Fintech
29 Mar 2019
SINGAPORE (Mar 29): SaxoInvestor, a digital platform providing access to investments, is set to hit Singapore tomorrow.
Operated by Danish investment bank, Saxo, the platform caters to a growing segment of retail investors both in Singapore and worldwide.
Built on the latest, front-end technologies and comprehensive client feedback, users can view and toggle between stocks, ETFs and mutual ...
SINGAPORE (March 19): Grab, which is known for its ride-hailing app, has introduced a range of financial services, following the launch of its Grow with Grab roadmap today.
Under its fintech arm, Grab Financial Group, the company will provide lending services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), micro-insurance products, and post-paid and instalment payment services.
It will also ...
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): When it comes to robo-advisers, there are a dime a dozen out there.
Investors are spoilt for choice in deciding which platform to help them curate and manage a portfolio.
But DBS digiPortfolio, which was rolled out by DBS Bank on Feb 25, attempts to stand out from the crowd.
According to Lim Soon Chong, managing director and regional head of investment products and ...
17 Jan 2019
SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Western Union has partnered Travelex, an independent foreign exchange (forex) and remittance business, to co-locate its money transfer services within five worker dormitories at Simpang, Mandai, Choa Chu Kang, Penjuru and Jalan Papan.
With the addition of Travelex locations, Western Union’s retail network will increase to 80 locations.
Main image: Molly Shea ...
SINGAPORE (Jan 9): DBS Bank today launched DBS SME Connect, an online portal that provides small and medium enterprises (SMEs) “get digital, connected, and protected fast” with the provision of access to web-based business tools and services such as accounting, human resources (HR), digital marketing, e-commerce and cybersecurity solutions.
Instant account opening with DBS is also now ...
18 Dec 2018
SINGAPORE (Dec 18): Money remitter Western Union today announced the launch of its mobile app in Singapore – making it the third destination in Asia, after Hong Kong and Malaysia, where the app can be used for Western Union transactions.
Now available on the Google Play and Apple’s App Store, the app enables customers to transfer money to bank accounts worldwide, mobile wallets where ...
SINGAPORE (Dec 18): With financial technology (fintech) evolving considerably over the last few years, fintech investors will have to be increasingly selective in deploying their capital as some sectors and companies approach a “possible endgame”, suggests a new report by McKinsey & Company.
In its paper, Synergy and disruption: Ten trends shaping fintech, McKinsey postulates that ...
10 Dec 2018
SINGAPORE (Dec 10): Singtel’s all-in-one mobile payments app, Dash, has expanded its payment capabilities to include international mobile payments via Apple Pay.
This means Apple device users may also use Dash as a payment method on Apple Pay, making it the first non-bank mobile wallet in Singapore on Apple’s secure and private payments system.
Main image, photo courtesy of Singtel: ...
SINGAPORE (Nov 26): DBS Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UnionPay International that will enable more than one million DBS PayLah! users to use their mobile wallet overseas for cross-border QR code payments.
DBS PayLah! users will soon be able to make payments at almost 10 million UnionPay QR code merchants across the globe.
With this partnership, DBS PayLah! users ...
SINGAPORE (Nov 21): Bank of China (BOC) has launched its first global fintech innovation lab in Singapore.
The Bank of China Innovation Lab (Singapore) will spearhead and manage regional and global R&D activities. It will establish a training structure to build a pipeline of talents and foster financial innovation and research collaborations with partners such as fintech firms, institutes ...