8m fine for AML and CFT breaches
Risk management and controls were “unsatisfactory”.
OCBC Bank to be “AI-first” with new AI unit
OCBC Bank will invest up to $10 million in its new AI lab, AI Lab@TOV, over three years.
OCBC Bank first in Singapore to launch voice-powered banking
“Hey Siri, what’s my balance?”
Singapore’s FinLab unveils SME accelerator programme
Four-month programme will start in March and eight places are up for grabs.
Singapore regulator gives customer onboarding guidance
New guidance on the use of tech solutions for non-face-to-face customer onboarding.
Yusen Logistics favours Fiorano for digital revamp
The integration backbone for all inbound and outbound client traffic in Singapore.
Schroders first in Singapore to launch asset manager chatbot
Beta version now online operating through Facebook Messenger.
Singapore insurtech firm Etiqa nets deals with Ministry of Finance and DBS Bank
First insurer to integrate with MyInfo, a digital data vault launched by the GovTech and the Ministry of Finance.
DBS creates lifestyle branch for tech generation
In a move to attract the tech generation to branches, Singapore’s DBS has launched a “lifestyle space” providing freshly brewed coffee, interactions with humanoid robots and a virtual reality (VR) area for retirement planning.
Robots have got OCBC’s retail banking backend covered
Hey humans! Feeling down? Well let’s get down some more. OCBC Bank has launched two robots to enhance internal backend processing speeds in its retail banking secured lending (CSL) and finance teams. The robot attached to the CSL team assists with housing loan re-pricing. This includes processing time, which “has been almost entirely reduced” (i.e. […]
Standard Chartered and Axis Bank launch cross-border payments via Ripple
Standard Chartered and Axis Bank have unveiled a real-time cross-border payment service for corporates using Ripple’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution. This offering is now commercially available between Standard Chartered (Singapore) and Axis Bank India, and, accessible through Standard Chartered’s corporate digital banking platform, Straight2Bank. Himadri Chatterjee, president, transaction banking, Axis Bank, says by using […]
Singapore regulator calls for more feedback on payments law
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a second consultation on its proposed regulatory framework, known as the Payment Services Bill. According to MAS, the Bill will streamline the regulation of services under a single legislation, expand the scope of regulated activities to include virtual currency services and “calibrate regulation according to the risks […]
Hong Leong Finance in risk management tech revamp with Kamakura
Hong Leong Finance has signed for Kamakura Corporation’s risk management software, following “a comprehensive upgrade exercise involving its risk management processes”, according to the vendor.
DBS launches new cloud-based data centre
DBS Bank has teamed with American multinational firm Equinix to make one of its traditional data centres in Singapore “cloud-optimised”.
OCBC Bank in good shape with digital health insurance plan
Singapore’s OCBC Bank has unveiled the purchasing of health insurance plans via its mobile and internet banking channels. The bank says: “Typically, health insurance plans like critical illness, disability, hospitalisation and surgical are not sold via online channels as they require a health check-up to evaluate the applicant’s medical condition. However, with ‘Early Cancer Care’, […]
