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OCBC appoints first-ever head of Group Data Office
MacDonald led the creation of the bank’s dedicated AI unit in 2018.
Taiwan banks ordered to take measures to safeguard elderly customers
Regulator urges banks to treat elderly customers fairly and reasonably.
HSBC names Jeffrey Yap as head of investments and wealth solutions for SEA
Yap has served as interim head since November last year.
Standard Chartered launches sustainable account solution for SG corporates
Corporates can allocate their surplus cash to support the net zero agenda.
Hong Kong’s Dah Sing Bank temporarily closes Ocean Walk Branch
Staff members will be tested for COVID.
MAS revises business continuity guidelines of financial institutions
The guidelines took into account two round of public consultation.
Singapore’s push into ESG investing
Transparent and trustworthy reporting standards made Singapore a regional financial hub. Can it do the same with green investing?
Why this SG-based fintech firm is ending the pen-and-paper era of financial advisors
GoalsMapper used its cloud-based platform to help financial advisors support 80,000 clients.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Swiss gov’t directs major banks to boost liquidity; UniCredit widens buyer search for Russian assets
And Deutsche Bank’s DWS CEO steps down amidst greenwashing allegations.
83% of StanChart SG employees are in hybrid work arrangements
The bank covered $5.09m in costs in April 2021 to help employees set up home offices.
Ant Group-backed ANEXT BANK makes soft launch in Singapore
Regulator hopes new digital banks will further grow Singapore's financial sector.
Visa launches program enabling small business to accept digital payments
The programme is now open to payment facilitators in APAC.
MAS unveils new measures against digital banking scams
Default transaction limit for online fund transfers must be set to S$5,000 or lower.
Singapore wholesale digital-only bank Green Link Digital Bank debuts
The wholesale bank targets micro, small, and medium enterprises.
Deutsche Bank installs deposit machines at Toyota financing branches in Indonesia
The machines will transmit real-time data to the company.
Oxford Sustainability Finance Group founding director to join DBS board sustainability committee
Dr. Ben Caldecott is the first professor in sustainable finance at the University of Oxford.