Financial Services

Singtel, Etiqa launch digital insurance savings plan

Customers can start saving from as low as $50.

Life insurers' new premiums jump 3% to $4.38b for Q4 2020

New policies bought online surged to 206,679, most of which were single premiums.

Digital financial assets and fund management in Singapore―what more could be done?

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cryptocurrencies have continued to develop and mature in Singapore and around the world over the past 12...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin sets up family firm in Singapore

Singapore’s stable economic and political landscape is attractive to the uber-rich.

Qapita secures investment from East Ventures

The funds will be used to build its team in Singapore, India, and Indonesia.

MAS allows SDAX to operate digital asset exchange

The platform makes use of blockchain technology to power its exchange processes.

MAS, CAD to probe firms under CoAssets Group

Amongst the group's companies, only CA Funding is regulated by MAS.

DBS to boost hiring of financial advisers in 2021

This will include hiring for the newly created insurance consultant role.

Consumers prefer contactless payments: survey

61% of Singaporeans shop online whenever possible.

HSBC Singapore names Regina Lee as commercial banking head

She will succeed Alan Turner effective 1 March.

Prudential extends free support to Singapore residents hospitalized due to COVID vaccine

First 100,000 customers and non-customers to sign-up can receive $100 per day of hospitalisation.

SGX, Temasek form digital asset JV on capital market workflows

The venture will look to partner with fixed income issuance platforms.

DBS rolls out industry's first digialised audit confirmation solution

Corporates and SMEs’ audit confirmation requests will be processed in less than a day.

Singapore's IP insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccine complications

Coverage will be provided until end-December 2021.

HSBC, Etiqa amongst bidders for AXA Singapore

The transaction could raise about $927m in a sale.