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How HomePay is combating renovation scams in Singapore

Money is put in an escrow account and disbursed when milestones are reached.

How HomePay is combating renovation scams in Singapore

Money is put in an escrow account and disbursed when milestones are reached.

Visa reopens Singapore Innovtion Centre

Amongst those displayed is a pay-by-palm tech where you pay by scanning your palm.

UOB hit record S$6.1b net profit; final dividend is 85 cents per share

Higher credit card and wealth management fees pushed fee income growth in 2023.

UOB giving out extra one-off bonus to 6,000 junior employees

This is to help them cope with rising costs of living.

OCBC gives S$9m support to 14,000 junior employees

Payouts will be made between February to March 2024.

Citi Securities Services launched FIX API connectivity in ETF platform

This comes at just the right time with the ETF industry's impending move to T+1.

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta takes S$4.14m variable pay cut for tech disruptions

The group management committee’s compensation was reduced by 21%.

DBS proposes bonus share issue for shareholders

The bank plans to give one bonus share for every 10 ordinary shared held.

Alipay+ enables usage of 6 international e-wallets in Singapore

Its merchants can now accept payments from up to 12 overseas e-wallets.

Singapore leaders pay tribute to late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw

Wee was hailed as a visionary leader and for his contributions to education and culture.

UOB charman emeritus Wee Cho Yaw passes away at 95

He expanded UOB to a multinational bank present in over 19 countries and territories. 

SG SMEs seek cross-border payments for overseas goals

6 in 10 small businesses use an app to make int’l payments, with 3 in 10 having experienced issues.

DBS merges brokerage, digital exchange with treasury markets business

The new group, Global Financial Markets (GFM), will be headed by Andrew Ng.

OCBC expands money lock feature to time deposits

The feature has been used by 30,000 customers.

DBS, OCBC to log higher net profits, muted loan growth for Q4: analyst

DBS may hike its quarterly dividend by 6 cents to return surplus capital.

Citi SG, Mastercard offer enhance debit card privileges to high net worth clients

Citibank has also pledged to restore 1,000 trees monthly over a two-year period.