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THE Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) collected S$4.6 billion from stamp duties - a tax levied on property transactions - for the fiscal year ended March 31, with most taxpayers paying by cheque.

JUST when you think banks in India can't possibly deliver any more bad news, a near US$1 billion scandal drops without warning.The alleged wrongdoing at Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank) differs from previous Indian banking scams in that savers are on the hook this time...

LONDON-BASED fintech Revolut has quietly familiarised about 15,000 people in Singapore with the offerings of its digital banking app, suggesting that the official launch of its payments services could be as soon as this month.

HIGHER lending across various business segments contributed to an overall 0.6 per cent lift in total bank loans for August, reversing a contraction of 0.9 per cent in July even as housing loans extended their slide for the eighth straight month.

LONDON-BASED fintech Revolut has quietly onboarded some 15,000 people in Singapore onto its digital banking app - currently in beta - suggesting that the official launch of its banking services could be as soon as October.

THE IT supply chains for the banking industry are increasingly being targeted and exploited by cyber criminals, and to that end, financial institutions should be conducting source code reviews, system integrity checks, and network anomaly detection, among other things, to mitigate these risks.

BANK lending in Singapore inched 0.6 per cent higher in August from a month ago, as continued contraction in consumer loans was offset by a rise in business loans, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Monday. 

DBS Group Holdings has been ranked by Harvard Business Review as among the top 10 companies in the world to have made successful strategic transformations in the last decade.

A GUIDE that maps out the skills needed for financial professionals and institutions to progress was revealed on Friday evening, as the banking and finance industry continues to transform at breakneck pace.

DBS has been ranked by Harvard Business Review as among the top 10 companies in the world to have made successful strategic transformations in the last decade.