All posts tagged "UOB"
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731AML / KYCSingapore: New Platform Targets AML Risks in Trade Finance
The new electronic platform enables banks to obtain and reference data derived from trade permits issued by Singapore Customs to augment their trade finance compliance checks.
September 9, 2019 -
450AML / KYCSingapore Police, Banks Collaborate to Thwart Scammers
Since the Anti-Scam Centre was set up in June, DBS, OCBC and UOB have frozen 815 bank accounts and recovered S$840,000 in scam-related losses.
September 3, 2019 -
1.2KAML / KYCNTU Singapore to Develop New Tools to Fight Money Laundering
Supported by the MAS and Singapore's major banks, the project seeks to help wealth managers address money laundering risks with new AI and machine learning capabilities.
August 22, 2019 -
591Capital RegulationChina Intervenes to Support a Third Troubled Bank
China’s sovereign wealth fund and the Shandong provincial government will invest in Hengfeng Bank, which failed to disclose its financial statements for two straight years.
August 12, 2019 -
940Asia-PacificCompetitive Dynamics in Banking Intensify Across APAC: S&P Global
Indigenous virtual banks, global digital-only banks, and digitised traditional banks are all vying for market share, says a new report from S&P Global Ratings.
July 18, 2019 -
829Big PictureSingapore Digital Banks to Disrupt Smaller Incumbents the Most
Singapore's big banks will be able to defend against new digital entrants, while small foreign-owned incumbents will face the greatest disruption risk, says Moody's Investors Service.
July 4, 2019 -
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Singapore Banks Well-Equipped Against Fintech Threat: Moody’s
Singapore's three largest banks are well placed to ward off threats to their market share by fintech firms, even as friendly regulatory policies encourage greater growth in the sector.
June 20, 2019 -
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Singapore Banks Well Positioned for Final Basel III Rules
Moody's says Singapore performs better than other banking systems in a high stress scenario. The new report also looks at banks' digitisation push.
June 2, 2019 -
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MAS Considers the Value of Allowing Virtual Banks in Singapore
The regulator says it is engaging relevant stakeholders to ascertain the unique value that such virtual bank entrants could bring to Singapore's banking landscape.
May 8, 2019 -
853ChinaSGX, UOB Sign Pact to Help Chinese Firms Expand in ASEAN
Chinese firms will be able to leverage SGX and UOB's infrastructure, expertise and networks to expand into Singapore and other ASEAN nations.
April 29, 2019
