Financial Services

Asia Pacific tax payment rate still below global average

The region takes the longest to claim a VAT refund.

DBS, OCBC and UOB join unified QR Code platform

The platform will be able to accept payments from customers using the various banks’ payment apps.

OCBC acquires National Australian Bank's private wealth business in Hong Kong

The move seeks to boost the bank’s mortgage and deposit books.

Daily Briefing: How to choose a DBS home loan; HR workers expect to earn $400,000 a year

And here are five things you need to know about Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust's IPO.

MAS tightens Abu Dhabi ties on bank supervision

It will work with a regulator to monitor fintech activities.

CapitaLand to go cashless in China

The four million members of its rewards programme can pay through a mobile app.

HDB issues $680m fixed rate notes

They will expire on 21 November 2024.

Analysts bullish on DBS' digitalisation drive

Profit forecasts for DBS rose by as much as 2%.

Singapore eyes being regional debt restructuring hub

It has registered six cases before its courts following the Companies Act amendment.

Collaborative firms are buoyant in the fintech market

Fintechs that partner banks rather than compete have seen a 138% increase in funding.

It's automatic: Robots assist OCBC operations

The two work in the secured lending and finance teams.

Brace for DBS' digital takeover

It will digitise its SME business.

I, robot: Amy and Eve start work in UOB's digital garden of Eden

They halved costs in the bank's wholesale banking and retail businesses.

The taxman cometh: Singapore enforces higher taxes

The law and finance minister said the country now has a solid economy.