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Five trends that will shape Asia's financial services industry in 2022
What should APAC financial institutions do to help develop a more digital, connected, inclusive and sustainable world?
December 21, 2021
Fintech
MAS launches $125 mil package for financial institutions and fintech firms
MAS launches a $125 mil support package to help local financial institutions and fintech firms
April 08, 2020
Fintech
What the near future holds for global fintech firms & investors: McKinsey
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”, sug
December 18, 2018
Global Economy
Are we headed for another recession?
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): The outcome of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has altered the business and economic landscape — for better or worse.
September 07, 2018
MAS orders financial institutions to tighten verification processes in wake of SingHealth cyberattack
SINGAPORE (July 24): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ordered banks and other financial institutions to tighten their customer verification processes.
July 25, 2018
M&A
Financial M&A deals in Asia Pacific to hit $161 bil in 2018: Baker McKenzie
SINGAPORE (Mar 26): Baker McKenzie is forecasting for Asia Pacific’s financial merger and acquisition (M&A) deals to hit US$122.7 billion ($160.9 billion) this year, coming in only after Europe and North America at the projected deal values of US$195.7
March 26, 2018
Singapore economy
MAS unveils transformational roadmap for data collection processes
SINGAPORE (Mar 14): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is implementing a number of measures from its new transformational roadmap for its data collection approach from financial institutions.
March 14, 2018
Tech
Criminals are now creating non-existent identities to conduct fraud, survey finds
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): While prevention technologies have managed to deter identity fraud activities such as card skimming, criminals are now beginning to steal identities or even constructing entirely new ones to obtain real credit cards from banks.
February 07, 2018
Fintech
5 key Artificial Intelligence applications in the financial services industry
SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based applications are making its way into every area of our lives today, playing very important roles.
December 06, 2017
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
What's keeping local SMEs from obtaining business financing?
SINGAPORE (Oct 4): A majority of small medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are unlikely to qualify for business financing, according to recent data from Linkflow Capital.
October 04, 2017