Singapore
OCBC establishes chief sustainability role, nominated Mike Ng
OCBC establishes chief sustainability role, nominated Mike Ng
																					
							Mike Ng will assume the group CSO position on 1 August. 
						
					
					
				Lexasure engages in partnership for auto insurance
																					
							The partnership aims to service Singapore and Cambodia’s markets.
						
					
					
				Singapore banks face tepid loan growth; interest margins to peak in 2023
																					
							Banks may face some backsliding in its bad loans ratio, S&P’s Ivan Tan warned.
						
					
					
				GXS opens savings account to all Singaporeans, maximum deposit raised
																					
							It offers a daily interest credit feature.
						
					
					
				OCBC issues green trade finance facility to Seatrium
																					
							The trade facility, with issuance of Banker’s Guarantee, is worth about S$1.04b
						
					
					
				South Korea’s household loans rise 3.5% in June
																					
							Demand for bogeumjari loans and jeonse loans drive mortgage loan demand.
						
					
					
				OCBC, Ascenda to offer more transfer options for rewards currencies
																					
							It is now available to OCBC customers holding Travel$, Voyage Miles and OCBC$ rewards balances.
						
					
					
				DBS sells 77.8% stake in AXS to Tower Capital Asia
																					
							AXS became a subsidiary of the bank in 2006.
						
					
					
				DBS upskills sustainable financing knowledge of 1,600 relationship managers
																					
							The bank will incorporate the workshops as part of its training curriculum for incoming RMs.
						
					
					
				Korea allows formation of new nationwide bank for first time in 30 years
																					
							FSC plans to issue new banking licenses to bolster competition.
						
					
					
				Finmo obtains in-principle approval for MPI license from MAS
																					
							This lets Finmo’s customers receive funds in Singaporean dollars.
						
					
					
				1 in 3 Singaporeans switched banks, insurers in 2022: study
																					
							Only 21% of respondents, however, fully trust AI chatbots in financial services.
						
					
					
				‘Human error’ reason for DBS digital banking glitch in May
																					
							The incident caused disturbances in mobile, electronic and ATM transactions.
						
					
					
				Endowus Private Wealth expands alternative offerings
																					
							The new offering covers a broad range of asset classes.
						
					
					
				StanChart, Atome lender-of-record partnership book 100,000 transactions
																					
							Atome customers who successfully activate their new StanChart credit card will receive S$250 in Atome+ points.
						
					
					
				OCBC unifies branding, renames Hong Kong and Macau subsidiaries
																					
							OCBC Wing Hang has been renamed as OCBC Bank (Hong Kong).
						
					
					
				New requirements published for DPT service providers
																					
							It will mitigate the risk of loss or misuse of customers’ assets.