Financial Services

MSIG Singapore names Craig Ellis as CEO

Ellis previously held senior positions in Allianz, Old Mutual and Charles Monat Associates.

M1 launches e-payment services through PayNow

Transactions can also be done by scanning QR codes.

Singapore bank loans grew 3.3% in February

However, consumer loans grew at the slowest pace since at least 2005.

Credit Culture launches personal lending platform

Loan applications and credit verification will be done online. Malaysian-funded Singapore fintech startup Credit Culture, a subsidiary of Dey Private...

Singapore investment banking fees down 24.8% to $234.26m in Q1

Advisory fees from M&As plunged 63.6% even as deal numbers rose.

OCBC sets up board committee on ethics and conduct

It will be chaired by OCBC bank chairman Ooi Sang Kuang.

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta's pay rose 15.5% to $11.68m in 2018

The bank’s earnings hit a record high of $5.36b, up 28%.

MAS grants licence to China-backed wealth management fintech

PIVOT Fintech aims to link up with Singapore educational institutions for local AI training.

MAS halves prohibition orders against former Citibank relationship manager Zheng Xuemei

The prohibition was ordered as Zheng had not honestly performed her duties as the bank’s representative.

OCBC Pay Anyone joins order-ahead app Waitrr

OCBC’s app will automatically launch once customers select their meals.

InstaRem partners with First Data for prepaid card issuance services

The solution will be rolled out in Singapore, Europe and Australia.

How much are CEOs in top Singapore-listed companies paid?

Compensation of CEOs from the top 30 listed companies typically range between $4m-$5m.

Grab ventures into SME lending and micro-insurance

One product is a post-paid and installment payment service called Pay Later.

Singapore firms with overseas ties could fall into global regulatory loopholes: Dow Jones

Despite a world-leading compliance regime, firms risk another 1MDB scandal by failing to assess malpractices of external links.