The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and World Economic Forum (the Forum) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on initiatives to advance digital inclusion through financial services, with the aim of reducing inequalities for people and smaller businesses in emerging and...
DBS has launched a hybrid financing solution to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access a wider pool of capital to finance their sustainability journeys. The DBS Eco Renovate Loan enables SMEs to borrow up to 100% of the cost of using resource efficient or energy optimisation...
Singapore-based architecture practice Kaizen Architecture provides architectural consultancy for the residential, commercial and hospitality sectors, while also designing interior spaces and furniture. Founded just before the COVID-19 pandemic, in Q4 2019, the practice has grown and expanded in the past 4 years beyond their...
The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), in collaboration with the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and Red Hat, today released findings from a new global study that reveals significant gaps between the stated priorities of surveyed banking executives and the customers they serve.
The 8th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report3 - Reaching new heights: navigating the path to profitable growth, released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company shows that, despite global macroeconomic headwinds, the region’s gross merchandise value (GMV) continues an upward trajectory and is set to reach...
Google, Temasek and Bain & Company have released the 8th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report3 - Reaching new heights: navigating the path to profitable growth. The report shows that, despite global macroeconomic headwinds, the region’s gross merchandise value (GMV) continues an upward trajectory and is set...
Forrester's 2023 Singapore Banking Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) reveals an overall decline in CX quality amongst multichannel banks, resulting in mixed results and a reshuffle of the rankings. According to this year's CX Index rankings, Citibank and DBS Bank improved their CX scores; Standard...
Singapore small business owners are dipping into their personal savings, increasing their prices, and not paying themselves to mitigate rising costs and make a profit, according to a new report from Xero. The report titled “Money matters: navigating the impact of economic conditions on...
Trustt is a global digital banking solutions provider that helps banks, NBFCs, and FinTech’s deliver financial products quickly to their customers. Their cloud-based SaaS banking platform and GPT-based Conversational Suite provide automated digital journeys for customer convenience. Their clients include financial institutions of all sizes, and they...
Payapps has released the findings of its Resilience In Construction Research Report for 2023. The new report reveals that enhanced digital adoption could significantly reduce the construction industry's insolvency rate by improving cash flow and reducing late payments, offering greater resilience and enhanced business health in today's challenging...