Take-up for the national e-payment system is growing along with transaction volumes, and more use cases are expected as more consumers and businesses sign up.
Swissquote, Switzerland's first pure online bank, received a capital markets license in Singapore in August. The bank's Singapore CEO and executive director Damian Hitchen sat down with finews.asia to tell us about its plans going forward.
A former Credit Suisse banker who is testifying in a New York trial over the alleged payment of kickbacks this week said that he and four ex-colleagues had accepted millions of dollars in illicit payments.
Deutsche Bank is bulking its wealth arm to counter its investment banking retreat. The German lender’s top private banker tells finews.asia how he plans to crack the top-ten.
The leading life insurer headquartered in Japan has added to its Singapore team as it pursues its strategic growth plan.
Leng Peidong, Ping An’s Shanghai chief and assistant to the overall bank's president, is under being probed by China’s corruption watchdog though the specific reason for investigation remains unknown.
The Australian bank has announced a trio of senior hires to strengthen its corporate advisory offering.
CIMB Bank's Singapore Branch and iTrust have launched Singapore's First Blockchain Trade Financing Platform, and successfully completed their first structured trade financing transaction on the platform.
The two firms are joining forces to enable efficiencies and new growth opportunities in the expanded network.
Liquid Group on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with E.SUN Bank to enable cross-border payment acceptance in Singapore and Taiwan.
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China has the potential to globally change the existing balance of power. Which countries, regions, and sectors could benefit from possible shifts in trade flows? Vontobel launched a product that allows clients to...
The Singapore-based firm offering end-to-end issuance, custody, and trading of digitized securities, has hired a banking and investment industry veteran as its first chief commercial officer.
Ahead of the introduction of the Payment Services Act, MAS is stepping up its supervisory and surveillance capabilities to bolster the detection of unlicensed digital payment token (DPT) activities.
Private equity executives expressed concerned about the health of China’s economy, citing the slowdown and growing debt as major factors affecting deal flow in the coming 12-18 months.
Following months of unrest triggered originally by attempts to push through an extradition bill, Hong Kong’s central bank gathered with the city’s major lenders to demonstrate sympathy and agree on a serious of measures to support small and medium-sized...
Citi names its new Asia Pacific CEO six months after the departure of the former regional chief.
It will join AFIN's board of directors and work with the platform to support the global fintech community and financial industry to foster greater financial inclusion.
Bankers are looking towards statutory boards for the issuance of green bonds to spur the growth of an S$6 billion market in Singapore.
The commercial real estate services and investment firm has appointed an executive who brings more than 18 years of experience in the region, specializing in China, Singapore and Australia.
The new funds allow investors in Singapore and Hong Kong to seize opportunities from global megatrends, which include technological innovations, demographic trends and environmental challenges.
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