Samuel Tsien

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) CEO Samuel Tsien

OCBC cites compliance burden as reason to expand private bank

SINGAPORE (Nov 2): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Samuel Tsien said surging compliance costs are one factor spurring him to expand his Asian wealth-management business, at a time when some overseas competitors are retreating.

The size of your CEO’s ego could affect company performance

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): Self-involved chief executive officers (CEOs) in Singapore are costing their companies, says a recent study from the University of Wollongong, Australia.

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Fintech companies not competitors, says OCBC’s Samuel Tsien

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): Samuel Tsien, CEO of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, does not worry about fintech companies chipping away at the hold OCBC has on its customers.
Samuel Tsien, CEO of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp

Digitally discerning

OCBC is tapping up-and-coming fintech companies in its hunt for ideas to enlarge itself and boost productivity. CEO Samuel Tsien explains the bank’s technology strategy.
OCBC Bank Group CEO Samuel Tsien with fintech start-ups. Photo: OCBC Bank

Local banks draw start-ups closer to their orbit

SINGAPORE (Aug 4): OCBC and UOB, two of the three leading local banks, this week made more strides working with start-ups in the emerging financial technology (fintech) space.
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