Beyond consortium has launched a bid for a digital full bank license from MAS, with a focus on SMEs. The consortium comprises V3 Group, EZ-Link, property developer Far East Organization and Temasek-subsidiary Heliconia Capital Management. Other notable members include the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Mitsui Sumitomo...
Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of Razer Inc, a lifestyle brand for gamers, announced that it has submitted its application for the Digital Full Bank License to be issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). Should Razer Fintech and its consortium be...
CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) unveiled late last year an initiative in support of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia looking to grow their business in the global halal market. Through CIMB HalalBizReady, the proposition provides financing packages that help businesses become compatible with the requirements...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore in November 2019. This is the BIS’s first expansion of its global footprint in 17 years. The BIS Innovation Hub will foster innovation and greater...
United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on 26 November its collaboration with three homegrown solar companies, SolarGy, SolarPVExchange and Sunseap Group, to accelerate the use of solar energy in Singapore. The tie-up is part of the Bank’s U-Solar program which connects the entire solar power value chain...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) jointly conducted a cyber-themed business continuity exercise in November 2019 to strengthen the financial sector’s resilience to cyber-attacks and operational disruptions. Codenamed Exercise Raffles, the sixth edition of the exercise was conducted over two...
To leverage Singapore’s global trade connectivity, DBS Bank and Trafigura, in collaboration with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Enterprise Singapore and tradetech Perlin, have come together to develop an open-sourced blockchain trade platform (ICC TradeFlow platform) to connect trade partners across...
CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore branch ("CIMB") announced in November its collaboration with SESAMi Holding and Capital Match, to finance the SESAMi trading community's invoices digitally under an automated workflow.   SESAMi Holding, an e-procurement platform in Singapore acquired Capital Match, an invoice financing marketplace with operations in Singapore and...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced in early November the successful completion of its Business sans Borders (BSB) Phase One Proof-of-Concept (POC). MAS and IMDA will proceed with the Phase Two Pilot of the BSB in 1H 2020. BSB is...
United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on 4 November the launch of UOB mCollect, a QR-based collections solution that digitalizes the cash-on-delivery model. With UOB mCollect, businesses will be able to collect payments from their buyers via PayNow at the point of delivery, helping them reduce the risk...