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Sheila Chiang

Business Correspondent

Sheila is a business correspondent at The Straits Times, specialising in fintech, payments and more. Before that, she honed her expertise as a technology reporter at CNBC, covering cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cryptocurrencies and e-commerce. Her career began in the fast-paced world of tech start-ups, including a role at an online fashion retailer, where she gained first-hand experience in the intersection of technology and business.

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How Singapore investors are using brokerage AI tools to analyse portfolios, gain insights

Brokerage firms such as Moomoo, Tiger Brokers (pictured) and Longbridge are offering AI-powered features to help investors digest news and headlines, analyse earnings data and gain insights into their portfolios.
Brokerage firms such as Moomoo, Tiger Brokers (pictured) and Longbridge are offering AI-powered features to help investors digest news and headlines, analyse earnings data and gain insights into their portfolios.

S’pore banks’ Q2 earnings: DBS, OCBC shares could go higher; asset quality concerns resurface at UOB

Saxo chief investment strategist Charu Chanana said Singapore banks are becoming regional wealth platforms and are no longer simply a proxy for interest rates.
Saxo chief investment strategist Charu Chanana said Singapore banks are becoming regional wealth platforms and are no longer simply a proxy for interest rates.

DBS, OCBC shares climb to fresh highs on strong Q2 earnings; yen rally stalls: Markets this week

DBS and OCBC raised their 2026 financial targets, while UOB kept its guidance largely unchanged.
DBS and OCBC raised their 2026 financial targets, while UOB kept its guidance largely unchanged.

UOB to pay shareholders 88-cent interim dividend as Q2 profit rises 10% to $1.48 billion

Net profit for the three months to June 30 was $1.48 billion, up 10 per cent from $1.34 billion a year ago.
Net profit for the three months to June 30 was $1.48 billion, up 10 per cent from $1.34 billion a year ago.

OCBC to pay 47-cent dividend as Q2 profit jumps 22% to $2.22 billion; shares cross $30 for the first time

Earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $2.22 billion, up from $1.82 billion a year ago.
Earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $2.22 billion, up from $1.82 billion a year ago.

DBS declares dividends of 81 cents as Q2 profit beats forecast; shares hit new high of $75.80

DBS achieved record net profit of $3.08 billion for the second quarter of 2026, 9 per cent higher than a year ago.
DBS achieved record net profit of $3.08 billion for the second quarter of 2026, 9 per cent higher than a year ago.

Entertainment perks pay off for Singapore banks in card spending, sign-ups

UOB, in partnership with Visa, provided cardholders priority access to Icelandic singer Laufey’s A Matter Of Time Tour in Singapore in May 2026.
UOB, in partnership with Visa, provided cardholders priority access to Icelandic singer Laufey’s A Matter Of Time Tour in Singapore in May 2026.

Singaporeans’ blend of East and West a competitive edge in global business: Mizuho Singapore CEO

Singaporean workers can combine speed, agility and execution often associated with the West with Asian values of respect, trust and consensus-building, says Mizuho Singapore’s chief executive Josephine Lok.
Singaporean workers can combine speed, agility and execution often associated with the West with Asian values of respect, trust and consensus-building, says Mizuho Singapore’s chief executive Josephine Lok.

Singapore’s key exports rise 20.7% in June, miss forecasts despite strong AI demand

Singapore’s export growth in June was slightly softer than the 28.7 per cent expansion forecast by economists in a Bloomberg poll.
Singapore’s export growth in June was slightly softer than the 28.7 per cent expansion forecast by economists in a Bloomberg poll.

DBS targets $1 trillion in wealth assets by 2030, banks on AI and 600 new hires

Shee Tse Koon, DBS group head of consumer banking and wealth management, said the Singapore bank has been seeing very good traction, with clients parking more and more of their wealth with the institution.
Shee Tse Koon, DBS group head of consumer banking and wealth management, said the Singapore bank has been seeing very good traction, with clients parking more and more of their wealth with the institution.

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