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.

Latest articles

UOB Kay Hian’s Indonesia unit suspended over lapses during an IPO: Official

OJK said there are strict rules governing IPO shares allocations for insiders to ensure market fairness.

Faster loan approvals, automated client checks: How AI agents are used by banks, including in S’pore

Customer service work, such as answering questions and handling claims, as well as loan approvals, are some areas where AI agents are being tested in the finance industry.

EnterpriseSG opens new Austin office to help S’pore companies expand in the US

scaoc14 - Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong officiated the launch of Enterprise Singapore's new Austin Overseas Centre on April 13 in Austin, Texas.

PHOTO CREDIT: ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE

Critical thinking, lifelong learning among skills needed to navigate AI-driven workplace: UOB CEO

Mr Wee said some roles anchored in human empathy, judgement, trust and accountability will remain fundamentally important in an AI-driven workplace.

MAS to work with banks to tighten GIRO safeguards following double-charging incidents

The review will consider measures including enabling customers to set monthly limits on the amount and number of transactions.

OCBC aims to support 12,000 SMEs with sustainable financing by 2028

The bank has supported 5,000 SMEs in sustainable financing as of end-2025.

Singapore taps digital payments everywhere, but cash still lingers

Singapore factory activity expands at a slower pace amid heightened US-Iran conflict

Generic pix of a worker in the clean room processing Wafer-level packaging (WLP) at the Singapore semiconductor firm, STATS ChipPAC office in Yishun on April 12, 2023. Can be used for stories about manufacturing, semiconductors, electronic industry, clean room, wafer fabrication.

OCBC tops $100 billion in market cap as analysts see more upside

Analysts said that OCBC could be one of the key beneficiaries of wealth inflows from the Middle East.

Younger DBS shareholders drawn by dividends turn up at AGM for the first time

DBS chief executive Tan Su Shan said that DBS’s exposure to the Middle East region is "very, very limited."