IFAST Corporation is not aware of the outcome of the results of the digital banking licence at this point in time, it said in an exchange filing on Friday afternoon, in response to a query by SGX.
SIX in 10 Singapore millennials are finding it more challenging to manage their money since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a study by Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Friday.
SINGAPORE plans to take a slice of the carbon trading market, while targeting the greenwashing that threatens the surprisingly unabated demand for sustainable finance.
FOUR years after leaving Goldman Sachs, Gary Cohn seems to have retained the Wall Street firm's sharp elbows. The former chief operating officer is reluctant to return a bonus of around US$10 million as atonement for Goldman's 1MDB scandal, which happened when he was a senior executive....
UOB is making use of a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution that is "highly accurate" in identifying suspicious transactions and connected parties as it combats increased sophistication in financial crime, it said in a media statement on Thursday.
STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) has launched a global learning hub named diSCover Lab. Through the new lab, the bank aims to train and upskill 8,000 Singapore employees by 2022, it said on Thursday.
AROUND half of Singapore consumers prefer to shop at local businesses to help them recover from the business fallout of Covid-19, according to a study of Asean consumer sentiment done by UOB.
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is drilling down to the local mix in technology units of financial institutions in Singapore to ensure skills transfer for high-end tech jobs, and has had "bespoke conversations" with financial institutions on their localisation plans at tech units.
INVESTMENT management firm Barings is laying the groundwork for an office in Singapore to serve as its hub for South-east Asia investment activities.











